Control System Project Engineer II (PLC/SCADA) - Role located in Montgomery, AL

Who We Are:

Thermo Systems is a global, full-service control systems integration partner, delivering world-class automation solutions in the District Energy, Life Sciences, and Mission Critical markets. Our diverse leadership and dedicated engineering team are committed to excellence and consistent growth. Our unique company culture, known as "The Thermo Way," strengthens our team by fostering an environment where all members perform their best.

Our commitment to being unified, dynamic, and delivering excellence is evident in how we build trusting relationships through connection and camaraderie, ability to adapt, and focus on integrity and success. These values guide our daily operations and interactions, setting the standard for our team's behavior. As we continue to grow and evolve, "The Thermo Way" supports our goals of becoming a world-class organization, ensuring employee success, customer success, and financial strength.

Job Summary:

Based on-site in Montgomery, AL, you’ll lead PLC programming and SCADA delivery for a mission-critical controls project, from design through commissioning and turnover. You’ll own complex project tasks, interface daily with the client and subcontractors, and provide technical leadership to the Thermo team. You are comfortable taking ultimate responsibility for assigned work, proactively coordinating scope, schedule, and quality, and supporting adjacent projects as needed.

Education and Experience:

• Bachelor of Science in Electrical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Computer Science, or other pertinent curriculum combined with relevant technical experience.
• Minimum 5-7 years of total controls/automation experience.
• Proven Track Record: 3+ years as Control Systems Project Engineer I (or equivalent).
• Demonstrated proficiency in PLC programming and SCADA/HMI development (e.g., Rockwell/Studio 5000, Modicon/Control Expert, Siemens; AVEVA System Platform, Ignition, or similar).

Duties and Responsibilities:

Technical Responsibilities:

• Lead, train, and mentor co-workers during start-up and commissioning of systems.
• Read and interpret P&IDs, control narratives, and wiring diagrams; reconcile field conditions vs. drawings and drive redlines/as-builts.
• Develop, test, and deploy PLC logic (ladder, structured text, function blocks) and SCADA/HMI graphics, alarms, historian tags, and reports.
• Apply and guide others in the company’s Quality Management System (QMS), including design reviews, FAT/SAT, and commissioning checkouts.
• Independently design complex control systems, including I/O lists, cause-and-effect matrices, and control sequences.
• Specify instrumentation for complex control systems; value-engineer specifications for cost-effective, reliable solutions.
• Lead detailed IT/OT architecture as it relates to control system integration (networks, servers/VMs, cybersecurity best practices).
• Design distributed HMI/SCADA systems and integrate third-party vendor equipment via BACnet/Modbus/OPC UA