ICS / Controls Specialist
$103,500–$181,100 year
RemoteLittle Rock, Arkansas, United States
Job Summary
Validate industrial control systems, SCADA platforms, and safety-critical logic in defense manufacturing and high-hazard process environments. Execute point-to-point, functional, and integrated systems testing to confirm control strategies are ready for production. Lead or support Factory and Site Acceptance Tests, trend analysis, and loop checks while reviewing design submittals and logic narratives for gaps affecting safety. Coordinate interfaces with process equipment and utility systems during start-up and turnover, maintaining registers for issues and nonconformances. Prepare technical reports and briefings for stakeholders and mentor junior personnel on commissioning practices. Requires 5+ years of ICS/SCADA experience, a Bachelor's degree in engineering, and substantial on-site presence at federal installations and client facilities. Based near Little Rock, Arkansas, with remote work permitted only during the first year of a 4–5 year contract.
Required Qualifications
- 5+ years of experience with ICS/SCADA systems and process controls validation in industrial, defense manufacturing, or high-hazard process environments
- Demonstrated experience with point-to-point checkout, functional testing, integrated systems testing, and validation of safety interlocks and emergency shutdown logic
- Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering, Controls Engineering, Chemical Engineering, Computer Engineering, or a related technical discipline (ABET-accredited preferred)
- Equivalent combination of education and relevant experience
- Working knowledge of industrial control system architectures, process control strategies, instrumentation, and applicable industrial or federal facility standards
- Hands-on experience with FAT/SAT of control systems, trend analysis, loop tuning verification, and operational readiness testing of process controls
- Ability to develop and review test plans, procedures, cause-and-effect matrices, and readiness documentation for control systems
- Strong technical communication skills and the ability to work effectively in multi-disciplinary project teams
- Ability and willingness to deploy to client manufacturing sites and federal installations for extended periods during design, construction, start-up, and controls validation phases
- Must be able to pass a general background check
- Must be able to speak fluent English
- Ability to reside within commuting distance of Little Rock, AR or be willing to relocate to the area
Desired Qualifications
- Professional Engineer (PE) registration
- Prior experience in defense manufacturing, ammunition/energetics facilities, or other high-hazard process plants
- Experience with major DCS/PLC/SCADA platforms and associated engineering tools
- Familiarity with ICS cybersecurity frameworks, network segmentation, and configuration management practices applicable to industrial control systems
- ISA, CAP, or equivalent controls / automation certifications
- Prior hands-on or instrumentation & controls (I&C) technician experience
- Ability to speak Korean
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