About this opportunity
Take2 Consulting, LLC lists this Controls Engineer CLEARED opportunity in chantilly, loudoun county, Virginia. Review the employer’s description below for duties, qualifications and application requirements.
Job description
Take2 has proven experience bridging the intersection of technology and people solutions. As a proven, trusted provider for our Federal and commercial clients, we provide the right solutions, at the right time through trusted partnerships, customized to solve our client’s unique business challenges. Take2 invests time, discipline, and rigor into our technology and people solutions, as well as utilizes our proprietary People Cloud. Whether we are bridging the gap between IT talent and our customers’ business challenges, Take2 will work as a partner to best resolve client needs. Take2 is hiring an OT / Controls Engineer who currently holds a minimum of a Secret Clearance . This position is onsite , and it requires you to work out of Chantilly, VA. This position will go until June 2027.
OT / Controls / Automation Engineer
The Opportunity
Support an Operational Technology (OT) engineering effort in the Chantilly OT Lab supporting a government agency. The team will build, integrate, test, and support industrial control system skids in the lab before delivery to the customer.
You will work hands-on with control and automation systems, supporting activities such as controller programming, HMI configuration and development, system integration, testing, and troubleshooting. This role is well suited for an engineer with experience across industrial controls, building automation systems, manufacturing environments, data centers, or other automation and control-system environments.
We're looking for someone with a strong controls foundation rather than experience with one specific manufacturer or industry. Experience with platforms from Rockwell/Allen-Bradley, Honeywell, JACE, or other control-system OEMs is relevant.
This is an onsite-focused position located in Chantilly, VA.
You Have
Experience with controls engineering, automation, OT, or industrial control systems
Hands-on experience programming and configuring controllers and/or control systems
Experience developing, configuring, or troubleshooting HMI or operator-interface systems
Experience integrating control-system hardware and software
Experience testing and troubleshooting automation and control systems
Understanding of how controllers, field devices, sensors, networks, and operator interfaces work together within a control environment
Experience working hands-on with equipment in a lab, field, data center, building automation, industrial, or comparable technical environment
Ability to work independently and collaboratively with multidisciplinary engineering teams
Strong analytical and troubleshooting skills
Active Secret clearance
Nice If You Have
Experience with Rockwell Automation / Allen-Bradley
Experience with Honeywell control or automation platforms
Experience with JACE or Building Automation Systems (BAS)
Experience with PLC programming
Experience with HMI development
Experience with SCADA or other supervisory control platforms
Experience with industrial or building automation communication protocols
Experience integrating sensors, controllers, networking, and other field devices
Experience supporting building automation, data centers, manufacturing, oil & gas, utilities, facilities, or other controls-heavy environments
Knowledge of cybersecurity principles related to OT or control-system environments
Experience supporting system integration, testing, commissioning, or field deployment
Who can apply
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