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Control Systems Engineer

Audubon Companies
Metairie, LA Full Time
POSTED ON 6/16/2026 CLOSED ON 7/16/2026

What are the responsibilities and job description for the Control Systems Engineer position at Audubon Companies?

Audubon is currently seeking a Control Systems Engineer (CSE) to join our team in our team. The Control Systems Engineer (CSE) role is a highly collaborative and dynamic position. Successful candidates must be able to work alone and as part of a team. You will work on the capital project team and interface with a variety of divisions, such as, maintenance crafts, operators, production support, other discipline personnel, contract engineers, and vendor/manufacturer’s representatives.

The CSE is a key member of the capital projects team and they are accountable for process control and instrumentation for technical assurance for projects to which they are assigned. The primary role of the Project CSE is supporting the project team to ensure safe, reliable operations by providing assurance for all phases of the project, delivery of Process Control equipment, systems, and applications. Project CSE technical challenges include knowledge of equipment spread over a large geographical area, a mixture of equipment ranging from the oldest to the very newest technologies, real-time closed loop control, supervisory control, advanced control, real-time optimization and safety instrumented functions.

Success in this role is delivering excellent process safety performance, reducing control and instrument reliability incidents, enforcing engineering standards, improving standardization of equipment and configuration while planning for and reducing obsolescence, and responding to, anticipating, and meeting Operation’s needs. The CSE must thrive in a fast-paced, highly collaborative environment and use prioritization skills to balance urgent short-term work with crucial long-term objectives.

 

PRIMARY RESPONSIBILITIES:

  • <Focal point for instrumentation and control systems for assigned capital project portfolio.
  • Work with vendors and contractors to deliver quality projects.
  • Develop complex loop operations and associated documentation.
  • Perform assurance activities for all phases of project process impacting control systems and instrumentation.
  • Process Control Domain Integrity(PCD-I): must have awareness of the dangers and risks associated with the process control domain and be an active caretaker of the PCD.

 

EXPERIENCE AND SKILL REQUIREMENTS:

  • Must have legal authorization to work in the U.S. on a full-time basis for anyone other than current employer.
  • S./M.S. Engineering degree in Chemical, Electrical, Control, Mechanical or other relevant engineering branch.
  • 3 years' related experience in process automation, controls and instrumentation experience at a manufacturing facility.
  • Awareness skill in Control System Engineering experience, preferably with either Honeywell (TDC3000, Experion) or Emerson Delta V DCS preferred.
  • General instrumentation and process analyzer (QMI) experience preferred.
  • Control theory, applications, and engineering documentation (P&IDs, loop wiring diagrams) and troubleshooting methodology.
  • Knowledge of safety reviews (PHA, HEMP-LOPA, etc.) with participation.
  • Data analytics and visualization.   

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