Instrumentation and Controls Engineer
Sika · Sealy, TX
- Level
- Engineer
- Team
- Controls
- Degree
- Required (or equivalent experience)
- Experience asked
- 2+ years
- Industry
- Chemicals
- Posted
- 30+ days ago
The role in 30 seconds
An engineer-level controls role at Sika (chemicals) in Sealy, TX.
- They ask for
- 2+ years · degree required (or equivalent experience)
- Tools it names
- PLC, Extrusion, Painting / coating, SAP, MES
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How this role compares
Against 76 other live controls postings in Texas.
- Base pay
- Not listed in this posting
- Experience asked
- Less than usual (2+ vs 5+)
Typical $90k–$132k, from 9 postings that list pay.
Similar roles usually ask 5+ years.
Skills these teams ask for most
- ✓ PLC 84%
- Automation 77%
- Robotics 38%
- EHS / safety 27%
- Root cause 22%
- Python 22%
✓ = this posting asks for it too. % = share of similar postings that mention it.
Stands out: this posting asks for Extrusion, Painting / coating, SAP, which few similar roles mention. If you have it, lead with it.
At a glance
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How to get in at this plant
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- 1
Pick 2–3 people on the Controls team at Sika
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- 2
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- 3
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- What does a normal week look like on your team?
- How did you land the job? What stood out in your interviews?
- 4
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- 5
Bring proof to the interview
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This plant: Sika in Sealy
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Full description from SikaAs posted on their careers site.ShowHide
Sika is looking for an experienced Instrumentation and Controls Engineer to join it's growing team in Sealy, TX for Roofing Operations. The Instrumentation and Controls Engineer is responsible for the maintenance, implementation, and modifications of all software-controlled PLC/equipment interfaces, data collection as well as the support of other standard electrical instruments and controls involved in the plant operations.
- •Improvement of plant efficiency, reliability, and repeatability
- •Support and Monitoring of extrusion coating lines, mixing plants, and winder software/PLC interface systems
- •Maintain all process data collection from the shop floor network utilizing plc’s that feed the MES interface to the SAP system
- •Implementation of plant wide communications/monitoring for Manufacturing Management
- •Networking of plant wide raw material monitoring for manufacturing planning and inventory
- •Development of 24 hour/day support for M61 extrusion coating line (PLC Controlled production line)
- •Mechanical / Electrical Bachelor’s Degree or equivalent experience
- •Knowledge of Rockwell Contrologix Software is required, Siemens is a plus
- •Knowledge of Rockwell FactoryTalk View and Wonderware
- •2 years minimum related work experience in a related field
- •Control System design and modifications, equipment design and manufacturing, plant network design and support
- •Experience in PLC programming, and HMI development