Senior Control Systems Specialist

Job Title: Senior Control Systems Specialist

Location: United Arab Emirates (Remote)

Employment Type: Full-Time

Work Arrangement: 100% Remote — Work From Home

Level: Senior

About the Role

We are seeking an experienced Senior Control Systems Specialist to provide remote technical oversight, engineering analysis, and optimization support for industrial automation and control systems. The role focuses on reviewing control system architectures, evaluating process automation performance, analyzing operational data, supporting system integration, and recommending improvements to reliability, safety, and efficiency.

The successful candidate will collaborate with automation engineers, instrumentation specialists, operations teams, maintenance personnel, and engineering contractors across industrial environments. The position is fully remote, with physical equipment installation, field inspections, commissioning, and hands-on system operations performed by qualified local personnel.

Key Responsibilities

• Review industrial control system architectures, including PLC, DCS, SCADA, and related automation platforms.
• Analyze control system performance data to identify inefficiencies, recurring faults, and opportunities for optimization.
• Review control philosophies, functional specifications, process control narratives, and system design documentation.
• Evaluate control logic documentation, cause-and-effect matrices, interlock descriptions, and alarm management strategies.
• Provide technical recommendations for improving process stability, equipment reliability, and automation performance.
• Review PLC and DCS program documentation and assess logic changes through approved remote engineering workflows.
• Support the technical evaluation of SCADA systems, operator interfaces, communication networks, and supervisory control applications.
• Assess instrumentation and control system integration requirements across process equipment and industrial facilities.
• Review control loop performance, process trends, alarm histories, and system event records.
• Support the analysis of system failures, recurring alarms, communication interruptions, and control-related incidents.
• Review functional safety documentation, safety instrumented system (SIS) requirements, and relevant verification records.
• Coordinate remotely with engineering teams during system upgrades, modifications, and automation improvement projects.
• Evaluate vendor proposals, technical specifications, equipment documentation, and control system design submissions.
• Support factory acceptance test (FAT) and site acceptance test (SAT) documentation reviews and remotely witness authorized test activities where appropriate.
• Review commissioning plans, test procedures, system validation records, and technical handover documentation.
• Assess control system cybersecurity documentation and recommend improvements to access controls, network segmentation, and security monitoring.
• Monitor compliance with applicable engineering standards, technical specifications, and industrial automation practices.
• Maintain technical records, system configuration documentation, engineering reports, and change management evidence.
• Identify opportunities to improve predictive maintenance, process monitoring, and control system availability.
• Provide technical guidance to engineering and operations teams while escalating safety-critical issues through established procedures.

Qualifications and Experience

• Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering, Instrumentation and Control Engineering, Automation Engineering, Mechatronics, or a related discipline.
• Typically 5–8 years of experience in industrial automation, control systems engineering, instrumentation, or process control.
• Strong knowledge of PLC, DCS, SCADA, HMI, and industrial communication systems.
• Experience with control system architecture, functional specifications, logic documentation, and system integration.
• Understanding of process control strategies, PID control, alarm management, interlocks, and industrial instrumentation.
• Familiarity with major automation platforms such as Siemens, ABB, Rockwell Automation, Schneider Electric, Honeywell, or Emerson.
• Knowledge of industrial communication protocols such as Modbus, OPC, Profibus, Profinet, and Ethernet/IP.
• Understanding of functional safety concepts, safety instrumented systems, and relevant IEC standards.
• Familiarity with industrial cybersecurity principles and standards such as IEC 62443.
• Experience reviewing control system performance data, event logs, alarm histories, and engineering test documentation.
• Ability to interpret P&IDs, electrical drawings, loop diagrams, control narratives, and technical specifications.
• Knowledge of engineering change management, configuration control, and technical documentation practices.
• Strong analytical, troubleshooting, and technical report-writing skills.
• Excellent communication and coordination abilities in multidisciplinary, remote engineering environments.
• Relevant certifications in industrial automation, functional safety, or control systems are advantageous.

What We Offer

• A fully remote, work-from-home position based in the UAE.
• Opportunities to contribute to industrial automation and engineering improvement projects.
• Collaboration with multidisciplinary engineering and technical teams.
• Exposure to diverse control system platforms and industrial applications.
• Professional development and opportunities for career advancement.

How to Apply

Interested candidates should submit an updated CV highlighting their control systems experience, automation platform expertise, engineering project involvement, and relevant technical certifications.

Application Subject: Application – Senior Control Systems Specialist (UAE Remote)

Candidates should confirm applicable employment arrangements, residency requirements, and work authorization before accepting an offer.

• Remote-work scope and technical authorization: This is a remote engineering support and technical oversight position involving system documentation review, control performance analysis, design assessment, configuration recommendations, and virtual project coordination. Physical inspections, equipment installation, wiring, instrument calibration, commissioning, field testing, maintenance, and hands-on operation of industrial systems must be performed by qualified local personnel. Live production changes, safety-critical control modifications, emergency interventions, functional safety approvals, engineering certifications, and statutory sign-offs must be performed or authorized by appropriately qualified and designated professionals under approved procedures.