Automation & Control Engineer - Senior

Job Description

Job Description

With over 40 successful years in business and having over 35 facilities across the USA this engineering firm has been named on the ENR Top 500 Design Firm list and has continued to climb in rank over the years.

In addition, they have been named as a certified integrator by many vendors as they do not focus on just one platform, but their engineers will work with the customer choose the best platform for each application.

With over 500 employees nationwide they have become one of the largest and established firms in the United States.

Reasons to work for this company :

• Opportunity to get involved with challenging projects across many different industries
• Comprehensive medical / dental insurance
• 401K match and Employee Stock Ownership Plan
• They have a great reputation in the industry and with their customers

Position summary :

Utilizing PLCs, HMI, SCADA, Instrumentation and Process Controls you will work on challenging projects and provide team leadership in delivering automation systems in a wide variety of industries.

What you will do :

You will deliver innovative automation solutions and design standards either self-directedly or as a leader of a team. You must have the ability to conceptualize, detail, and implement control systems for industrial processes and machinery that meet our customer's requirements.

This involves the development of a control system architecture, selecting the components to be used, detailing schematic diagrams and system documentation, programming controllers (PLC, DCS, RTU), programming the process visualization (HMI / SCADA), developing databases for archiving / displaying historical system data and implementing / commissioning the control system at the client's facility.

Utilize controller programming languages such as Ladder, Sequential Function Chart, Structured Text, and others to achieve the desired results is required.

Ideally you will have knowledge of standard programming languages such as VBA, .NET, and SQL for the development of HMI / SCADA systems.

For larger systems, experience with industrial networking used to connect control system components and instrumentation is preferred.

The Controls Engineer would design, detail, and implement a variety of fiber, wired, and wireless systems using industrial protocols (Ethernet / IP, Profinet, Modbus, etc.)

This position oftentimes requires the following project management responsibilities : developing project execution plans, work breakdown structures and associated budgets, task prioritization and scheduling, task ordering, time tracking and reporting, financial tracking and reporting, early problem identification, conflict management / resolution, leading and supporting a team, and attending project status meetings.

Also includes overseeing daily operations and activities of a project(s) up to $1M. This position is often responsible for ensuring the overall profitability of the project

To be successful you must have a diverse engineering skillset with the ability to work independently. You will need the willingness to act as technical lead on projects and guide lower-level engineers and technicians.

Could also act as Project Manager on smaller projects.

Minimum Requirements :

• 10+ years of experience as a Controls Engineer
• Candidates with Rockwell and Cimplicity experience will be given preference
• Various 3rd party web-based data integrations for monitoring and troubleshooting aid
• Develop work processes to automate template and instance development within the System Platform
• Provide technical leadership on design standards around graphics, alarming, and scale-up
• SQL, .NET, Power BI, Grafana, and APIs
• In-depth understanding of PLC hardware / software platforms such as Rockwell Automation, Siemens, and Modicon
• In-depth understanding of HMI / SCADA hardware / software platforms such as ICONICS Genesis64, Wonderware ArchestrA System Platform, GE CIMPLICITY, GE iFIX, Rockwell Automation FactoryTalk View, Schneider, and Siemens
• In-depth understanding of DCS hardware / software platforms such as Emerson DeltaV or similar
• Experience in industries such as Semiconductor chip fabrication facilities, Life Sciences, Building Automation, Food and Beverage, Oil & Gas and Mining
• Experience in the design of electrical schematics, including power distribution under 480VAC, control panels, and associated NEC references desired
• Experience with AutoCAD is desired
• Experience leading a team of engineers / technicians to provide control system solutions
• Experience mentoring less experienced engineers
• Professional references, preferably one from each of the following : a subordinate, a peer, and a manager
• Field device / equipment troubleshooting
• Job estimating

To comply with some state laws, the annual base salary range for this position has been provided. The range given is broad and should be considered as a guideline only.

Our client will consider a candidate's work experience, education / training, key skills, the salaries of current employees in similar roles, and other factors when extending an offer.