Controls Engineer, Orlando FL

Experience Level : Mid-senior

Experience Required : 5 Years

Education Level : Bachelor’s Degree

Job Function : Engineering

Industry : Industrial Automation

Relocation Assistance : No

Visa Sponsorship Eligibility : No

Our client have an opening for a Controls Engineer in Orlando, FL. This position focuses on electrical and controls engineering for large-scale projects, including system design, electrical panel design, and control system programming.

Responsibilities :

• Design control systems from the ground up, including hardware, software, and network components.
• Use drafting software (AutoCAD preferred) to create detailed system designs.
• Collaborate with facility design teams to optimize panel locations and improve system efficiency.
• Manage vendor scopes to ensure safety, functionality, and compliance with contract requirements.
• Ensure designs meet local, government, and client codes / standards.
• Conduct technical risk assessments and implement mitigation strategies.
• Design and analyze safety-critical components and redundant systems to enhance reliability.
• Develop detailed documents, including system descriptions, panel assembly drawings, network layouts, and test plans.
• Perform calculations and analyses related to short circuit protection, harmonics, noise reduction, and power consumption.
• Provide support during installation and commissioning, including working off-hours as needed.

Qualifications :

• Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering or related field (related work experience may be considered for degrees in other disciplines).
• 5+ years of experience in control system design, with a preference for ASTM standards, attractions industry, and safety engineering.
• Proficiency with major industrial manufacturers' hardware / software (e.g., Allen-Bradley, Siemens).
• Experience with ethernet-based distributed remote I / O systems.
• Strong organizational skills, technical competence, and effective communication abilities.
• Familiarity with contract documents, field data collection, and system design functions.
• Ability to perform various system design calculations and analyses.

Key Competencies :

Planning, Customer Focused, Timely Decision Making, Informing, Organizing, Priority Setting, Problem Solving.

Travel : Ability to travel up to 30% (10% in recent years).

Physical Demands : Includes seeing, color perception, hearing, dexterity in hands, lifting, climbing, and the ability to mount and dismount equipment.

Working Environment / Conditions : Expected to be on-site 5 days a week, with standard office and industrial / construction environments.

About the Company :

As a 100% employee-owned company, we are passionate about solving engineering challenges and executing projects of any size while meeting client requirements.

With over 40 years of experience, our client is a leading engineering firm with a large and well-established presence across the US.

They are committed to delivering high-quality solutions for facility processes and operations.

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