Controls Engineer

Contract or Direct hire Controls Engineer

Our client is seeking a controls engineer that supports the controls engineering team for a variety of projects from the concept phase through detail design, manufacturing, and commissioning. They are proficient in reading, modifying existing, and creating new electrical CAD drawings and schematics. As a preference they also can read and create fluids drawings and schematics. They support the engineering team in interpreting specifications and selecting components to meet performance requirements. They can take small portions of a larger project and work independently to deliver within time and budget. They help create and manage the BOM but do not make releases. They can assist in checking drawing packages but do not release drawings.

Roles
• Coordinate with other departments such as Project Management, Manufacturing, and Purchasing to ensure proper components are purchased and assembled to meet the project timeline and budget.
• Communicate with customers to determine design requirements and specifications for a project and participate in regular design reviews to ensure those requirements are being met.
• Author hardware and system documentation including specifications, schematics, DAQ definition, BOMs, sequence of operations
• Develop custom hardware solutions in both team and lone environments
• Identify hardware tools and techniques that will benefit the project
• Research and identify potential system components
• Conduct projects with a high level of professionalism while meeting and/or exceeding our clients' technical and timing expectations
• Work within the predefined project budget and timing requirements.
• Produce a final deliverable drawing package made to customer specifications and industry standards
• Troubleshoot and fix design and manufacturing issues with the Project Manager and Manufacturing Team.
• Be able to back up engineering decisions using data and engineering analysis.

Qualifications/Skills:
• Bachelor's degree in EE or CE (or equivalent experience)
• 1+ years of hardware design experience
• 3+ years preferred
• Experience designing analog and digital I/O circuitry
• Debugging skills including utilization of logic analyzers, DMMs, oscilloscopes, etc.
• AutoCAD Electrical experience
• Knowledge of LISP a bonus
• Microsoft Excel advanced user: xLOOKUP, conditional formatting, charts, data validation, ...
• Knowledge of NEC (specifically chapter 2, 3 & 7), NFPA 79 & UL 508A
• Wire gauges & fuse/circuit breaker sizing
• Grounding & bonding
• Experience collaborating with customers, engineers, and technical project managers to develop mechanical requirements, schedules, and budgets
• Motivated, with ability to work with minimal guidance
• Capable of managing multiple projects and delegating tasks

Pay rate open $35-50.00/hr. depending on Exp.