Control Engineer

With over 40 successful years in business with 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 work with the customer to choose the best platform for each application. With near 700 employees nationwide, they have become one of the largest and most established firms in the United States.

Reasons to work for this company:

• Opportunity to get involved with challenging projects across many different industries
• Enjoy 3-day weekends! (You have the option to work 4 10-hour days Monday through Thursday.)
• Comprehensive medical/dental insurance
• Mentoring and training.
• Career growth with both technical and management tracks.
• Flexible work schedules
• 401K match and Employee Stock Ownership Plan (Employee-owned)
• They have a great reputation in the industry and with their customers

Job summary
You will be responsible for controls engineering project requirements involving PLC programming, HMI/SCADA programming, control panel design, instrumentation specification, check-out support, and commissioning assistance.

What you will do:

• Project execution:
  • Task identification, prioritization, and scheduling with personal accountability to ensure commitments are met.
  • Early problem identification and conflict resolution.
  • Working under the direction of other experienced engineers
  • Continuous improvement: methodology, lessons learned, templates, efficiency tools, etc. to streamline project execution.
  • Direct/frequent communication and interaction with clients.
• Ensures compliance with all regulations, codes, etc. as they apply to the contract and project(s).
• Technical writing including project definition and requirements, clearly delineated status reporting, process control sequence of operations, standard practices and procedures, scope of supply, requests for information, customer correspondence, and code commenting.
• Provide engineering design, development, and implementation including software (DCS/PLC, HMI, etc.). Provide support to the lead engineer for hardware engineering (systems integration, instrumentation callout, panel layout, and construction), and systems design (integration of the various components on any given project).
• Support factory/site acceptance testing, user acceptance testing, and user training.
• Programming control logic, graphics construction, device communication, database configuration, etc.
• Read, interpret, and update documents, drawings, and specifications related to process control and automation projects. Typical documents may include PFDs, P&IDs, single-line diagrams, cable and conduit schedules, instrumentation and control data sheets, I/O lists, etc.

To be successful in this role you should possess the following:

• Candidates with Rockwell and Cimplicity experience are given preference

• Education: BA/BS degree in engineering or related discipline (Electrical, Chemical, Controls or Computer Engineering degree preferred). Technical degree and equivalent experience may be substituted.
• Experience: 3+ years of directly related experience in process control and/or manufacturing and/or information services.
• PLC, DCS, and/or SCADA/HMI design, development, and deployment experience.
• Strong leadership and client relation skills.
• Good engineering and good documentation practice. Experience (or willingness) using collaboration tools (such as SharePoint) to work effectively within remote teams.
• Computer proficiency with Microsoft Outlook, Excel, and Word. SharePoint experience is a plus.
• Exceptional verbal and written ability with the aptitude to communicate professionally with clients and project leadership.
• Must have a valid driver's license and ability to travel up to 25%.

It would be great if you had experience with the following:

• Diverse Process Knowledge: Oil & Gas, Chemicals, Water & Wastewater etc.
• Schneider Unity programming experience
• Allen Bradley ControlLogix programming (PlantPAx a plus) experience.
• SCADA/HMI experience (AVEVA/Wonderware or ICONICS a plus).
• Checkout, testing, startup, and commissioning experience

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.