Controls Engineer II

Details:

Job Title: Controls Engineer II

Location: Hanover MD

Schedule: Monday-Friday (Hybrid/Remote)

Travel: 50-75%

Pay: $120000 - $140000

Duration: Direct Hire

Important Note on Location & Travel

Hanover Location & Travel Requirements: This position is based in Hanover MD and requires approximately 80% onsite presence. Candidates should be local to the area or willing to relocate. Some travel to customer sites may also be required.

Position Overview

Our client a growing engineering and manufacturing organization supporting complex electrical and industrial systems is seeking an experienced Controls Engineer II to support the development and implementation of custom controls solutions.

This is a highly hands-on individual contributor position for an engineer who can independently program PLC and HMI systems troubleshoot complex controls issues and support projects from initial customer requirements through testing commissioning and field implementation.

The ideal candidate has a strong industrial automation background and remains actively involved in programming. This position is not intended for candidates whose recent experience has shifted primarily toward project or people management.

Key Responsibilities

• Independently design develop program test and troubleshoot PLC and HMI-based control systems.
• Develop PLC programs from the ground up based on customer specifications and system requirements.
• Support the complete controls lifecycle from requirements and controls development through FAT startup commissioning and post-installation troubleshooting.
• Review customer specifications control narratives electrical schematics and technical documentation.
• Integrate controls with customer systems third-party equipment and multiple vendor platforms.
• Configure and troubleshoot industrial communications including Modbus and Ethernet-based networks.
• Partner with electrical mechanical manufacturing and field service teams to resolve design and implementation challenges.
• Provide hands-on controls support during manufacturing testing installation and commissioning.
• Serve as a technical point of contact for customers throughout project execution.
• Identify opportunities to improve controls standards programming practices documentation and engineering processes.
• Develop technical documentation training materials procedures and work instructions.
• Travel to company and customer facilities for project execution commissioning troubleshooting and technical support.

Qualifications

• 4 years of hands-on controls engineering automation or industrial programming experience.
• Demonstrated ability to independently develop PLC programs from scratch.
• Strong hands-on HMI programming and configuration experience.
• Experience commissioning and troubleshooting industrial control systems.
• Working knowledge of industrial communication protocols including Modbus and Ethernet-based networks.
• Experience integrating controls with third-party equipment and customer systems.
• Ability to interpret electrical schematics specifications and controls documentation.
• Strong customer-facing communication and technical problem-solving skills.
• Ability to operate effectively in a fast-paced custom-engineered environment.
• Willingness and ability to accommodate significant travel during the initial ramp-up period.

Preferred Qualifications

• Bachelors degree in Electrical Engineering Controls Engineering Automation or a related technical discipline; equivalent technical training and experience may be considered.
• Experience with multiple PLC/HMI manufacturers and programming environments.
• SCADA and system integration experience.
• Experience with custom-engineered equipment or engineered-to-order systems.
• Experience with switchgear switchboards panelboards transformers or other electrical distribution equipment.
• Background within power utilities renewable energy energy storage data centers industrial automation or mission-critical infrastructure.
• Experience performing FAT SAT startup and customer-site commissioning.
• Exposure to protective relays or power-system automation is beneficial.

Required Experience:

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