Controls Engineer

Controls Engineer

KFPI LLC, is a premier semiconductor company specializing in fire and gas safety solutions and services. KFPI leads the semiconductor industry with design and development expertise using innovative technologies to create customized solutions. KFPI partners with market leaders to provide an unbiased portfolio of life safety products protecting assets and business continuity.

Uptime is critical. The ability to provide quick local response is essential. KFPI offers global service and product support, whether it's fire suppression, gas detection or LCAS. Local teams of experts provide:

• Application Analysis
• Design and Assembly
• Installation
• Integration
• Startup and Commissioning
• Customer Training
• Inspections and Testing
• Service and Support

We are seeking a highly skilled and motivated Controls Engineer with 5-10 years of experience to join our dynamic team. The ideal candidate will have a strong engineering background, proficiency in PLC and SCADA. The Controls Engineer will be responsible for designing, programming, and troubleshooting KFPI Sterling automation systems, ensuring seamless integration with life safety systems, and providing technical support throughout the project lifecycle.

Essential Duties:

• Develop, modify, and maintain Programmable Logic Controller (PLC) and SCADA (Supervisory Control and Data Acquisition) code to support life safety system equipment.
• Provide start-up, troubleshooting and training services (both onsite and through remote support) to deploy, commission, and test life safety system projects.
• Propose working solutions to control system issues using the existing knowledge base within the company and utilizing outside sources of expertise as required.

Other Functions:

• Work with KFPI engineering group on new product development to ensure that the next generation of fire and gas safety equipment will meet customer requirements.
• Help to compile and write start-up procedures, operating manuals, and troubleshooting guides
• All candidates should possess the following abilities:
• Learn quickly, think independently, and work effectively and efficiently in a team, deadline‐driven environment with moderate supervision
• Excellent written and verbal communication and customer service skills to professionally communicate with the project team, stakeholders, and customers

Key Behaviors:

• Results oriented. Consistently meeting commitments to the business and to customers.
• Opportunity focused. Recognizes business opportunities when they are presented and communicates them to the appropriate sales or service person responsible.
• Time management. Able to prioritize work based on primary needs of the customer.
• Self-awareness. Employee must accurately assess their own strengths and weaknesses and take action improving strengths and mitigating weaknesses.
• Critical decision making. Understanding the situation and tool shut down procedure is critical to ensure customer production uptime.
• Assertive. Have a positive and can-do attitude.

Basic Candidate Qualifications

Bachelor of Science degree in Electrical/Control Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Chemical Engineering, or Computer Science or equal experience.

Prior experiences you would have one or more of:

• Writing PLC code from scratch.
• Designing industrial control systems from scratch.
• Programming PLC experience with Rockwell Studio 5000/ControlLogix or Siemens TIA Portal/S7 platforms.
• Programming SCADA/HMI experience with Inductive Automation Ignition platform.
• Proficiency in industrial automation protocols (Modbus TCP/IP, Profibus); LonWorks is a plus.
• Familiarity with MS-SQL, AutoCAD and VMWare.
• Ability to travel up to 25-50% to customer sites for commissioning solutions, including troubleshooting life safety systems.

Additional Candidate Qualifications

Experience managing technical projects within quality parameters, cost and schedule requirements

Knowledge of and experience with:

• Toxic gas delivery systems (gas cabinets, valve manifold boxes and shut downs)
• Life safety systems (design, code requirements, application)
• Toxic gas monitoring and control systems (design, application)
• Extensive background in management of contractors and subcontractors
• Experience with the semiconductor industry and "fab" projects