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Paid Benefits, PTO, Paid Holidays, ESOP, and 401k Match!!

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Salary $140,000 - $160,000 per year

A Bit About Us

With offices throughout the US and over 400 professionals on our staff, we are one of the largest and most well-established automation and controls engineering companies in the United States, and we’ve successfully finished numerous projects for our US clients in many parts of the world. We’re confident that our qualified staff has the knowledge, experience, and talent to create and deliver the solutions you need for your facility process and operation needs.

Why join us?

Medical

• Will Preparation Resources
• Paid Time Off (PTO)
• Reimbursement
• Voluntary Short Term Disability
• Paid Holidays
• Vision
• Healthcare & Dependent Care Flexible Spending Accounts
• Worldwide Travel Assistance
• Long Term Disability
• Dental
• Employee Assistance Program
• Tuition
• Basic and Supplemental Life and AD&D
• Referral Bonus Program
• 100% ESOP (Employee Stock Ownership Plan)
• 401(k)/Profit Sharing
• Health Savings Account

Job Details

This position requires demonstrated technical proficiency in implementing automation solutions with PLC, HMI, SCADA, and DCS/Delta V platforms. The Mid- or Senior Controls Engineer will interact directly with the customer and lead a team of engineers in identifying requirements, developing specifications, and implementing/testing/commissioning/qualifying automation solutions.

This position is a leadership role within the business unit and requires strong problem-solving ability, well-balanced people skills, an aptitude for business efficiency, and an interest in creating partnerships. The Mid- or Senior Controls Engineer demonstrates success by securing repeat work with both new and existing customers.

Major Responsibilities

This position requires the ability to deliver innovative automation solutions and design standards either self-directed or as a leader of a team. The candidate must have the ability to conceptualize, detail, and implement control systems for industrial processes and machinery that meet our customer’s requirements. This involves the development of a control system architecture, selecting the components to be used, detailing schematic diagrams and system documentation, programming controllers (PLC, DCS/Delta V), programming the process visualization (HMI/SCADA), developing databases for archiving/displaying historical system data and implementing/commissioning the control system at the client’s facility. Knowledge of controller programming languages such as Ladder, Sequential Function Chart, Structured Text, and others to achieve the desired results is required. Also having knowledge of standard programming languages such as VBA, .NET, and SQL and Python for the development of HMI/SCADA systems is preferred.

For larger systems, experience with industrial networking used to connect control system components and instrumentation is preferred. The Controls Engineer would design, detail, and implement a variety of fiber, wired and wireless systems using industrial protocols (Ethernet/IP, Profinet, Modbus, etc.).

This position oftentimes requires the following project management responsibilities developing project execution plans, work breakdown structures and associated budgets, task prioritization and scheduling, task ordering, time tracking and reporting, financial tracking and reporting, early problem identification, conflict management/resolution, leading and supporting a team, and attending project status meetings. Also includes overseeing daily operations and activities of a project(s) up to $1M. This position is often responsible for ensuring the overall profitability of the project.

The ideal candidate must have a diverse engineering skillset with the ability to work independently. Will act as technical lead on projects and guide lower-level engineers and technicians. Could also act as Project Manager on smaller projects

Minimum Requirements

Education

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

Experience

Greater than 5 years with capabilities in below areas is preferred

In-depth understanding of Emerson DeltaV platform.

Experience in PLC-5 to ControlLogix conversions.

In-depth understanding of PLC hardware/software platforms such as Rockwell Automation, Siemens, and Modicon.

In-depth understanding of HMI/SCADA hardware/software platforms such as Servers, VM’s, Networks, Rockwell Automation FactoryTalk and Plant Pax, Aveva System Platform and Edge, Inductive Automation Ignition, GE iFIX, Siemens Winn CC and TI Portal.

Understanding of DCS hardware/software platforms such as Emerson DeltaV or similar.

Understanding of Batch/Recipes, OEE, MES, and ERP systems.

Experience in industries such as Life Sciences, Building Automation, Food and Beverage, and Water Treatment.

Experience in the design of electrical schematics, and control panels including power distribution under 480VAC, and associated NEC references desired.

Experience with AutoCAD is also desired

Experience leading a team of engineers/technicians to provide control system solutions

Experience mentoring less experienced engineers

Professional references, preferably one from each of the following a subordinate, a peer, and a manager.

Ability to travel up to 25%.

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