Senior Controls Engineer
EAD Controls is looking for an experienced Senior Controls Engineer to play a leading role in the scope, definition, and design of control systems and instrument design per Client's requirements.
Responsibilities
- Performs leadership functions on a team, including mentoring of team members and dissemination of pertinent information to the team
- Performs leadership on a team, including participation in the hiring process and mentoring of team members
- Serve as a focal point to communicate and resolve interface and integration issues with other teams to improve department operations
- Uses data indicators to identify system problems/trends while escalating issues which cannot be resolved by the team
- Works in close cooperation with other team/project leaders to develop cost, schedule and performance requirements for projects
- Play a leading role in scope definition and design with primary responsibilities of PLC/DCS based control system and instrument design per client requirements
- Perform all programming of the control system as required
- Interface with clients, vendors, construction administrators, and project team
- Perform and document technical design reviews with other disciplines on the project team to produce the highest level of quality
- Capable of being the lead on projects over $1M
- Capable and experienced in managing and performing projects in a fast paced environment
- Time manage and prioritize tasks to achieve results within cost and schedule constraints
- Perform other related duties as assigned
Qualifications
Requirements:
- Bachelor’s Degree in Electrical Engineering preferred; or an equivalent combination of education, related experience, four years of service with the military, and training
- 10 years experience working in Controls Field as a Service Engineer or Controls Design Engineer, designing, maintaining and troubleshooting PLC/DCS based control systems
- PMP, CAP, or CCST or willing to commit to getting within next 12 months
- Proven experience in PLC logic and programming with Allen Bradley
- Proven experience in HMI or SCADA programming and configuration of any of the following software packages: Wonderware, Rockwell, Siemens etc.
- Knowledge of NEC, NFPA and U.L. codes
- Demonstrates a high degree of self-motivation and performs in a highly independent manner with minimal supervision
- Skilled at performing and providing leadership during routine and stressful situations
- Demonstrates strong analytical and organizational abilities in order to make effective decisions in an expedient manner while maintaining high quality of standards
- Ability to teach and mentor other Controls Engineers
- Ability to prioritize resources based upon needs and establish protocols
- Experience with MS Windows based operating systems and applications
- Strong attention to detail
- Possess and able to maintain a valid drivers license
- Ability to multi-task while working on numerous projects simultaneously
- Proficient in Microsoft Office
Additional Information
Working Conditions:
- Office environment
- Ability to sit and work at computer for an extended period of time
- Ability to work on their feet for an extended period of time
- Ability to walk up numerous flights of stairs and/or work in confined spaces in extreme conditions
- Ability to lift and/or move up to 50 lbs
- Periodic weekend or evening work as needed
- Travel required