Lead Control Systems Engineer – Power and Energy

OVERVIEW

Lead Control Systems Engineers are responsible for designing and leading Power and Energy Automation projects.

RESPONSIBILITIES

Team Leadership & Sales Support

• Provide technical guidance and act as a part of the leadership team
• Identify and assign tasks within the project team
• Assist with change order generation by estimating hardware costs and the engineering effort required for changes in project scope
• Maintain relationships with existing customers

Instrumentation & Electrical Design

• Create instrument lists by examining P&ID drawings
• Evaluate instrumentation and select devices appropriate for the project
• Evaluate and select controls hardware appropriate for the project
• Compile submittal documentation for controls and instrument hardware
• Create panel layouts and electrical schematics for controls enclosures
• Procure project hardware
• Provide technical support for panel fabrication technicians
• Inspect completed control enclosures

System Design and Configuration

• Lead customer design review meetings
• Configure PLC and/or DCS control algorithms
• Configure user interface and HMI screens
• Execute internal functional and quality control testing
• Draft system documentation
• Assist is customer demonstrations and acceptance testing

Onsite System Startup

• Install project software and configuration onto site systems
• Participate in point to point loop checks for all instrumentation
• Perform software calibration and tuning
• Conduct functional tests of all systems
• Troubleshoot installation discrepancies
• Support additional customer testing
• Program field modifications as required
• Train customer representatives on operations and maintenance of system

QUALIFICATIONS

Technical Experience

• Bachelors Degree in a technical field or related Technical Degree
• 3+ years of experience in related field/industry
• Controls Experience in at least one of the following:Rockwell: FactoryTalk Suite, RS Logix/Studio 5000, familiarity with PlantPAx DCSAveva System PlatformInductive Ignition PerspectiveDistech: Experience with BACnet and LON Distech controllers, Eclypse Controllers
• Other useful technologies include:Johnson Controls: Facility Explorer or Metasys controllersTridium: Niagara N4SQLScripting languages (VBA, Python, etc.)Knowledge of Kepware OPC server, ThinManager, VMware is preferred.

Pay Range: $80K – $130K