PLC Engineer - Northern Virginia
Job Title: PLC Engineer
Location: Northern Virginia
Job Type: Full-Time
About the Role: Our client is seeking a talented and experienced PLC Engineer to join their innovative team in Northern Virginia. This role is ideal for candidates with a strong background in programmable logic controllers (PLCs), particularly with Allen Bradley systems. The successful candidate will be responsible for designing, developing, and maintaining control systems for cutting-edge data centers.
Key Responsibilities:
- Design, program, and configure PLC systems to meet the operational needs of our client's data centers.
- Debug, test, and validate control logic to ensure performance standards are met.
- Collaborate with electrical and mechanical engineers to integrate PLCs into broader control systems, including SCADA and HMI interfaces.
- Analyze and optimize existing control logic to enhance efficiency, accuracy, and system reliability.
- Troubleshoot system malfunctions, identifying and implementing corrective actions to minimize downtime.
- Develop and execute preventive maintenance schedules and system updates to prevent unplanned outages.
- Manage system backups, maintain version control, and implement safety interlocks to safeguard against system failures.
- Create comprehensive documentation, including wiring diagrams, ladder logic, and I/O configurations, to support ongoing system management and troubleshooting.
Qualifications:
- Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering, Automation, or a related technical field.
- Strong proficiency in PLC programming, with a preference for Allen Bradley systems.
- Expertise in programming languages such as ladder logic, structured text, and function block programming.
- Experience with real-time system debugging, control loop tuning, and signal processing.
- In-depth understanding of industrial communication protocols (e.g., Modbus, Profibus, Ethernet/IP).
- Ability to design and implement complex control architectures involving multiple PLCs, sensors, and actuators.
- Experience integrating PLCs with robotics, motion control, and advanced HMI systems.
- Skilled in conducting system risk assessments and applying fail-safe strategies to ensure safety in high-risk operations.
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