Job Qualifications
Key responsibilities for this position include, but are not limited to:
- Create control specification documentation (control narratives) based on user requirements.
- Participate in early-stage feasibility studies for proposed projects, leading to cost estimates and supporting project documentation.
- Review and mark-up Process and Instrumentation Diagrams (P&IDs) for changes related to instrumentation and controls, and provide feedback on drafts from the design team.
- Design low-voltage (up to 480V) electrical control drawings, panel layouts, loop sheets, I/O diagrams, and network layouts, while reviewing drafts from the design team.
- Develop programs for Distributed Control Systems (DCS) and Programmable Logic Controllers (PLC), or manage program development by others.
- Contribute to the development of Human-Machine Interface (HMI) systems and SCADA configurations.
- Set up historian systems for data tracking and analysis.
- Implement testing procedures for DCS and PLC programs, ensuring thorough testing of all program elements.
- Simulate and test DCS/PLC programs in accordance with the testing plans.
- Supervise the electrical controls construction on-site and ensure the installation aligns with design specifications, offering technical support during construction.
- Conduct I/O checkouts on installed control systems and document test results.
- Provide post-commissioning support to the client's operational, engineering, and maintenance teams.
- Travel to client sites as needed.
Required Qualifications
- Degree in Engineering (Electrical, Mechanical, Chemical, or related field), Computer Science, or another relevant technical discipline.
Preferred Qualifications
- 3-5 years of experience in a related engineering role.
- Proficiency with one or more of the following platforms:
- Allen Bradley PLC5, SLC500, MicroLogix, ControlLogix
- Siemens S7, PCS7
- Emerson DeltaV, Ovation, Provox
- Novatech D/3
- Honeywell Experion
- Foxboro I/A
- Experience inHMI/SCADA configuration using platforms such as:
- Allen Bradley/Rockwell Automation
- Inductive Automation
- Wonderware
- Siemens
- iFix
- Iconics
- Experience with historian/dataanalytics platforms like:
- OSIsoft PI
- PTC Thingworx
- Inductive Automation Ignition
- Aspentech
- Rockwell Automation
- Siemens
- Wonderware
- Knowledge of instrumentation, control valves, motors, VFDs, and coordinated drive systems.
- Up-to-date knowledge of the National Electric Code (NEC) and the ability to find solutions to related code questions.
- Certification as a Professional Engineer (PE) is a plus.
- Experience with electrical panel design, I/O systems, Motor/VFD/Motion/Robotic Controls, and Ethernet-based networks.
- Hands-on experience troubleshooting electrical controls in industrial environments.
- Industry experience in sectors like Food & Beverage, Chemical, Pharma, Semiconductor, Water & Wastewater, Refining, Pulp and Paper, Oil/Gas Pipeline, Power Generation, Electrical Transmission & Distribution, Material Handling, or Packaging.
