Senior Control Engineer

Job Description

Senior Control Systems Engineers demonstrate:
high integrity,
a willingness to go beyond the ordinary to meet and exceed client expectations,
a desire for continual challenge and development,
excellent written and verbal communication skills, and
able to lead a controls engineering team.

Reports to: Operations Director
JOB RESPONSIBILITIES & QUALIFICATIONS

Responsibilities for this job may include but are not limited to:
Interface with customers to develop User Requirements documentation
Lead project teams to execute the controls hardware and/or software scope
Develop control specification (control narratives) documentation based on User Requirements
Perform initial feasibility studies for proposed projects, resulting in a feasibility-level cost estimate and supporting documentation for the project
Mark-up Process and Instrumentation Diagrams (P&IDs) for instrumentation and controls related changes and review drawings from the drafting team
Design low-voltage (up to 480V) electrical controls drawings, panel drawings, loop sheets, I/O drawings, and network drawings and review drawings from the drafting team
Develop programs for Distributed Control Systems (DCS) and Programmable Logic Controllers (PLC) and/or oversee the program development done by others
Human-Machine Interface (HMI) development and SCADA configuration
Historian configuration
Develop testing plans for DCS and PLC programs to effectively test all aspects of a new program or program changes
Simulate the DCS/PLC program and test the system using the testing plan
Oversee electrical controls construction at the client’s site and verify that the system is being installed as designed – provide technical support to the construction effort
Perform I/O checkout on the installed control system and document the checkout results
Provide post-commissioning support to the client’s operations, engineering, and maintenance personnel
Travel to the client’s site as required

Required Experience / Abilities

Degreed in Engineering (Electrical, Mechanical, Chemical, or similar), Computer Science, or similar scientific/technical field