Controls Engineer
BW Design Group · Philadelphia, PA · 2 wk ago
EngineeringFull-time
Who You’ll Work With
You will join one of our 45 offices in the US, be part of a committed team of over 1500 professionals, and work in teams and directly with our clients doing work that is shaping the world around us. You will be welcomed into a rapidly growing business and team and empowered to make an impact. You will be valued, cared for, and challenged on your path to becoming a world-class professional consultant and surrounded by leaders who are committed to creating an environment that enables you to realize your own success and fulfillment.
What You’ll Do
- Work individually and in teams to support capital projects and implement solutions for our clients.
- Help our clients make critical changes to improve their performance and realize their most important goals.
- Develop automation solutions and participate in various phases of automation projects including creating design specifications, software configuration and testing, and the commissioning and start-up of a variety of high speed and other automated manufacturing processes.
- Create automation control systems and create project documentation and drawings to meet client requirements.
- Diagnose automation problems.
- Interface with teams, clients and vendors.
- Configure software and hardware packages according to client design specifications.
- Program PLCs (Allen-Bradley, Rockwell, Siemens) and HMI/SCADAs (Ignition, FactoryTalk View ME/SE, AVEVA (Wonderware)).
- Communicate plan progress to project stakeholders.
- Manage engineering projects.
- Manage project deliverables to agreed schedule and scope.
- Manage site construction and installation.
- Manage site start-up support of integrated control systems.
- Validate and commission facility systems following established execution protocols, and ensure the successful turnover of the system to the customer.
What You’ll Bring
- A track record of proficiency in control systems, troubleshooting, and high intensity environments.
- A minimum of three (3) years of direct experience as a controls engineer working on automated processes/system integration in a food, beverage, consumer health product, or other industrial manufacturing environment.
- Experience in creating and designing automation controls systems (PLC, SCADA).
- A solid understanding of industrial control panel design and fabrication (UL508A).
- A solid understanding of instrumentation and controls (I&C).
- A solid understanding of engineering documentation (P&IDs, process flow diagram, standard operating procedures).
- Experience with field instrumentation, control system installation, and configuration.
- Familiarity with machine safety applications, electrical power distribution, and control panel design.
- Proficiency in written and verbal technical communication, including generating reports and conducting group presentations.
- A willingness to travel for project requirements including installation and start-up activities, client and company sponsored meetings, trainings, industry related seminars, forums, and conventions.
- A bachelor’s degree in electrical, mechanical, chemical engineering or similar technical field (preferred).