Controls & Integration Engineer II, Electrical

About the role

Controls Engineers are responsible for designing, developing, installing, and maintaining equipment used to monitor and control systems, equipment and processes. They work in various industries including building management systems, power system automation and protection systems. Controls engineers are technical experts in areas such as advanced process control, instrumentation, distributed control systems, PLCs, and SCADA systems. Controls engineers use these skills to design and implement solutions to customers’ complex needs. Specific areas of expertise for this position include power chain monitoring and control systems in Data Centers and/or mission critical environments.

Responsibilities

Technical Responsibilities

• Assist Senior Engineers in design documents for SCADA/Automation projects
• Develop design document narratives
• Perform requirements analysis
• Understand Sequence of Operations (SOO) / System Functional Documentation
• Create Subsystem Designs (CAD / Panels / Layouts / Wiring / SCADA Screens / Hardware / Communications)
• Comment Resolution: review and comment on third-party design documents for SCADA/Automation projects
• Review design document narratives
• Perform execution and design scope gap analysis
• Review Sequence of Operations / System Functional Documentation to ensure compliance with project requirements
• Review Subsystem Designs (CAD / Panels / Layouts / Wiring / SCADA Screens / Hardware / Communications) for project compliance
• Assist in reviewing project specifications
• Assist in creation of testing plans and procedures for Integrated Systems Factory Testing

Programming

• Program, configure, and troubleshoot Controllers, PLCs, RTUs, and/or HMI systems

Testing / Troubleshooting / Deployment / Commissioning

• Assist senior engineers in creating and updating testing and commissioning procedures
• Prepare test reports
• Originate test procedures
• Commission deployed systems
• Develop test equipment and simulation devices
• Perform Factory and Field Testing

Maintenance

• Perform troubleshooting on service calls to existing and legacy system operators
• Perform hardware/software upgrades and replacements on existing systems

Managerial Responsibilities

• Assist senior engineers in preparation of cost estimates and supporting documentation
• Work with relevant stakeholders to review scope of project
• Conduct surveys, inspections, tours, etc. of client sites, as required
• Assist senior engineers in evaluation and pricing of change orders from vendors

Requirements

• Bachelor degree in electrical or mechanical engineering and 2–5 years field experience
• Associate degree in the electrical or mechanical field (add 3 years field experience)
• High school diploma (add 5 years field experience)
• 2–5 years’ experience designing and servicing control systems for switchgear, substations, metering and SCADA/Fault Data/SER/Integration
• Automation equipment installation and testing
• Experience reading electrical and control schematics
• Experience in electrical power monitoring systems (EPMS) startup, configuration, and calibration
• Experience testing and troubleshooting control and protection systems
• Experience using basic electrical and hand tools
• Experience using testing, calibration, or industry-specific tools and software
• Experience testing, reading/verifying all voltage and current inputs to relays; verifying all metering (local and SCADA); calibrating all relays; trip testing (local and SCADA); verifying all alarms (local and SCADA); verifying all function switches
• Experience with 3-phase power systems; power system protection & control schemes; test equipment; test equipment software

Skills

• Experience in OT and IT networking technologies and topologies
• Experience troubleshooting and diagnosing OT and IT networks and protocols
• Experience with CAD/CAE Software (Visio, AutoCAD)
• Experience with schedule management software (Project, Primavera P6)
• Standard Office Software (Microsoft Word, Excel, Access, etc.)

Certificates and Licenses

• Certification in one or more PLC / Automation Platform, such as: Niagara N4, Schneider Power Monitoring, Rockwell, Siemens, JCI, Eaton Foreseer, etc.
• Certification in one or more SCADA platforms, such as: Iconics, Ignition, Aveva, etc.
• Preferred: Design Build Institute of America (DBIA), Certified SCADA Security Architect (CSSA), Certified Automation Professional (CAP)

Travel

Position may require around 25% out-of-town travel.

Citizenship

Must be a US Citizen.

Physical Demands

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly exposed to computer screens for an extended period of time; sitting for extended periods of time; reach by extending hands or arms in any direction; have finger dexterity in order to manipulate objects with fingers rather than whole hands or arms; listen to and understand information and ideas presented through spoken words and sentences; communicate information and ideas in speaking so others will understand; read and understand information and ideas presented in writing; apply general rules to specific problems to produce answers that make sense; identify and understand the speech of another person.