Controls & Integration Engineer IV

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 our customer's 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

• Generates design documents for SCADA/Automation projects
• Develops design document narratives
• Performs requirements analysis
• Develops Sequence of Operations / System Functional Documentation
• Creates Subsystem Designs (CAD / Panels / Layouts / Wiring / SCADA Screens / Hardware / Communications)
• Develops Specifications
• Performs QA/QC and technical reviews of designs
• Plans and Design Procedures and Equipment for Integrated Systems Factory Testing
• Comment Resolution Reviews and comments on 3rd party design documents for SCADA/Automation projects in support of large programs
• Reviews design document narratives
• Performs performance and design scope gap analysis
• Reviews Sequence of Operations / System Functional Documentation to ensure compliance with project requirements
• Reviews Subsystem Designs (CAD / Panels / Layouts / Wiring / SCADA Screens / Hardware / Communications) for project compliance
• Reviews, understands and confirms project specifications are met
• Performs QA/QC tasks related to controls design and installation
• Organizes, supervises testing plans and procedures for Integrated Systems Factory Testing
• Drives QA/QC resolution

Programming

• Architects and leads programming/configuration team efforts for complex automation and SCADA applications
• Programs/configures/troubleshoots PLCs, RTUs, and/or HMI systems

Testing / Troubleshooting / Deployment / Commissioning

• Authors test plans
• Leads/supervises testing activities
• Authors testing/commissioning procedures
• Prepares test reports
• Originates test procedures
• Commissions deployed systems
• Develops test equipment and simulation devices
• Performs Factory and Field Testing

Maintenance

• Performs troubleshooting on service calls to existing and legacy system operators

Managerial Responsibilities

• Leads proposal efforts (Research / Cost Estimates / Proposal Documents) for medium to large projects
• Works with relevant stakeholders to review scope of project
• Conducts any surveys, inspections, tours, etc. of client sites, as required
• Prepares cost estimates and supporting documents for small projects
• Evaluates and prices change orders

Divisional Management

• Actively follows emerging technical trends and contributes to Division leadership and guidance in area of practice

Personnel Management

• Assigns technical tasks to engineers and administrative staff in support of projects
• Assigns technical tasks and coordinates with entry-level engineers
• Assigns tasks and coordinates with Technical Staff
• Provides technical direction and on-the-job training to drafters, engineering technicians, and less experienced engineers

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in mechanical or electrical engineering and 8 years field experience
• Associate degree in mechanical or electrical field and 10 years field experience
• High school diploma and 12 years field experience
• 5 years’ experience with designing and servicing controls systems for switchgear, substations, metering and SCADA/Fault Data/SER/Integration
• Automation equipment installation and testing
• Experience in reading electrical and control schematics
• Experience in control system startup, configuration, and calibration
• Experience in 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 designing OT and IT networking technologies and topologies
• Experience troubleshooting and diagnosing OT and IT networks and protocols
• Experience in CAD/CAE Software (Visio, AutoCAD)
• Experience in schedule management software
• Standard Office Software (Microsoft Word, Excel, Access etc.)

Certificates and Licenses

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

Travel

Position may require around 25% out of town travel.

Citizenship

US Citizenship required