Lead Control Systems Engineer

About the role

Works on control system projects; leads in hardware and software design, development, integration, testing, and installation support. Listens, takes direction, and seeks guidance from the assigned project leads, the supervisors, and company leadership.

Responsibilities

• Displays electrical and mechanical system troubleshooting skills.
• Demonstrate self-sufficiency in the field.
• Demonstrate the ability to lead other project members during installation, start-up, and commissioning.
• Lead and perform Factory Acceptance Tests (FAT).
• Read and interpret piping & instrumentation diagrams and wiring diagrams.
• Exhibit full understanding of Human-Machine Interface (HMI) and Programmable Logic Controller (PLC) applications.
• Well versed in the company’s Quality Management System (QMS).
• Provide review of standard documents generated by others for technical, grammatical, and aesthetic content.
• Demonstrate the ability to perform intermediate control system design with guidance from others.
• Provide instrumentation specifications for basic control systems.
• Demonstrate an understanding of Information Technology (IT) system, network infrastructure, and computer system design, as it relates to control system integration.
• Communicate in an effective, positive, and proactive manner with customers.
• Follow customer specific site standards and procedures.
• Always conduct business in professional manner.
• Provide excellent customer care and support.
• Be patient, attentive, and responsive to customers in solving their problems.
• Always follow up and honor commitments with customers.
• Develops an understanding of the customer needs and actively seeks to service those needs.
• Complete assigned tasks accurately, on schedule, and under budget.
• Understand the scope of work assigned to you, identify when issues arise that are beyond that scope, and communicate those issues to the assigned project lead.
• Lead individual project related tasks and/or small to mid-sized projects in their entirety.
• Provides accurate feedback on status of assigned tasks.
• Demonstrates an awareness of project contracts and specifications.

Qualifications

• Bachelor of Science; Electrical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Computer Science, or other pertinent curriculum combined with relevant technical experience.
• Typically 2+ years total experience.
• Proven Track Record: 1-3 years as Control System Engineer or equivalent.

Skills

• In addition to Control System Engineer Skills and Abilities:
• Effectively communicates with co-workers.
• Strategically thinks and leverages knowledge to solve problems.
• Able to be independently effective and takes personal responsibility.
• Manage time efficiently.
• Promotes a positive/collaborative team culture.

Benefits

• Competitive salary
• Annual bonuses
• 401(k) with company match
• Business travel reimbursement
• Multiple healthcare packages, including low-cost options
• Casual Dress
• In-house and factory technical training
• Tuition Reimbursement
• Vacation/Sick Time
• Free lunches
• Regular team bonding & fun office events
• Plenty of company swag

Company Culture

• Thermo Systems core values of employee success, customer success and financial strength by:
• Seeking new and additional business through project change orders, additional services to existing customers, and referrals for new customers/projects.
• Drive financial success.
• Drive employee success.
• Drive customer success.
• Foster an environment of integrity, trust, collaboration, professionalism, serving one another, leading by example, and assuming good intent each and every day.