Senior Control Systems Engineer - Rossville

Job Responsibilities & Qualifications

• 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
• 10 years of experience in a similar engineering role
• At least 5 years’ experience with one or more of the following platforms:
• Allen Bradley PLC5, SLC500, MicroLogix, ControlLogix
• Siemens S7, PCS7
• Emerson DeltaV, Ovation, Provox
• Novatech D/3
• Honeywell Experion
• Foxboro I/A

Ideal Experience

• HMI/SCADA configuration experience with one or more of the following platforms:
• Allen Bradley / Rockwell Automation
• Inductive Automation
• Wonderware
• Siemens
• iFix
• Iconics

• Historian and/or data analytics experience with one or more of the following platforms:
• OSIsoft PI
• PTC Thingworx
• Inductive Automation Ignition
• Aspentech
• Rockwell Automation
• Siemens
• Wonderware

• Experience in the selection, specification, and installation design of instrumentation, control valves, motors, VFDs and coordinated drive systems
• Current working knowledge of the National Electric Code (NEC) with the ability to locate solutions to code questions
• Licensed Professional Engineer (P.E.)
• Experience in electrical design of Electrical Panels, I/O systems, Motor/VFD/Motion/Robotic Controls, and Ethernet-based networks
• Field experience troubleshooting electrical controls problems in an industrial environment
• Industry experience in Food and Beverage, Chemical, Pharma, Semiconductor, Water & Wastewater, Refining, Pulp and Paper, Oil/Gas Pipeline, Power Generation, Electrical Transmission & Distribution, Material Handling, or Packaging
• Team Leadership and Client Relations Experience

Benefits

• Healthcare and Insurance Benefits
• Medical, Dental, and Vision Plans
• Company-paid Life and Accidental Death & Dismemberment
• Long-Term Disability Insurance (LTD)
• Short-Term Disability (Supplemental Option)
• Voluntary Life Insurance (Supplemental Option)
• Health Savings Accounts & Flexible Spending Accounts
• Wellbeing Benefits
• Paid Holidays and Vacation
• Retirement – 401K and Roth 401K w/Company Match/Profit Sharing
• Paid Parental Leave
• Paid Sick Leave
• Dependent Care (FSA)
• Employee Assistance Programs
• Fitness Membership Reimbursement
• Paid Time-off for Charitable Involvement