HireReady Partners · 1 day ago
Senior Controls Engineer
Albuquerque, NM
Full-time
Onsite
Senior Level, Lead/Staff
10+ years expHireReady Partners is seeking a Senior Controls Engineer for their client's Albuquerque, NM office. The role involves providing team leadership in delivering automation systems across various industries, requiring technical proficiency in automation solutions and project management responsibilities.
Information Technology & Services
Responsibilities
This position requires the ability to deliver innovative automation solutions and design standards either self-directedly or as a leader of a team. The candidate must have the ability to conceptualize, detail, and implement control systems for industrial processes and machinery that meet our customer’s requirements. This involves the development of a control system architecture, selecting the components to be used, detailing schematic diagrams and system documentation, programming controllers (PLC, DCS, RTU), programming the process visualization (HMI/SCADA), developing databases for archiving/displaying historical system data and implementing/commissioning the control system at the client’s facility. Knowledge of controller programming languages such as Ladder, Sequential Function Chart, Structured Text, and others to achieve the desired results is required. Also having knowledge of standard programming languages such as VBA, .NET, and SQL for the development of HMI/SCADA systems is preferred
For larger systems, experience with industrial networking used to connect control system components and instrumentation is preferred. The Controls Engineer would design, detail, and implement a variety of fiber, wired, and wireless systems using industrial protocols (Ethernet/IP, Profinet, Modbus, etc.)
This position oftentimes requires the following project management responsibilities: developing project execution plans, work breakdown structures and associated budgets, task prioritization and scheduling, task ordering, time tracking and reporting, financial tracking and reporting, early problem identification, conflict management/resolution, leading and supporting a team, and attending project status meetings. Also includes overseeing daily operations and activities of a project(s) up to $1M. This position is often responsible for ensuring the overall profitability of the project
The ideal candidate must have a diverse engineering skillset with the ability to work independently. Will act as technical lead on projects and guide lower-level engineers and technicians. Could also act as Project Manager on smaller projects
Qualification
Required
Bachelor of Science degree in Electrical/Control Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Chemical Engineering, or Computer Science
10+ years of Controls Engineer experience
Demonstrated technical proficiency in implementing automation solutions with PLC, DCS, HMI, and SCADA platforms
Ability to deliver innovative automation solutions and design standards either self-directedly or as a leader of a team
Ability to conceptualize, detail, and implement control systems for industrial processes and machinery that meet customer's requirements
Knowledge of controller programming languages such as Ladder, Sequential Function Chart, Structured Text, and others
In-depth understanding of PLC hardware/software platforms such as Rockwell Automation, Siemens, and Modicon
In-depth understanding of HMI/SCADA hardware/software platforms such as ICONICS Genesis64, Wonderware ArchestrA System Platform, GE CIMPLICITY, GE iFIX, Rockwell Automation FactoryTalk View, Schneider, and Siemens
In-depth understanding of DCS hardware/software platforms such as Emerson DeltaV or similar
Experience in industries such as Semiconductor chip fabrication facilities, Life Sciences, Building Automation, Food and Beverage, Oil & Gas and Mining
Experience leading a team of engineers/technicians to provide control system solutions
Experience mentoring less experienced engineers
Field device/equipment troubleshooting
Job estimating
Preferred
Candidates with Rockwell and Cimplicity experience will be given preference
Various 3rd party web-based data integrations for monitoring and troubleshooting aid
Develop work processes to automate template and instance development within the System Platform
Provide technical leadership on design standards around graphics, alarming, and scale-up
SQL, .NET, Power BI, Grafana, and APIs
Experience in the design of electrical schematics, including power distribution under 480VAC, control panels, and associated NEC references
Experience with AutoCAD
Company
HireReady Partners
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Funding
Current Stage
Early StageCompany data provided by crunchbase