Senior PLC Engineer

Frontier-Kemper, a Tutor Perini Company, is seeking a Senior PLC Engineer to join our office in Evansville, IN.

About Frontier-Kemper

Excellence in Underground and Heavy Civil Construction

At Frontier-Kemper, we specialize in heavy civil construction and underground mine development. We are known for our expertise in the engineering and construction of deep shafts and tunnels of all sizes and complexity. Our FKC-Lake Shore division provides design/build/install services for innovative Hoisting and Vertical Conveyance Systems. Our goal is to be the industry’s best source, and best value, for complete turn-key construction, engineering and design-build services and related products.

Across North America, notable projects include The Purple Line Extensions section 3 in Los Angeles, Water Tunnel number 3 in New York City, Eagle Mountain Gas Pipeline and Kemano T2 tunneling projects in British Columbia, Canada, the Inter-Quarry Tunnel in Leesburg, VA and the Century Mine in Volga, WV.

Extraordinary Projects need Exceptional Talent

Description

As a Senior PLC Engineer at Frontier-Kemper, reporting to the General Manager, you will have the opportunity to:

• Implement and improve PLC design through programming upgrades from its original standard configuration to the optimized more sophisticated and refined versions.
• Adapt the systems characteristics to suit new and progressive challenges presented by the nature of underground mechanized excavation techniques.
• Integration of custom PLC solutions in matter of automation and data collection required to enhance heavy civil engineering project work cycle and its economy.
• Manage specific underground conditions that require attention or act as indicators of safe and efficient mining practice in HMI (Human/Machines Interface) developments.
• Responsible for routing maintenance, repair and calibration of electric/electronic components, sensors, CPUs, INPUT/OUTPUT modules analog and digital, sensors and actuators all part of the robotic and telemetry equipment systems installed on board of Tunnel Boring Machine ("TBM").
• Responsible for generating requests for necessary tools, equipment, spare parts and materials pertaining to this field.
• Lead troubleshooting and repair electrical, controls and communications issues on complex underground mining machines which include PLCs, HMIs, VFDs and industrial networks.
• Support field electricians on site in troubleshooting mechanical, pneumatic and hydraulic systems and components to return mining equipment to production [AS1]
  
  

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent in Electrical Engineering, Industrial Robotics Engineering or closely related engineering field is required.
• Six (6) years of relevant engineering experience in: PLC controls implementation, troubleshooting and repair specifically for underground mechanical excavation equipment; and
• Computer modeling experience, and Medium and Low Voltage power distribution designs.
• Of those six (6) years, five (5) years must involve Tunnel Boring Machine (“TBM”) operation and maintenance, including TBM Control system design, troubleshooting, and repair.
• Proficiency in AC/DC drive systems design and application as it relates to TBM operation.
• Ability to read and interpret technical manuals, electrical schematics, PLC programs, fluid diagrams and schematics and construction drawings.
• Domestic/international travel is required, as assigned, to various unanticipated sites for an estimated 2 weeks per month to train company employees in the areas of troubleshooting and repair of electrical systems including PLC programs as they relate to mechanical machinery, interpretation and application of machine data.
  
  

Frontier-Kemper builds extraordinary projects, and we need exceptional talent. Join us and together we will build the future.