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Controls Engineer

Harvey Nash
Alpharetta, GA Full Time
POSTED ON 2/26/2025
AVAILABLE BEFORE 5/23/2025

Controls Engineer 4

Alpharetta, GA

12 months

Job Description : Summary :

The main function of a controls engineer is to design, develop, install, and maintain equipment which is used to monitor and control engineering systems and processes.

Job Responsibilities :

  • Assists in creating and following electrical design schedule, from specification concept to system up completion, while keeping to an overall project schedule.
  • Testing, evaluating, modifying and calibrating products and instruments.
  • Analyze plant processes, design and implement improvements
  • Troubleshooting issues with hardware and processes.
  • Analyze project requirements and perform technical calculations supporting design including electrical requirements, robotic safety standards, and motor controls.
  • Ensure all relevant safety objectives and legal requirements are observed for all work completed.

Skills :

  • Verbal and written communication skills, problem solving skills, customer service and interpersonal skills.
  • Expert ability to work independently and manage one’s time.
  • Expert leadership and mentoring skills necessary to provide support and constructive performance feedback.
  • Technical proficiency in some software applications..
  • Education / Experience :

  • Bachelor’s Degree in Engineering, Electrical, Manufacturing, or Mechanical Engineering preferred
  • 8-10 years experience required.
  • Position’s Contributions to Work Group :

  • Be a part of engineering group to run multiple projects simultaneously.
  • Continue develop high standards of engineering team culture.
  • Learn from other engineers and teach skills you are mastering.
  • Help application engineering team to complete clean order submittal and prepare for prepare for smooth transitioning to production stage.
  • Develop final design, make and ship on time high quality of Client product to the customer.
  • Support customer and filed engineering team for shipped product during start up stage.
  • Reason / motivation for request :

  • Addition to engineering team
  • Why Client? “Whether it be ground-breaking products, best in class solutions or a lifelong career, you can build what matters to you at Client. With 150 locations in countries around the world, what you create at Client travels and helps people around the world. You can collaborate with the best minds in the industry, complete meaningful work and continuously grow and develop through our various opportunities. Here, you can do the work that matters.”

    Why this Role?

  • Be a part of world leading company developing cutting age technology of automated emergency power systems.
  • Leading projects that develop new skills and knowledges helping grow up as professional engineer and industry specialist.
  • Developing PLC programming skills for different platforms, electrical power protection skills, control and monitoring electrical moving machines, learn project management skills, learn or improve reading electrical and mechanical drawings / schematics.
  • Learn, improve and demonstrate skills on how to control project’s cost.
  • Typical task breakdown :

  • Develop production drawings.
  • Put together Bill Of Materials (BOM).
  • Issue production drawings and maintain records of all changes through production.
  • Inspect Power Envelops (Switchgear bare bone structure) from supplier.
  • Develop PLC program from templates (sometimes it requires major changes).
  • Develop Shop Test document.
  • Perform Engineering test (test Sequence of Operation) to make sure the project match the specs.
  • Perform Customer Witness Test.
  • Clean up project after CWT and prepare for shipping.
  • Develop Field Start up test document.
  • Develop Operation Manuals for customer use.
  • Support Field Engineering team during start up stage.
  • Interaction with team :

  • Help teammates if asked and get help if needed.
  • Do not hesitate to ask for help or training.
  • Maintain professional relationship with team members and all office / shop workers.
  • Work environment :

  • Work safe and be eye opened to rase a flag if see unsafe practices.
  • Maintain clean and healthy work environment.
  • Be respectful to others and expect the same to yourself.
  • Education & Experience Required :

  • Bachelor’s degree of EE / EET or ME / MET.
  • 8-10 years in Automated Controls industry and Power Systems
  • Willing to take 2 year degree with 10 years experience
  • Willing to take Master’s with 6 years of experience
  • No internships will be counted
  • Top 3 Skills

  • PLC programming (Schneider, Rockell A-B).
  • Electrical Power Protection (Schweitzer, GE, ABB, Basler).
  • Emergency Electrical Power System controls (Generators, Turbines, UPS, ATS).
  • Additional Technical Skills

    Required)

  • Ability to read and develop electrical schematics drawings (AutoCAD)
  • Technical communication, ability to write up technical documentation.
  • Desired)

  • Woodward Controls
  • Schweitzer SEL RTAC
  • Codesys structure text programming language
  • C / C structure text programming language
  • Microsoft Excel, Word, Power Point.
  • Rockwell Allen-Bradley Studio 5000
  • Schneider Modicon
  • Soft Skills

    Required)

  • Ability to think under pressure, critical thinking
  • Personal ethical skills
  • Ability to handle several projects at the same time
  • Ability to plan workflows or workload ahead of time
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