What are the responsibilities and job description for the Controls Engineer position at Kasa Companies?
Controls Engineer
Essential Duties & Responsibilities
- Provides detailed industrial control system drawings and factory test panels for proper functionality.
- Design work including electrical schematics, power circuit and control circuit sizing and loading, SCCR calculations, thermal Calculations for control panels, and control panel interior & exterior design and layouts.
- Follows Kasa design & sizing procedures as well as NEC (NFPA 70) and UL508A requirements and any other project specific code requirements.
- Yellow lines electrical schematics to Q.C. or review the content and design. Assist with and perform formal electrical drawing Q.C. and procedure.
- Follows document control procedures for revisions, submittals, and Kasa design process flow.
- Writes, enters and documents PLC programs and HMI programs.
- Industrial network configuration and setup for different communication protocols.
- Debugs and tests control systems at the customer's facility (start-up / stand-by).
- Understands various PLC ladder logic and HMI programming systems.
- Orders parts as required
- Works alone or with project team and communicate well with the project lead and or project manager.
- Writes operations manuals, user manuals, O&M manuals, etc.
- Designs lockout placards
- Develops checkout and validation forms for Factory Acceptance tests and on-site commissioning and all required documentation on projects per the Kasa Process Manual.
- On-site startup and commissioning of systems. May involve 10 to 20 hour shifts per day as required to meet specific start-up schedules
- Turns in all required Kasa paper work each week when in the field or on start-up before 9am every Monday.
- Assists with shop control panel Q.C. procedures when needed.
- Attends and actively participates in project meetings.
- Basic level of understanding of UL508A for industrial control panels
- Understands and follows Kasa Engineering Process Manual procedures.
- Responsible for ensuring the quality of goods and services to both internal and external customers.
Other Duties :
Supervisory Responsibilities :
Training Required
Education & Experience
Additional Qualifications :
Work Environment :
This position operates in an office and job site setting. It routinely requires using standard office equipment, such as computer, phones, copiers, fax machines etc. Days and hours of work are typically Monday through Friday 7 : 30am to 4 : 30pm, but are project work dependent. Occasional evenings and weekend work may be required as job duties demand. Travel is required. Start-ups or job site setting hours will vary based on project and location. Field hours can vary from 10 to 20 hours per day in addition for the need to work weekends and 7 or more days in a row depending on specific start-up schedules on projects and customer demands, which can vary. Customer interaction is required. Frequently, startup situations become very stressful under deadlines to meet a customer's schedule or to overcome a situation where our customer may not be satisfied with progress or performance that is out of our control. Engineers are expected to handle these situations in a calm and helpful manner.
Physical Demands :
Performance of the required duties will require physical ability to occasionally climb permanent and temporary stairs, climb ladders, negotiate work areas under construction, balance, stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl. Occasionally requires use of construction personnel hoists. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and the ability to adjust focus. Performing this job regularly requires use of hands to finger, handle or feel objects, tools, or controls, sit, talk, hear, stand. Employee must occasionally lift and / or move heavy weight. Employee must be capable of using tools, and able to help install equipment and make adjustments / modifications to that equipment. While performing the duties of this job, the employee works on-site at the construction worksite where the employee is regularly exposed to moving mechanical parts; high precarious places; fumes or airborne particles; outside weather conditions and risk of electrical shock. The noise in this work environment can be moderate to very loud.
