What are the responsibilities and job description for the Principal Controls Engineer position at Precision Drive & Control?
Job Description
Job Description
Description :
Job Summary : The Principal Controls Engineer is a visible technology throught leader responsible for delivery PDC Automation's innovation strategy via industry leading solutions, design best practices, and team technical support among software, hardware, complex system architectures, and applications alike.
Key Responsibilities :
Commitment to PDC corporate values, strategies, and goals / objectives, to drive a 1-PDC culture of safety, customer service, quality, profitability, growth, and a merit shop philosophy.
Oversight and development of market relevant technology solution platforms among key vendors, hardware devices, and software systems, especially with the incorporation of emergent technology.
Act as Automation subject matter expert for key stakeholders among clients, vendors, service provider partners, and all PDC Divisions’ functions, project teams, and PDC employee owners.
Coordinate and lead internal PDC project planning sessions to drive effective problem statement identification, solution development, technical designs, and constraints for the creation of client proposals that meet project scope, quality, price, and performance requirements.
Drives continuous improvement via training activities among PDC employees and end-users.
Drive efficiency through the development of technical standard operating procedures, practices, processes, and methods.
Quantifies the performance, status, risks, and mitigation action plans for Automation’s portfolio of projects.
Develop control system applications, conduct system testing and validation, troubleshooting and resolving system issues and working to continuously improve existing processes.
Field engineering duties, as needed to include system start up and commissioning, and troubleshooting.
Define and document control system designs, requirements, test plans and results.
Cost and schedule estimation support.
Supply Chain collaboration and support.
Investigate, analyze, and resolve complex problems.
Other duties as assigned.
Working Conditions :
Electrical Hazards
The employee occasionally works in proximity to moving mechanical parts, in high, precarious places, in proximity to fumes or airborne particles, and near sources of electrical shock.
The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate but may be loud while working in a manufacturing environment.
The employee must occasionally lift and / or move up to 25 pounds while moving converting equipment components and subassemblies.
Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and the ability to adjust focus.
Varying schedules & occasional extended hours for site work.
Requirements :
Required Qualifications :
BS degree in Electrical Engineering or related field and equivalent experience.
Thorough knowledge of industry relevant technology, regulations, trends, and practices : PLC, HMM, Motion Control, Networking, Vision Systems, Data Collection; among Rockwell and Ignition.
5 years of controls engineering design experience.
Project management experience.
Ability to formulate, initiate, and administer technical solutions, and make independent judgments.
Personal computer skills : Microsoft Office products.
Excellent verbal and written communications skills; Ability to communicate professionally with all levels internally and externally.
Team player with the willingness to support and mentor others within the company.
Excellent math skills.
Test equipment and hardware integration experience.
Preferred Qualifications :
10 years of automation / controls / engineering experience.
Experience in the design of industrial plants and warehouses, central chilled water and heating plants, water pumping stations and wastewater treatment plants, food and dairy plants along with manufacturing and CIP processes.
Working knowledge of the NEC and UL requirements.
Working knowledge to interpret regional and international code requirements such as NEC, NFPA, CSA, CE, IEC & etc.
Knowledge and experience among key industry providers : Rockwell, Siemens, and Ignition.
Familiarity with specifications leading to construction documents using Auto CAD, PLC controls, and computerized controls for industry.
Ability to operate interfaces, design controls, write technical control write-ups for automation projects, and train customers.
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