What are the responsibilities and job description for the Senior Controls Engineer position at Wunderlich-Malec Engineering, Inc.?
Wunderlich-Malec Engineering (WM) is a 100% employee-owned ESOP and one of the largest and most well-established engineering companies in the United States. When you join WM you become part of a company that is :
- 100% employee-owned company with over 40 years of industry history
- A Top 5 Systems Integrator Giant
- ENR Top 500 Firm at #197
We have a Sr. Automation Engineer position available in our Wilmington, MA office. This position requires demonstrated technical proficiency in implementing automation solutions with PLC, DCS, HMI, and SCADA platforms.
Primary Purpose :
This position requires demonstrated technical proficiency in implementing automation solutions with PLC, DCS, HMI, and SCADA platforms. The Senior Controls Engineer will interact directly with the customer and lead a team of Wunderlich-Malec engineers in identifying requirements, developing specifications, and implementing / testing / commissioning / qualifying automation solutions. This position is a leadership role within the business unit and requires strong problem-solving ability, methodical project management skills, well-balanced people skills, an aptitude for business efficiency, and an interest in creating partnerships. The Senior Controls Engineer demonstrates success by securing repeat work with both new and existing customers.
Major Responsibilities :
This position requires the ability to deliver innovative automation solutions and design standards either self-directed 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 customers’ 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 Senior 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 a Project Manager on smaller projects.
Job Requirements
Education : A Bachelor of Science degree in Electrical / Control Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Chemical Engineering, or Computer Science is required.
Experience : 15 years experience with capabilities in below areas is preferred :
Physical Demands of Position : Seeing, color perception, hearing, clear speech, dexterity in hands, driving, lifting, ability to mount / dismount equipment, pushing, and pulling.
Working Conditions : Standard office environment, on-site office environment, diverse industrial environments, frequent use of a personal computer, facsimile / copy machines, phones.
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