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Associate Controls Engineer

Wunderlich-Malec Engineering
Spotsylvania, VA Full Time
POSTED ON 2/20/2025
AVAILABLE BEFORE 5/19/2025

Description

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 with 40 years of industry history
  • A Top 5 Systems Integrator Giant
  • ENR Top 500 Firm

We have an Associate Controls Engineer position available in Spotsylvania, VA. This position is responsible for controls engineering projects involving PLC / SCADA / HMI programming, electrical and instrumentation, check-out support, and start-up assistance.

Major Responsibilities

  • Design, develop, and implement control systems (logic software and hardware) to meet process, machine, and integrated system requirements.
  • Develop control logic software and user interface applications.
  • Develop schematics detailing control system configuration and wiring, and design equipment panel layouts on AutoCAD software.
  • Assist with initial start-up and debugging integrated systems and system documentation development.
  • Work on automation and control system integration projects for clients in industries such as pharma / biotech, water / wastewater, data centers, etc.
  • Adheres to scope, quality, schedule, and budget requirements of assigned tasks
  • Develops collaborative partnerships with clients and colleagues
  • Minimum Requirements

    Travel Up to 50%

    Education

    BS Electrical Engineering, BS Chemical Engineering, BS Mechanical Engineering, or BS Computer Engineering is preferred. An AA in Engineering Technology or equivalent with equivalent experience may be substituted.

    Experience

    Soon to be graduate or new graduate with an interest in pursuing a career in Controls Engineering.

  • Preference given to, but not required, candidates with an understanding of or exposure to control systems - components, ladder logic programming, SCADA programming and their applications.
  • Preference given to, but not required, candidates with an understanding of or exposure to instrumentation and controls design as well as PLC and / or SCADA.
  • Experience with AutoCAD is also desired, but not required.
  • Physical Demands of Position

    Writing, computer work, variable travel amounts, fieldwork in industrial settings, seeing, color perception, hearing, clear speech, dexterity in hands, driving, lifting, climbing, and ability to mount and dismount equipment, pushing, and pulling.

    Working Environment

    Standard office environment, On-site office environment, and diverse industrial environments

    Frequent PC usage, fax machines, copy machines, phones.

  • Job Descriptions are not exhaustive lists of all skills, responsibilities, or efforts associated with a job. They reflect principal job elements essential for performing the job and evaluating performance.
  • Equal Opportunity Employer / Protected Veterans / Individuals with Disabilities

    The contractor will not discharge or in any other manner discriminate against employees or applicants because they have inquired about, discussed, or disclosed their own pay or the pay of another employee or applicant. However, employees who have access to the compensation information of other employees or applicants as a part of their essential job functions cannot disclose the pay of other employees or applicants to individuals who do not otherwise have access to compensation information, unless the disclosure is (a) in response to a formal complaint or charge, (b) in furtherance of an investigation, proceeding, hearing, or action, including an investigation conducted by the employer, or (c) consistent with the contractor's legal duty to furnish information. 41 CFR 60-1.35(c)

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