Controls Engineer

LINQM is looking for an onsite Resource for a year long contract opportunity. The role is a Controls Engineer for our facilities in the California Bay Area. You will work on building factory of the future by overseeing the design of cutting-edge large-scale equipment and utility systems in support of highly innovating manufacturing processes. The ideal candidate takes pride in his/her hands-on work, analytical ability, organizational skills and attention to detail. He appreciates an environment where innovative and high-quality work is encouraged, noticed and rewarded and where individuals carry tremendous responsibility. He looks forward to learning an incredible amount on the job. He is an excellent cross-team communicator, with a knack for understanding, process, mechanical, and electrical systems as well as complex controls.
Responsibilities:

• Create automation and standardization procedures for HVAC, Boiler, Chiller, Process Water, and other Utilities
• You will own, operate, and maintain facilities control systems from the field devices through the control and monitoring equipment
• Be able to develop and design control panels, improvements, and upgrades to systems for enhanced system functionality and reliability
• Interface with engineering system owners, as clients, to improve control of their systems or solve control issues
• Assist multi discipline engineering team in creating meaningful alarms and support continuous alarm rationalization
• Development of scalable server architectures for plant wide high reliability SCADA systems, Database Architecture, Server Architecture, Folder Structure, User interface / user experience (UI/UX)
• Specification of high-performance design standards for HMI screen development
• Generate aesthetically simple HMI screens for complex machinery while providing sufficient feedback for troubleshooting.
• Architect tools for automation of development and deployment of SCADA systems
• Work closely with PLC development to optimize data exchange and general system usability.
• Understanding and familiarity with control and operation of many of the following systems: Electrical Metering, Thermal Oxidizers, Air Scrubbers, Dust Collectors, Heat Exchangers, Chillers, Cooling Towers, Boilers, Pumps, Air Handling Units, Terminal Units, Fans / Blowers, Pumps, DOAS Units, Control Valves and Instrumentation, Hazardous Exhaust, Dehumidification Units, Heat Recovery Systems, Air Compressors/Dryers, Energy Savings Equipment, Electrical equipment, MV & LV Electrical distribution, Hazardous chemical & waste storage/containment/conveyance.
• Support a team to develop high efficiency alarm rationalization techniques
• Manage contractors to optimally execute scopes of work
• Participate in continuous improvement activities with key stakeholders and engineering groups
• Participate in the execution of start-up and commissioning activities

Requirements:

• BS/MS in Electrical/Chemical/Mechanical Engineering or related Engineering
• 3-5 years of experience as a hands-on Controls Engineer or Applications Engineer working on automation and/or electromechanical systems.
• Advanced PLC programming in the IEC 61131-3 standards using Siemens TIA Portal, ALC WebCtrl
• Experience in design, operation, and maintenance of industrial control systems
• Advanced comprehension of logic diagrams in the International Automation format for complex logic devices such as PLC and DCS
• Familiarity with High Performance HMI best practices a plus
• Advanced proficiency in programming industrial process and manufacturing equipment:
• Human Machine Interface (HMI / GUI - Ignition, Siemens Comfort Panel, AB Panelview, FactoryTalk, LabView), PLCs (Siemens, Allen Bradley, GE, Koyo), ALC WebCtrl
• Configuration of controls networks including, Field bus Networks (ProfiNet, , DeviceNet, Ethernet/IP, Safety rated field bus networks), Serial communication (RS-232, RS-422, RS-485, ProfiBus, BacNet) between PLCs and instruments and microcontrollers
• Ethernet communications between machine PLCs and database systems
• Experience transitioning products and processes from concept to production desired
• Advanced proficiency in database systems (MSSQL, MySQL, Access) is a plus
• Ability to program state machines, data acquisition, and PID control is a plus
• Proficiency selecting appropriate circuit protectors, wire and cable, sensors, safety hardware, PLC hardware, remote I/O, VFD and instrumentation is a plus
• Proficiency creating detailed process, electrical, pneumatic and fluid schematics in CAD (AutoCAD). Ability to use 3D CAD packages such as with Revit is a plus.
• Proficiency programming and tuning variable frequency drives is a plus
• Exposure to a wide variety of production machinery, industrial sensors, and equipment (Level, temperature and pressure transducers, current and power meters, etc) is a plus