Senior Controls Engineer
Senior Controls Engineer
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Job Description
Principal Accountabilities/ Responsibilities:
- Accountable for leading the controls engineering for expansions/large capital projects.
- Work with OEMs vendors and contractors to design install integrate and startup new equipment and process controls. This includes selecting and approving electrical and instrumentation components reviewing approving electrical and process control network designs evaluating software conducting machine acceptance testing and resolving issues.
- Responsible for specifying Distributed Control Systems (DCS) PLCs HMIs servo systems instrumentation network components and analysis software in accordance with FQT controls standards.
- Assesses identifies schematically designs and makes complex program modifications in DCS PLC logic HMI programs and servo controller logic for production equipment and associated assets. Provides quality checks to insure correct software development.
Qualifications/ education and experience requirements:
(e.g. degrees certificates of specific trainings)
- Bachelors degree in electrical/controls/ mechanical Engineering or related field.
- Minimum 710 years of relevant experience with demonstrated results.
- Focused controls engineering experience including specifying control elements/devices programming control loops troubleshooting/optimizing processes.
- Advanced PLC based hardware and software Distributed Control Systems and automation experience.
- Experience with industrial control networks design set up and troubleshooting.
- of large capital projects.
- Paper experience a plus.
- Strong communication analytical and collaboration skills interfacing with all levels of the organization; ability to simplify complex issues and resolve issues.
- Computer skills including specific controls programming software email word processing spreadsheet applications and project management software.
- Prior supervisory experience a plus.
- Ability to travel to consultant engineering office vendors and expansion site. This role will transition to the new expansion site.
Skills requirements:
(e.g. analytical teamwork problem solving ability to use certain equipment etc.
- Problem solving/analytics
- Communication skills with the ability to engage and drive understanding throughout all levels of the organization
- Technical Leadership with ability to mentor and lead divisional level technical objectives
- Basic business ownership skills enabling critical thinking recommendations and project justifications.
Competencies
- PLC & DCS Programming
- Large capital expansion/projects
- Influencing without authority
- Multisite or central technical support
- Authoring specifications and best practices
Work Environment (if applicable):
Physical and Other Requirements (if appliable):
- Apx. 25 travel
- Ability to relocate to new midwest site
Direct Reports (if applicable):
- None
Disclaimer:
The above information on this job description has been described to indicate the general nature and level of work performed by incumbents. Other duties and responsibilities not specifically described may be assigned from time to time consistent with knowledge skills and abilities of the incumbent.
First Quality is committed to protecting information under the care of First Quality Enterprises commensurate with leading industry standards and applicable regulations. As such First Quality provides at least annual training regarding data privacy and security to employees who as a result of their role specifications may come in to contact with sensitive data.
First Quality is an Equal Opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race color religion sex national origin disability sexual orientation gender identification or protected Veteran status.
Required Experience:
Senior IC
Employment Type
Full-Time
