PLC Engineer

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The National Synchrotron Light Source is a state-of-the-art medium-energy (3-billion-electron-volt or GeV) electron storage ring that produces x-rays up to 10000 times brighter than the NSLS. The mission of the National Synchrotron Light Source is to provide extremely bright x-rays for basic and applied research in biology and medicine materials and chemical sciences geosciences and environmental sciences and nanoscience. To support this program the NSLSII must design fabricate assemble test install and operate unique research equipment to generate transport transfer accelerate and focus electron and X-ray beams. This includes a combination of custom designed and built parts and vendor produced components developed by a collaboration of the NSLSII scientific engineering and technical staff. The NSLSII supports an international user community of over 2200 researchers from 400 universities. The NSLSII performs all these functions in an environmentally responsible and safe manner under a rigorous conduct of operations approach.

Position Description

NSLS-II Electrical Engineering Safety Systems Group has an opening for a Controls Engineering position. Reporting to the Safety Systems subgroup leader the candidate will perform duties of an Engineer for the maintenance upgrade and testing of PLC-based control systems in support of NSLS-II accelerator and beamline operations. This position will require close interaction with technicians engineers and scientific staff. The emphasis will be PLC programming and development to support electrical equipment protection vacuum and mechanical utility subsystems.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:
Provide engineering support for PLC-based subsystems
Perform and document control system testing
Review reports and test results
Design and develop components
Ensure all equipment is properly maintained
Troubleshoot issues with controls systems
Perform and maintain an inventory of all control systems
Interface with technical experts from other groups to facilitate operations
Work with other engineers and technicians to achieve group goals
Maintain and implement safety practices and procedures applicable to daily activities
Plan projects and generate estimates for forementioned systems

Required Knowledge Skills and Abilities:
Bachelors degree in Electrical Engineering or related engineering field
Programming experience
Excellent verbal and written communication skills
Demonstrated analytical skills
Demonstrated problem-solving skills
Ability to work from schematics diagrams written procedures and spreadsheets
Hands-on troubleshooting skills
Ability to work well in a team environment

Preferred Knowledge Skills and Abilities:
Masters degree in Electrical Engineering or related engineering field
1-3 years experience with PLC programming
Controls engineer experience
Ladder Logic Structured Text Function Block Linux programming
Allen Bradley Siemens or Automated Logic Controls PLC experience
Familiarity with revision control
Experience with 10 to 100 Hp motor drives
Mechanical utility systems experience including PID control temperature control
CS Studio EPICS and IOC programming experience

Environmental Health & Safety Requirements:

May be required to walk up to 0.5 miles & climb stairs to access equipment
May be required to lift 30 lbs.
May be required to climb ladders for equipment inspection
May be required to occasionally work off-hours nights and/or weekends to support mission critical projects

Other Information:

This is an onsite position.

Brookhaven National Laboratory is committed to providing fair equitable and competitive compensation. The full salary range for this position is $77500 - $100000/ year. Salary offers will be commensurate with the final candidates qualification education and experience and considered with the internal peer group.

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