Lead Controls Engineer
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Job Location:
Birmingham, MI - USA
Monthly Salary:
Not Disclosed
Posted on:
2 hours ago
Vacancies:
1 Vacancy
Job Summary
Job Description
Role Summary
The Instrumentation & Controls Engineer serves as the discipline lead on multidisciplinary projects responsible for all I&C deliverables estimating engineering effort maintaining schedules and communicating effectively with clients and project team. The role includes fullscope I&C design from specifying instrumentation control systems and safety controls to producing detailed drawings lists narratives and construction packages while also supporting field data collection commissioning and startup.
Responsibilities:
Discipline Lead on multi-discipline projects responsible for I&C deliverables estimating engineering effort meeting project schedule and communication with clients and project team.
Participate in studies preparing cost estimates for instrumentation and control systems.
Provide input into Process and Instrumentation Diagrams (P&IDs).
Specify control system components for DCS and PLC systems.
Specify various types of instrumentation for flow pressure level temperature and analytical measurement.
Collaborate with process engineers and vendors to size and specify control valves.
Work with design staff to generate Loop Diagrams and Junction Box Wiring Diagrams.
Develop project lists including Instrument Index I/O List Panel List and Cable List.
Prepare Instrument Installation Details.
Work with design staff to develop Plan Drawings to identify locations of control valves instrumentation control panels junction boxes and cable trays.
Coordinate with piping design team to ensure proper installation of control valves and in-line instrumentation as well as compressed air distribution.
Develop E-Stop safety control design utilizing safety relays and safety PLCs.
Review and integrate Vendor equipment documentation into construction packages.
Write Loop Control Narratives to be utilized for control system programming.
Prepare bid construction and demo packages for contractor use to include written scope of work.
Visit customer sites to gather field data for detailed design.
Provide field support during construction commissioning and start-up.
This position supports office-based hybrid (parttime office/parttime remote) or fully remote when office location is outside reasonable commuting distance.
Qualifications
You must have a legal right to live and work in the United States.
Bachelors degree in engineering or related field is required.
Preferred Professional Engineering registration or ability to obtain.
Minimum of 10 years of experience with process instrumentation in the Pulp and Paper industry is preferred. Experience in Oil and Gas or Chemical Industry is also acceptable.
Proficiency using Microsoft Office suite of applications.
Effective verbal and written communication skills.
Self-motivated and comfortable working in a team environment.
Ability to travel to customer sites. Travel varies but may range from 10-15%.
