Automation Controls Integration Designer

Duration: Full Time

Location: Macon GA

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An Automation Controls Designer will perform numerous Controls Engineeringrelated tasks including but not limited to assisting with the assessment development installation implementation commissioning monitoring and maintenance of custom control systems in heavy industrial or manufacturing facilities.

General responsibilities include but are not limited to the following:

• Performing various aspects of automation controls design including the understanding use and development of automation/control logic Programmable Logic Controllers (PLC) programs and graphics for humanmachine interface (HMI) electrical schematics Piping & Instrumentation Diagram (P&IDs) and wiring diagrams.
• Designing and programming industrial control systems (ICS) including programmable logic controllers (PLCs) remote I/O systems remote terminal units (RTUs) and humanmachine interface (HMI) components.
• Working collaboratively within project teams including electrical engineers control system programmers information system programmers manufacturing representatives suppliers purchasers and other client representatives to design develop manufacture install and deliver integrated automation controls solutions and processes.
• Assisting as directed with the management of the mechanical portion of projects and working with assigned project managers to meet clients budget contract fees goals objectives and deadlines.
• Providing checkout operational testing commissioning startup and calibration of controls systems at customer sites coordinating with the firms building commissioning services as appropriate.
• Providing assessments troubleshooting maintenance redesign and enduser training services to assist client in reaching equipment utilization and operational goals.
• Recommending equipment operational parameters technical specifications calibration requirements and spare parts recommendations.
• Preparing reviewing and updating Standard Operating Procedures for the automated equipment and systems.
• Ensuring compliance with relevant health and safety regulations and Clark Nexsens quality control policies and procedures
• Performing construction phase services including representing the firm onsite answering RFIs reviewing shop drawings preparing asbuilts etc. as directed.
• Working with responding to and taking direction from project managers PICs Operations Directors and Senior Management
• Ability to travel is required
  
  

Education Technology And Experience

• A high school diploma or GED equivalent is required and 14 years of specific project experience in the design of Automaton Controls systems and knowledge of applicable codes/standards.
• An Associates Degree in a field of study related to automation controls systems; or
• A Certificate in a field of study related to automaton controls systems;
• Additional consideration will be given to candidates with 14 years of Automation Controls design experience in one or more of the following types of design projects:
• Design Build projects
• Industrial facilities
• DOD and Military facilities

• Membership in ISA (International Society of Automation)
• The following certifications or accreditations are also desirable:
  • CAP Certified Automation Professional
  • CCST Certified Control Systems Technician
  • CIMM Certified Industrial Maintenance Mechanics
  • NICET certificate for Industrial Instrumentation
    

An Automation Controls Integrator should be able to effectively utilize current company software programs for word processing email accounting and information management.

Working familiarity with design and production software to a point of being able to understand the capabilities and limitations of the programs and interact with the support staff in their use of the software is highly desirable.

Typical Software Programs Currently Being Utilized Are As Follows

• MS Office
• Outlook
• Visual Basic
• Rockwell Automations AllenBradley RSLogix programming software (RSLogix 5 RSLogix 500 and RSLogix 5000)
• Siemens Simatic Step 7 engineering software (S7300 S7200 and S71200 series modular controllers programming)
• Other programming software for HumanMachine Interface (HMI) modules and Programmable Logic Controllers (PLCs)
• CIPbased programming protocols for networks including ControlNet DeviceNet and EtherNet/IP
• Modbusbased communications protocols
• Other Industrial Control Systems (ICS) software
• AutoCAD
• Autodesk Plant Design Suite Standard
• AutoCAD P&ID
• AutoCAD Electrical
• Autodesk Revit
• Other Building Information Modeling and 3D modeling software
  
  

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