Senior Control Engineer

• WM has a Senior Controls Engineer position available in Addison IL.
• This person will provide project management and hardware engineering leadership in delivering automation systems for a wide variety of industries.
• This position requires demonstrated technical proficiency in implementing automation solutions with PLC DCS HMI and SCADA platforms.
• The Project Engineer will interact directly with the customer and lead a team of engineers in identifying requirements developing specifications and shepherding automation solutions through the production process.
• This position is a leadership role within the business unit and requires strong problemsolving ability wellbalanced people skills an aptitude for business efficiency and an interest in creating partnerships.
• The Project Engineer demonstrates success by securing repeat work with both new and existing customers.

RESPONSIBILITIES:

• This position requires the ability to deliver innovative automation solutions and design standards either selfdirected or as a leader of a team.
• The candidate must have the ability to conceptualize detail and implement control systems for industrial processes and machinery that meet our customers requirements.
• This involves the development of a control system architecture selecting the components to be used detailing schematic diagrams and system documentation and functional knowledge of PLC/HMI/SCADA systems.
• This position requires indepth knowledge of Controls hardware including Control Panel design UL508A familiarity Motor Control Centers Hazardous area panel design and industrial instrumentation.
• Engineering experience with multiple different voltage levels required.
• For larger systems experience with industrial networking used to connect control system components and instrumentation is preferred.
• The Project Engineer would design detail and implement a variety of fiber wired and wireless systems using industrial protocols (Ethernet/IP ProfiNET Modbus etc.)
• The ideal candidate must have a diverse engineering skillset with the ability to work independently. Will act as technical lead on projects and guide lowerlevel engineers and technicians.
• This position also requires performing the Project management role on some projects instead of hardware engineering or in addition to.
• This will involve:
  • Developing project execution plans work breakdown structures and associated budgets
  • Task prioritization and scheduling task ordering time tracking and reporting.
  • Financial tracking and reporting early problem identification
  • Conflict management/resolution leading and supporting a team and attending project status meetings.
  • Overseeing daily operations and activities of projects up to $1.5M
• This position is often responsible for ensuring the overall profitability of the project.

QUALIFICATIONS:

• Education Bachelor of Science degree in Electrical/Control Engineering Mechanical Engineering Chemical Engineering or Computer Science is required.
• Experience Greater than 10 years with capabilities in below areas is preferred:
• Extensive experience in design of electrical schematics including power distribution of 480VAC 230VAC 208VAC 240VAC120VAC and 24VDC.
• Background in Hazardous Location Control System Design including Intrinsically Safe Circuits Purged Panels Explosion Proof Panels and Division 2 Panel Design.
• Experience with Surge Protection for Power Distribution and IO Protection.
• Ability to perform Control Panel FLA Heating/Cooling and SCCR Calculations.
• Indepth understanding of Control Panel production process.
• Functional understanding of PLC hardware/software platforms such as Rockwell Automation Siemens and Modicon.
• Familiarity with HMI/SCADA hardware/software platforms such as Wonderware GE iFIX Rockwell Automation FactoryTalk View Schneider and Siemens.
• Understanding of DCS hardware/software platforms such as Emerson DeltaV or similar.
• Experience in industries such as Water/Wastewater Treatment Life Sciences Building Automation Food and Beverage Oil & Gas and Mining.
• Experience leading a team of engineers/technicians to provide control system solutions.
• Experience mentoring less experienced engineers.
• Professional references preferably one from each of the following: a subordinate a peer and a manager.

TRAVEL: Ability to travel up to 25% around the Chicago area with occasional outofstate travel to surrounding states.

PHYSICAL DEMANDS OF POSITION: Seeing color perception hearing clear speech dexterity in hands driving lifting ability to mount/dismount equipment pushing and pulling.

WORKING ENVIRONMENT: Standard office environment onsite office environment diverse industrial environments frequent use of a personal computer facsimile/copy machines phones.

Remote Work :

No