Senior Controls Engineer

JOB DESCRIPTION:

• 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 WunderlichMalec 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.

ABOUT WUNDERLICHMALEC: As a 100% EmployeeOwned Company our people are passionate about solving your unique engineering challenges and with the support of industry experts behind them they can successfully execute projects of any size while meeting your requirements of scope schedule and budget. WunderlichMalec has been providing customers with engineering system integration and fabrication solutions for more than 40 years. With offices throughout the US and over 500 professionals on our staff we are one of the largest and most wellestablished engineering companies in the United States and weve successfully finished numerous projects for our US clients in many parts of the world. Were confident that our qualified staff has the knowledge experience and talent to create and deliver the solutions you need for your facility process and operation needs. WunderlichMalec ranks on Inc. 5000s FastestGrowing Private Companies list and is a GSA Schedule holder with the Federal Government for professional engineering services and manufacturing.

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