Senior Controls Engineer
2 months ago
Wunderlich-Malec Engineering (WM) is a 100% employee-owned ESOP and one of the largest and most well-established engineering companies in the United States. When you join WM you become part of a company that is:
- 100% employee-owned company with over 40 years of industry history
- A Top 5 Systems Integrator Giant
- ENR top 500 firm at #170
We have a Controls Engineer position available in Austin, TX. This person will be responsible fo providing team 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 Senior Controls Engineer will interact directly with the customer and lead a team of Wunderlich-Malec engineers in identifying requirements, developing specifications, and implementing/testing/commissioning/qualifying automation solutions. This position is a leadership role within the business unit and requires strong problem-solving ability, well-balanced people skills, an aptitude for business efficiency, and an interest in creating partnerships. The Senior Controls Engineer demonstrates success by securing repeat work with both new and existing customers.
Major Responsibilities
- This position requires the ability to deliver innovative automation solutions and design standards either self-directedly 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 customer's requirements. This involves the development of a control system architecture, selecting the components to be used, detailing schematic diagrams and system documentation, programming controllers (PLC, DCS), programming the process visualization (HMI/SCADA), developing databases for archiving/displaying historical system data and implementing/commissioning the control system at the client's facility. Knowledge of controller programming languages such as Ladder, Sequential Function Chart, Structured Text, and others to achieve the desired results is required. Also having knowledge of standard programming languages such as VBA, .NET, and SQL for the development of HMI/SCADA systems is preferred.
- For larger systems, experience with industrial networking used to connect control system components and instrumentation is preferred. The Controls Engineer would design, detail, and implement a variety of fiber, wired, and wireless systems using industrial protocols (Ethernet/IP, Profinet, Modbus, etc.).
- This position often requires the following project management responsibilities: 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. Also includes overseeing daily operations and activities of a project(s) up to $1M. This position is often responsible for ensuring the overall efficiency and profitability of the project.
- The ideal candidate must have a diverse engineering skill set with the ability to work independently. Will act as technical lead on projects and guide lower-level engineers and technicians. Could also act as both technical lead and Project Manager on smaller projects
Minimum Requirements
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 the below areas is preferred:
- Experience in industries such as Semiconductor, EV, Life Sciences, Building Automation, and Food and Beverage.
- In-depth understanding of PLC hardware/software platforms such as Rockwell Automation, Siemens, and Schneider.
- In-depth understanding of HMI/SCADA hardware/software platforms such as Inductive Austomation Ignition, Wonderware ArchestrA System Platform, Rockwell Automation FactoryTalk View, and Siemens.
- In-depth understanding of DCS hardware/software platformCheckout, testing, startup, and commissioning experience
- Experience in the design of electrical schematics, including power distribution under 480VAC, control panels, and associated NEC references desired.
- Technical writing including project definition and requirements, clearly delineated status reporting, process control sequence of operations, standard practices and procedures, scope of supply, requests for information, customer correspondence, and code commenting.
- 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 customer, a subordinate, a peer, and a manager.
- Must have a valid driver's license and ability to travel up to approximately 25%.
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, on-site office environment, diverse industrial environments, frequent use of personal computer, facsimile/copy machines, phones.
Based locally in the Austin, TX area.
Why WM?
- Our engineers gain experience with a diverse set of clients, industries, and PLC, DCS, and/or SCADA/HMI platforms.
- Mentoring and training.
- Career growth with both technical and management tracks.
- Flexible work schedules
- Great benefit package which includes 401K profit sharing w/company match as well as an Employee Stock Ownership Plan.
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