Job Title: Senior Controls Engineer

Job Description

The Senior Controls Engineer will play a crucial role in refining project scope and requirements, defining software and hardware architecture, and developing functional design specifications. This position involves configuring DCS, OPC, PLC, and SCADA components, reviewing control panel wiring diagrams, and conducting factory acceptance testing. The engineer will also assist in developing project P&IDs, operating procedures, training manuals, and participate in hazard reviews and safety evaluations. The role includes commissioning complete control systems and providing plant commissioning support, which entails travel to both domestic and international locations.

Responsibilities

• Communicate with project teams to refine project scope and requirements.
• Define software and hardware architecture requirements.
• Develop detailed functional design specifications.
• Configure DCS, OPC, PLC, and SCADA components.
• Review control panel wiring diagrams.
• Perform factory acceptance testing of hardware and software.
• Assist in the development of project P&IDs and operating procedures/training manuals.
• Participate in hazard review processes and other safety evaluations.
• Commission complete control systems.
• Provide plant commissioning support, including piping and flow sheet checking, performance tests, troubleshooting, validation, and plant start-up.

Essential Skills

• 7+ years of Controls Engineering experience for utility or industrial power plants.
• Proficiency in PLC programming, automation, Siemens control, HMI, and programming.
• Experience with Siemens PCS 7.
• Strong troubleshooting skills.
• Experience configuring SCADA and control panels.
• Ability to develop P&IDs and piping systems.

Additional Skills & Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Chemical Engineering or other relevant engineering majors with applicable experience.
• 5+ years of experience in new plant engineering, with an emphasis on plant operations, startups, and safety.
• Experience in air separation, specialty gases, or petrochemical industries is a plus.
• Substantial experience with Siemens PCS7 System. Experience with HA hardware and Profinet is a plus.
• Experience with Emerson DeltaV, Rockwell Automation, Yokogawa, ABB, or Honeywell is advantageous.
• Skilled in DCS, PLC, and HMI programming.
• Experience interfacing various control systems to OPC Server applications.
• Knowledge of general-purpose OPC Server applications from Matrikon or OSI PI is desirable.
• Experience integrating control systems with MES, Data Historians, ERP, and other data systems.
• Primary responsibility for delivering plant control systems on time.
• Working knowledge of electrical design and panel design.
• Working knowledge of process instrumentation and instrument application.
• Experience specifying and ordering control system components.

Work Environment

The work environment is dynamic and growth-oriented, with a department team that relies on a single department manager. The role involves some interaction with an internal project group manager but no direct communication with overseas clients. The office aims to double its size within two years, fostering an open culture where employees can take on as much work as they desire. Benefits include 12 holidays, 2 weeks of PTO, medical, vision, dental, and a 401k plan. The company is a leader in technology and innovation, with projects focusing on producing oxygen for medical and steel-making purposes, as well as nitrogen, argon, and other rare gases used in high-tech industries.