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Controls & Automation Project Engineer
SUBSIDIARY:
Motor City Electric Technologies Co.
Department:
General
Position Summary:
We are the Controls & Automation division of an electrical contractor looking for mid-level PLC/Controls Project Engineer(s) with experience in the automotive and/or municipal water/wastewater industry. This individual must have 3 to 7 years of PLC, HMI and SCADA programming, design and implementation experience.
The qualified candidate will be responsible for the development, implementation, and maintenance of automation based engineering projects. This individual must have previous PLC, HMI, or SCADA programming, design, and/or implementation experience in the manufacturing conveyor and/or water/wastewater industry. The qualified candidate will be a versatile, self-motivated self-starter with the ability to work independently as well as in a team environment and manage multiple projects at the same time.
Primary Responsibilities:
- PLC, HMI and SCADA design, programming, troubleshooting, implementation and field startup support for water/wastewater process and/or the automotive machine/conveyor control industry
- Design electrical control panels including AC/DC circuits and schematics, panel layouts and bill of materials
- Verify and validate electrical control panel design/build through reliability, maintainability and durability test standards
- Networking and communications design, troubleshooting and implementation:
o DeviceNet, DH+, Modbus
o LAN, WAN, Ethernet/IP
o Wireless (radio and cellular) a plus - Provide management and customers with regular updates, feedback and reporting during the project life cycle
- Determining and designing electrical controls and field engineering designs and modifications from project specifications, objectives, and/or issues
- Project documentation including daily logs, RFI’s, project submittals, O&M manuals and as-builts
- End user and customer training
Education, Experience, and Skills Required:
- 3-7 years of PLC, HMI, and SCADA integration
- Allen Bradley, Siemens, FactoryTalk, iFix and/or Wonderware software/hardware experience
- AutoCAD
- Ability to understand project milestones and deliver on time
- Ability to multitask and work on multiple projects
- Commitment to quality and service while meeting customer deadlines and/or exceeding expectations
- Excellent communication skills
- Working knowledge of the codes and standards as related to electrical, water/wastewater, and industrial control systems
- Strong analytical, troubleshooting and problem solving skills
- Knowledge of current computer technologies
- Ability to work independently as well as in a team environment
- Ability to design, manage and engineer a project from conception to completion
- Knowledge of SQL and Visual Basic a plus
Other Responsibilities:
Additional Information:
Relocation Not Available: Local Candidates Only
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