Senior Automation & Controls Engineer – (Food & Beverage)

Responsibilities

Leads and executes Automation and Controls Engineering design activities for minor to major scale EPC projects in food, consumer products, pharmaceutical, life science, aerospace and industrial facilities. Responsible for executing automation and controls deliverables for project(s) in the front end, detailed design, construction, and start-up phases. Projects range from controls projects working directly for the client to control self-execution on full-scale Automation and Controls EPC projects. Design responsibility for all Automation and Controls scope on the project. Leads a team of Automation and Controls Engineers, Specialists, and Designers in the execution of design. Interfaces with a multi-faceted project team internally consisting of project manager, electrical, controls, estimating, procurement, construction, and other engineering disciplines. Responsible for leading and developing software design deliverables including PLC and HMI programming design deliverables as well as Batch, MES, servers and virtualization. Responsible for commissioning and startup of those design deliverables. Lead and prepare controls design deliverables, including instrument/device list, I/O list, controls narratives, control panel and controls hardware design, device location plan drawings and installation details. Lead the specification, design, and procurement activities for control panel and equipment vendors, manage vendor progression, and lead the Factory Acceptance Tests (FATs). Lead and prepare electrical design deliverables including 480VAC and below equipment and motor power design, installation plan drawings, and conductor schedules. Determine process instrument measurements protocols, such as temperature, pressure, flow, level, analyzers, and control valves. Utilize knowledge of various technologies for selecting the appropriate controls application. Experienced in reviewing P&IDs and working with process engineers to define and show proper controls scope of the project. Develop and manage verification of design, calculations, project studies and report preparation. Interfaces directly with offsite design office and coordinates and tracks execution of controls deliverables to that office. Responsible for leading and performing quality reviews of project design submittals and coordinating those reviews within the department. Interfaces directly with construction personnel in development of contracts and execution of work. Develops project estimates at each project phase through various software such as Proposal works, Integrated Architecture Builder (IAB), SIL Solver, Bluebeam, Excel, and Visio. Works with clients and vendors directly in developing design. Build effective relationships with existing clients, customers and contractors and develop new business opportunities. Responsible for ensuring customer satisfaction goals and expectations are met. Provides leadership, technical direction and development to Automation and Controls team members. Coordinate with field personnel to resolve design related installation issues, calculations, field inspections and testing of controls systems. Responsible for leading the technical execution and team during onsite start-up and commissioning activities. Responsible for developing and submitting discipline change notices as needed to the project management team. Fully understands and can execute the EPC project approach. This position will require making trips to job sites to survey, support installations, and lead startups (travel about 30%). Work with our business development team to identify and develop key projects and customer pursuits. Develop business strategies for future projects.Understands business needs and profitability factors. Reviews and develop engineering hour estimates and proposals for all phases of the project. Supports interviewing and hiring process for new team members. Coordinates workload with Automation and Controls Department Manager. Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in Controls, Electrical, Mechanical or Chemical Engineering or related degree from an ABET accredited school; Higher Education is a plus Completion of Fundamentals of Engineering (FE) exam / EIT; Professional Engineer (PE) License preferred. 7+ years of electrical engineering experience EPC project and Automation & Controls experience preferred. Strong knowledge of electrical equipment design ANSI and IEEE Standards and computer skills (e.g. Microsoft Office Suite, etc). Experience with leading the discipline design for large projects and delegating work tasks to team members and ability to lead execution of work and resolve issues in a team environment. Demonstrated critical thinking skills, ability to work methodically and analytically in a quantitative problem-solving environment. Ability to perform quality reviews for detailed engineering documents and specifications. Ability to travel. Must have or be able to obtain a Transportation Worker Identification Card (TWIC). Ability to perform quality reviews for detailed engineering documents and specifications. Knowledge of applicable design standards covering Automation & Controls Design/Engineering such as NFPA, ISA, IEC, IEEE, ISA/IEC 61511, ISO13849, UL508A. Experienced with variety of control and safety systems (PLC, SCADA, SIS, BMS, DCS). Experience in Rockwell and Siemens PLC platform.Experience in GE, Modicon, Opto22, Mitsubishi, and Triconex PLC platforms a plus. SCADA experience with Factory Talk and Wonderware local and distributed systems, Ignition Software is a plus. MES Design and Implementation Experience a Plus, PTC ThingWorx, Ignition/Sepasoft, Parsec TrakSYS. Machine safety risk assessment and required PL design compliance to ISO13849 is a plus. Process safety SIF/SIS design compliance to ISA/IEC 61511 is a plus. Experience with PlantPAX and PackML is preferred. Familiarity with tools like SISTEMA, CCW, IAB, BatchSIM, and PlantSIM is desired. Full Benefits (Medical, Dental, Vision) 401K + Matching PTO

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