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Lumiere Systems Inc

Senior Controls Engineer

Lumiere Systems Inc, Albuquerque, New Mexico, United States, 87101

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JOB DESCRIPTION

We have a Controls Engineer position available in our Albuquerque, NM office. This person will provide 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.

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 be able to conceptualize, detail, and implement control systems for industrial processes and machinery that meet customer requirements. This involves developing a control system architecture, selecting components, detailing schematic diagrams and system documentation, programming controllers (PLC, DCS, RTU), programming process visualization (HMI/SCADA), developing databases for archiving/displaying historical 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 is required. Knowledge of standard programming languages such as VBA, .NET, and SQL for HMI/SCADA system development 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, creating work‑breakdown structures and associated budgets, prioritizing and scheduling tasks, ordering tasks, tracking and reporting time and finances, early problem identification, conflict resolution, leading and supporting a team, and attending project status meetings. It also includes overseeing daily operations and activities of projects up to $1M and ensuring overall profitability.

The ideal candidate must have a diverse engineering skillset with the ability to work independently. The candidate will act as a technical lead on projects, guide lower‑level engineers and technicians, and may act as Project Manager on smaller projects.

QUALIFICATIONS

Education: Bachelor of Science degree in Electrical/Control Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Chemical Engineering, or Computer Science.

Experience: 10+ years of Controls Engineer experience with capabilities in the areas listed below.

Candidates with Rockwell and Cimplicity experience will be given preference.

Experience with various 3rd‑party web‑based data integrations for monitoring and troubleshooting.

Developed work processes to automate template and instance development within the System Platform.

Provided technical leadership on design standards around graphics, alarming, and scale‑up.

Proficiency in SQL, .NET, Power BI, Grafana, and APIs.

In‑depth understanding of PLC hardware/software platforms such as Rockwell Automation, Siemens, and Modicon.

In‑depth understanding of HMI/SCADA hardware/software platforms such as ICONICS Genesis64, Wonderware ArchestrA System Platform, GE CIMPLICITY, GE iFIX, Rockwell Automation FactoryTalk View, Schneider, and Siemens.

In‑depth understanding of DCS hardware/software platforms such as Emerson DeltaV or similar.

Experience in industries such as semiconductor chip fabrication facilities, life sciences, building automation, food and beverage, oil & gas, and mining.

Experience designing electrical schematics, including power distribution under 480VAC, control panels, and associated NEC references.

Experience with AutoCAD is desired.

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.

Field device/equipment troubleshooting.

Job estimating.

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.

Skills:

Controls Engineer, Automation Systems, PLC, DCS, HMI, SCADA, RTU, Ladder, Sequential Function Chart, Structured Text, VBA, .NET, SQL, Fiber, Wired, Wireless Systems, Ethernet, IP, Profinet, Modbus, Networking, Project Management, Rockwell, Cimplicity, Power BI, Grafana, APIs, Rockwell Automation, Siemens, Modicon, HMI/SCADA, ICONICS Genesis64, Wonderware ArchestrA System Platform, GE CIMPLICITY, GE iFIX, Rockwell Automation FactoryTalk View, Semiconductor chip fabrication facilities, Life Sciences, Building Automation, Food and Beverage.

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