Senior Automation & Controls Engineer
hace 17 horas
Atlanta
Direct Hire Opportunity! Senior Automation & Controls Engineer - Food & Beverage Qualifications: • Bachelor Degree in Controls, Electrical, Mechanical or Chemical Engineering or related degree from an ABET accredited program and successful completion of Fundamentals of Engineering (FE) exam and 7 years electrical engineering experience, • EPC project and Automation 7 Controls experience preferred, • Master Degree in Electrical Engineering and 6 years electrical engineering experience, • EPC project experience preferred, • Expert knowledge in standard engineering techniques and procedures, • Strong knowledge of electrical equipment design ANSI and IEEE Standards. Strong computer skills (e.g. Microsoft Office Suite), • Excellent written and verbal communication skills, • Experience with leading the discipline design for large projects and delegating work tasks to team members, • 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, • Strong attention to detail, facilitation, team building, collaboration, organization and problem-solving skills, • Ability to perform quality reviews for detailed engineering documents and specifications, • Ability to travel. accredited program, • Must have or be able to obtain a Transportation Worker Identification Card (TWIC), • Professional Engineer (PE) License Preferred, • This position requires an individual capable of applying intensive and diversified knowledge of principles and practices to broad areas of assignment, • Must be capable of devising new approaches to problems encountered, • 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 Senior Automation & Controls Engineer - Food & Beverage Description: • Responsible for compliance with company and project site safety policies, • 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, • Responsible for applying knowledge of commonly used automation and controls engineering/design concepts, principles, practices, codes, and procedures within the engineering services industry, • 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, • Supports project manager in the development and tracking of automation and controls project budgets and expected progress, • Works with clients and vendors directly in developing design, • Builds effective relationships with existing clients, customers and contractors and develop new business opportunities, • Responsible for ensuring customer satisfaction goals and expectations are met, • Has a list of clients that frequently request them for projects or assistance, • Provides leadership, technical direction and development to Automation and Controls team members, • Assists in the day-to-day allocation of resources to their projects, • 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 project and customer pursuits, • Frequently attends and hosts client events, • Develops business strategies for future projects, • Understands business needs and profitability factors, • Reviews and develops 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, • Complies with all company policies and standards, • All other duties as assigned