Communications Controls Engineer
17 hours ago
Newark
This role emphasizes PLC, HMI, SCADA, and system integration - core to the position. Responsibilities: • Maintain systems of electrical and automated controls for machines, processes, sub-stations and railroad control center., • Program, upload and download PLC, HMI and SCADA codes for backup and achieving., • Select hardware and formulates engineering design based on project requirements, • Reviews system design for compliance with engineering best practices, appropriate regulations and codes, company standards, contract requirements and related specifications, • Formulates and performs factory acceptance test plans for completed systems, • Performs site acceptance tests at client job sites, • Provides PLC and HMI programming field support and troubleshooting, • Assist Lead Systems Engineer with, controls, SCADA design, FAT scheduling, requirements writing, testing and design review for projects., • Assist Lead Systems Engineer in cost estimation, scope of work, procurement and project execution., • Provides project management assistance for control systems and SCADA., • Directs and coordinates operation, maintenance, and repair of equipment and systems on field installations., • Use Microsoft Office products to perform engineering and project management tasks, • Set up and install Communications Fujitsu Servers, Switches, Protocol Converters, Firewalls and Modems., • Perform assessments and gather data at existing substations, regarding the existing communication equipment life cycle., • Develop design/requirements of communications systems for substations including fiber optics, telecom racks, ethernet switches, alarms, HMI and SCADA systems, cabinet elevations, communications block diagrams, and communications towers and raceways., • Experience with industrial communications protocol, such as Modbus RTU, Modbus TCP, DNP3.0, Ethernet/IP, serial comms (RS-485, RS-232 and CAN) and ARINC., • Implements sound cyber security architecture and configurations on substation devices. Applies North American Electric Reliability Corporation (NERC) Critical Infrastructure Protection (CIP) compliance requirements., • Create SCADA point lists and remote terminal unit (RTU) programs, to be reported through human-machine interfaces (HMI’s) and Control Center., • Prepare Substation Automation System (SAS) panel interconnections and outdoor equipment wiring and communications cabling and raceways., • Prepare cable schedule., • Develop bill of materials and nameplate schedule., • Review internal communications designs and external design drawings, • Qualifications:, • Minimum 5 years related experience in design, development, programming, and field commissioning experience., • Ability to read, analyze, and interpret technical documents including P&IDs, sequence of operations, technical specifications, etc., • Ability to write routine reports and correspondence., • Effectively present information to top management, and employees, • Ability to apply advanced mathematical concepts such as exponents, logarithms, quadratic equations, and permutations., • MUST be able to read PLC Ladder Logic, Tags and Scripts, • Initiating new, creative ideas., • Having a willingness to be flexible - adapting to new paths, • Strong problem solving / troubleshooting practices., • Able to manage multiple projects., • Being a team player and working cross-functionally., • Managing resources and relationships - internally and externally., • Consistently evaluating processes, automate, recommending changes when appropriate., • Supporting all business operations, value in - value out., • Adapting, realizing workflow can, will change as our business grows., • Communicating throughout organization., • Be visionary and able to share that vision with the team members planning for alternatives.