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Senior Controls Engineer
Hired by Matrix
🇺🇸 United States
Hybrid
Senior
2 weeks ago
$110,000 – $125,000 / year
- PLC
- NEC
- CAD
- Excel
- AutoCAD
- calibration
2 weeks ago
Are you ready to build your career by joining an engineering solutions company. If so, our client is hiring a Senior Controls Engineer.
Position Type:
- Direct Hire
- Hybrid
- Education
- A Bachelor of Science degree in Electrical Engineering, Electrical/Electronic Engineering Technology or equivalent experience is required. Interest in progressing to a PE license will be supported.
- Experience: 10 years of experience with capabilities in below areas:
- Preparation of electrical, instrumentation, and PLC control panel specifications for purchase of materials and equipment and/or the solicitations of labor
- Experience in design of electrical schematics, including power distribution 480VAC and under
- Experience in the installation, checkout, and commissioning of electrical, instruments, and control systems
- Knowledge of the NEC and associated national, state and local code requirements; includes hazardous area requirements
- Familiar with construction, installation, maintenance, support, documentation, and testing activities to ensure compliance with specifications, codes, and customer requirements
- Familiar with construction and installation standards and specifications for use by electrical contractors
- Document and organize projects according to established procedures using various tools including computer software such as CAD, Excel, and Visual Manufacturing
- Review of fabricator and external design drawings, documentation and fabrication sequence
- Provide cost estimates for electrical controls according to established guidelines
- Monitor status and ensure delivery of project deliverables within budgeted cost and schedule
- Experience in industries such as Life Sciences, Building Automation, Food and Beverage, Oil & Gas and Mining
- Strong interpersonal, verbal and written communication skills needed. Ability to communicate and work with both team members, subcontractors and clients
- Experience with PLC programming is preferred
- Experience with AutoCAD is desired
- Professional references, preferably one from each of the following: a subordinate, a peer, and a manager
- Ability to travel up to 25%
- Senior Electrical Engineer will interact directly with the customers engineers and drafters in identifying requirements, developing specifications, and implementing/testing/commissioning/qualifying electrical solutions.
- Researches systems ideas and draws up plans for power and control at 480 VAC and below, including instrumentation and control devices.
- Responsible for reviewing and developing system specifications and drawing packages.
- Conducts factory tests as needed.
- In addition provide support throughout the construction and commissioning of the electrical and control systems they have designed including installation and wiring, check-out support, and commissioning/qualification.
- As a Senior Engineer, may be required to manage a team of engineers to meet overall schedule requirements.
- Will be responsible for overall quality.
- During proposal phases should be experienced with developing a scope of work and cost estimate of hours for the deliverables.
- Will Project Manage jobs of various sizes.
- Major Responsibilities:
- Responsible for 480 VAC designs and drawings including motor branch circuits, power distribution and transformation, MCC design and specification, and electrical equipment specification
- Responsible for hazardous area design including Class I Div. 1 and Div. 2 code and design requirements
- Instrument specification, wiring, troubleshooting, and calibration
- Develops schematics detailing control system configuration and wiring, and design equipment panel layouts.
- This effort includes the ability to architect and specify control system designs and give work direction to technicians creating the drawings
- Knowledge of the NEC and associated national, state, and local code requirements
- Work at customer sites to perform the system checkout and start-up of electrical, instrumentation, and control systems
- Develop the final record system documentation and provide system training to the customer
- Individual will be working on electrical and control system integration projects for clients across multiple industries including life sciences
- Must have a diverse engineering skill set with the ability to work independently. Should be able to handle multiple projects simultaneously.
- May act as Technical Lead or Project Manager. This includes but not limited to:
- Develops scope of work and cost estimates for the deliverables
- Develops and executes implementation plans for the project
- Assigns work to meet overall project deadlines
- Ensures that all project team members clearly understand the scope of W-M responsibilities and deliver quality output
- Develop schedules for WM and customer requirements
- Evaluate progress on projects and details changes
- Responsible for all purchasing and subcontractor requirements
- Responsible for the development of costs and proposal of change orders to contract scope
We want to hear from you! If you think you’d be a good match, submit your resume and reach out to Vimal at(862) 895-5501 to learn more.
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Senior Controls Engineer · Hired by Matrix