Senior Controls Engineer Albuquerque, NM

Senior Controls Engineer

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.

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 have the ability to conceptualize, detail, and implement control systems for industrial processes and machinery that meet our customers requirements.

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.

This position oftentimes requires the following project management responsibilities: developing project execution plans, work breakdown structures and associated budgets, task prioritization and scheduling, task ordering, time tracking and reporting, financial tracking and reporting, early problem identification, conflict management/resolution, leading and supporting a team, and attending project status meetings.

The ideal candidate must have a diverse engineering skillset with the ability to work independently. Will act as technical lead on projects and guide lower-level engineers and technicians. Could also act as Project Manager on smaller projects.

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

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

Candidates with Rockwell and Cimplicity experience will be given preference

Various 3rd party web-based data integrations for monitoring and troubleshooting aid

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

Provide technical leadership on design standards around graphics, alarming, and scale-up

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 Genesis
64, Wonderware ArchestrA System Platform, GE CIMPLICITY, GE iFIX, Rockwell Automation Factory Talk 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 in the design of electrical schematics, including power distribution under 480

VAC, control panels, and associated NEC references desired

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

Seeing, color perception, hearing, clear speech, dexterity in hands, driving, lifting, ability to mount/dismount equipment, pushing and pulling.

Standard office environment, on-site office environment, diverse industrial environments, frequent use of personal computer, facsimile/copy machines, phones.

Albuquerque, NM, United States

ESR Healthcare