Manager of Engineering

Overview

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AC Controls (a Kele Company) is searching for an Engineering Manager. AC Controls has been providing superior products and services since 1960 for process and combustion applications, offering systems integration services, combustion & process control systems, and distribution of industrial instrumentation, controls, and valves to the process and power industries in the southeast. The Engineering Manager will primarily be responsible for leading our controls engineering function within a dynamic organization, providing functional management for the controls engineers (both system design and programming), ensuring technical excellence while supporting on-time delivery across multiple programs (i.e., integrated systems, engineered solutions, and field services).

Building and maintaining an engineering team capable of delivering innovative solutions to the Kele footprint is a key aspect of this role.

• Serve as the functional leader responsible for the supervision, professional development, and technical qualification of the engineering staff.
• Provide technical oversight and guidance to ensure engineering deliverables meet quality standards and customer requirements while fostering innovation and continuous improvement.
• Serve as a technical lead within the organization, solving complex technical issues, participating in design reviews, and representing the team in interactions with partners and customers.
• Establish and maintain engineering systems and processes that ensure alignment with industry standards and facilitate future growth of the engineering organization.
• Collaborate closely with project managers and other functional leaders (e.g., sales, field services) to allocate resources effectively, balance workloads, and resolve competing priorities.
• Support the Kele sales function, participating in customer interactions, conducting site walkdowns, and providing input to estimates for systems, solutions, and services.

• Minimum 10 years of progressive engineering experience.
• Minimum 2 years in engineering leadership capacity.
• Substantial experience in the process control industry, ideally combustion applications.
• Demonstrated proficiency in control system design and development, including:
  • Translation of PFDs and P&IDs into control systems requirements.
  • Development of architecture, panel layouts, network topology, and I/O allocation.
  • Selection and specification of instrumentation and final control elements.
  • Support of custom panel design and build, including UL508A documentation.
  • Design of boiler and burner flame safety and combustion control systems.
  • Familiarity with fuel train, gas detection, heat trace, and industrial wireless systems.
• Proven competence in control system programming, including:
  • Development of PLC, safety, and logic applications for BMS and combustion control.
  • Configuration of SCADA and HMI applications.
  • Creation of control narratives, I/O lists, alarm philosophy, and interlock logic.
  • Execution of single-point jackshaft, parallel, and fully metered cross-limited schemes.
  • Commissioning of systems (I/O checkout, loop tuning, FAT/SAT, startup, training).

• Strong knowledge of burner management and combustion standards: NFPA 85, 86, and 87.
• Expertise in electrical design standards (e.g., NEC, UL508A) in panel and field wiring applications.
• Understanding of functional safety concepts consistent with ISA 84 or IEC 61511.
• Familiarity with oxygen trim, cross-limited metering, and air-fuel ratio tuning.
• Proficient in reading and producing P&IDs, electrical schematics, and network diagrams.
• Competence in selection and sizing of instrumentation and control valves/dampers.
• Hands-on PLC experience (AB Compact Logix /Control Logix, Honeywell HC900 /Control Edge).
• Hands-on HMI and SCADA experience (Iconics, Ignition, Red Lion Crimson).
• Exposure to gas detection, heat trace, and industrial wireless systems.
• Experience with documentation management including revision control.

• Excellent leadership and people management skills.
• Proven ability to build high-performing…