Control Engineer Job Fredericksburg area,Virginia USA,Engineering

With over 40 successful years in business and having over 35 facilities across the USA, this engineering firm has been named on the ENR Top 500 Design Firm list and has continued to climb in rank over the years. In addition, they have been named as a certified integrator by many vendors as they do not focus on just one platform, but their engineers will work with the customer to choose the best platform for each application.

With over 600 employees nationwide, they have become one of the largest and most established firms in the United States.

Reasons to work for this company:

Opportunity to get involved with challenging projects across many different industries
They offer comprehensive medical/dental insurance
Profit Sharing/401K match and Employee Stock Ownership Plan
They have a great reputation in the industry and with their customers

Summary:

You will be responsible for controls engineering project requirements involving control system design, control panel design, PLC programming, instrumentation, check out support and start-up assistance.

Responsibilities

Designs, develops, and implements control systems (logic software and hardware) to meet process system requirements
Develops schematics detailing control system configuration and wiring, and designs equipment panel layouts on AutoCAD software
Develop Sequence of Operation document detailing control strategies for the process under control. Lead design reviews with the customer for review and approval of design documents
Work at the customer site to perform the system checkout and start-up of the integrated control system
Develop the final record system documentation and provide system training to the customer
Individual will be working on automation and control system integration projects for clients across multiple industries, including both manufacturing production lines and data center building automation
Will act as technical lead on projects and guide lower-level engineers and technicians
Will act as Project Manager on smaller projects ranging from $50K to $250K. This includes, but is not limited to:

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
Develops schedules for W-M and customer requirements
Evaluates progress on the project and details changes
Responsible for all purchasing and subcontractor requirements
Responsible for the development of costs and proposal of change orders to the contract scope

Minimum Requirements

Education: BS in Electrical or Mechanical Engineering is preferred.

Experience: 3+ years of experience in the areas below:

An in-depth understanding of control systems, components, logic programming, experience with instrumentation and controls design, and PLC systems (i.e., Allen Bradley, Schneider Modicon, Siemens, GE-IP) is required. Experience with AutoCAD is also desired
Strong interpersonal skills. Ability to communicate and work with both team members, subcontractors, and clients
Ability to travel up to 50%

To comply with some state laws, the annual base salary range for this position has been provided. The range given is broad and should be considered as a guideline only. Our client will consider a candidate's work experience, education/training, key skills, the salaries of current employees in similar roles, and other factors when extending an offer.