Controls Engineer

Wunderlich‑Malec Engineering (WM) is a 100% employee‑owned ESOP and one of the largest and most well‑established engineering companies in the United States. When you join WM you become part of a company that is:

• 100% employee‑owned with over 40 years of industry history
• ENR (Engineering News Record) Top 500 firm
• Rated as a top System Integrator Giant

This position is responsible for electrical/controls engineering on large‑scale projects. Project requirements involve control system design from scratch (hardware/software/network), electrical panel design and power calculations, risk assessment, component selection and configuration, control system programming, and control system installation/commissioning.

• Must be organized, technically competent, have effective oral and written communications, and experienced in working in a multi‑disciplined environment and interfacing with engineers, designers, and drafters.
• Responsible for system design from blank sheet of paper to create concept of electrical/control/system components based on project requirements.
  • Experience doing design via drafting software (AutoCAD preferred).
• Provide input and system modification as needed for system integration with other project disciplines.
  • Able to interface with facility design to optimize panel location, minimizing voltage drop and designing a more efficient system hardware layout.
• Manage vendor scope to verify safety, functionality, and all contract requirements are satisfied.
• Ensures design complies with any local or government agency design/implementation codes in addition to client codes/standards.
• Knowledge of analyzing system design for hazard analysis development and mitigation.
• Design and analysis for safety critical parts within a control system.
• Designing redundant mitigations in system to increase safety and reliability.
• Designing systems with complex motion and integration from automated systems.
• Develops documents of system configuration and design. Documents include Description of operation, detailed control system design description, panel assembly drawings and schematics, termination drawings, network layout, system implementation/acceptance test plans, system routine maintenance/job plans.
• Able to perform the following system design calculations/analysis: short‑circuit protection, harmonics, noise reduction/cancellation, power consumption, load flow, protective relay/circuit design, ground fault monitoring, safety system implementation (SIL/PL rating knowledge preferred).
• Designs, develops, and implements DCS/PLC control system (logic software) to meet process requirements, and the ability to understand and implement client design standards for software system.
• Understanding of control system components and instrumentation to properly design software interface/control to achieve system functionality.
• Develops documents detailing control/software configuration and design, including theory/description of operation, detailed control system design description, software design plan, detailed software implementation/description, system implementation/acceptance test plans.
• Knowledge of design, troubleshooting, and code implementation for the following programming languages: ladder logic (required), C++ (preferred), Visual Basic (preferred), and structured text (required).
• Ability to perform processor loading calculations, scan time analysis, input/output response timing analysis, control system network delays analysis, and program task/code block priorities/timing management/interface.
• Can design code that is efficient (not processor resource heavy) while maintaining a minimalist implementation to help facility future modifications and understanding by client post turnover. Includes providing any documentation and/or tools that will assist with program understanding and troubleshooting.
• Ability to diagnose control system issues during troubleshooting to assist in determining root cause (trending, system analysis, test logic, etc.).
• Ability to minimize secondary faults from occurring within logic by programming "smart" diagnostics that can determine root cause and…