Controls engineer Orlando FL

Overview

Controls engineer Orlando FL

Experience level:
Mid-senior Experience required: 5 Years Education level:
Bachelor’s degree Job function:
Engineering Industry: Industrial Automation Compensation: $121,000 - $150,000 Total position: 1 Relocation assistance:
Limited assistance Visa sponsorship eligibility:
No

• Designs, develops, and implements DCS/PLC control system (logic software and hardware) to meet process requirements, and complies with local or government agency design/implementation codes.
• Interfacing with engineers, designers, and drafters; able to work in a multi-disciplined environment and communicate effectively orally and in writing.
• Knowledge of control panel and system design standards and code practices for local or government agencies.
• Develops documents detailing control configuration and design, including Theory/Description of operation, Detailed control system design description, system implementation/acceptance test plans.
• Able to interface with facility design to optimize panel location, minimize voltage drop, and optimize panel maintenance.
• Performs 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 rating).
• Knowledge of analyzing system design for Hazard analysis development and mitigation.
• Ability to implement control system redundancy to minimize single points of failure.
• Develops schematics of control system configuration, wiring, network layout, and equipment panel layouts on AutoCAD.
• Supports initial start-up and debugging of integrated systems and develops system documentation.
• Works on automation and control system integration projects for clients in industries such as entertainment and manufacturing.
• Acts as technical lead on projects and guides lower-level engineers, technicians, and contractors.
• Acts as Project Manager on smaller projects ranging from $50k to $250k, including developing and executing implementation plans, assigning work, and ensuring team members understand the scope of responsibilities.
• Develops schedules for W-M and customer requirements; evaluates progress and details changes; responsible for purchasing and subcontractor requirements; responsible for development of costs and proposal of change orders to contract scope.

Education – Bachelor’s Degree in Electrical Engineering. (Directly related experience may be substituted for degree)

5+ years in Ethernet-based control systems, safety systems, instrumentation, components, logic programming, and DCS programming (e.g., Delta

V, Experion, 800xA) preferred.

Experience with instrumentation and controls/PLC system design (e.g., Allen Bradley, Modicon, Siemens) required.

Experience with AutoCAD is also desired.

Key Competencies – Knowledge of contract documents and specifications; ability to collect field data and accurately record findings; ability to perform system design functions; planning, customer-focused, timely decision making, informing, organizing, priority setting, problem solving.

Skills – Proficient in Microsoft Windows and Office environments.

Travel:
Ability to travel up to 35%.

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

Standard office environment, on-site office environment, and diverse industrial environments. Frequent PC usage, fax machines, copy machines, and phones.

As a 100% Employee-Owned Company our people are passionate about solving your unique engineering challenges, and with the support of industry experts behind them, they can successfully execute projects of any size while meeting your requirements of scope, schedule, and budget. Wunderlich-Malec has been providing customers with engineering, system integration and fabrication solutions for more than 40 years. With offices throughout the US and over 500 professionals on our staff, we are one of the largest and most well-established engineering companies in the United States, and we ve successfully finished numerous projects for our US clients in many parts of the world.

We re confident that our qualified staff has the knowledge, experience, and talent to create and deliver the solutions you need for your facility process and operation needs. Wunderlich-Malec ranks on Inc. 5000 s Fastest-Growing Private Companies list and is a GSA Schedule holder with the Federal Government for professional engineering services and manufacturing.