Communications Controls Engineer

Note - Fully Onsite on the field (no exceptions). Local candidates preferred. Non-Local candidates must commit to relocation from Day 1.

This role emphasizes PLC, HMI, SCADA, and system integration - core to the position.

Responsibilities :

• Maintain systems of electrical and automated controls for machines, processes, sub-stations and railroad control center.
• Program, upload and download PLC, HMI and SCADA codes for backup and achieving.
• Select hardware and formulates engineering design based on project requirements
• Reviews system design for compliance with engineering best practices, appropriate regulations and codes, company standards, contract requirements and related specifications
• Formulates and performs factory acceptance test plans for completed systems
• Performs site acceptance tests at client job sites
• Provides PLC and HMI programming field support and troubleshooting
• Assist Lead Systems Engineer with, controls, SCADA design, FAT scheduling, requirements writing, testing and design review for projects.
• Assist Lead Systems Engineer in cost estimation, scope of work, procurement and project execution.
• Provides project management assistance for control systems and SCADA.
• Directs and coordinates operation, maintenance, and repair of equipment and systems on field installations.
• Use Microsoft Office products to perform engineering and project management tasks
• Set up and install Communications Fujitsu Servers, Switches, Protocol Converters, Firewalls and Modems.
• Perform assessments and gather data at existing substations, regarding the existing communication equipment life cycle.
• Develop design / requirements of communications systems for substations including fiber optics, telecom racks, ethernet switches, alarms, HMI and SCADA systems, cabinet elevations, communications block diagrams, and communications towers and raceways.
• Experience with industrial communications protocol, such as Modbus RTU, Modbus TCP, DNP3.0, Ethernet / IP, serial comms (RS-485, RS-232 and CAN) and ARINC.
• Implements sound cyber security architecture and configurations on substation devices. Applies North American Electric Reliability Corporation (NERC) Critical Infrastructure Protection (CIP) compliance requirements.
• Create SCADA point lists and remote terminal unit (RTU) programs, to be reported through human-machine interfaces (HMI's) and Control Center.
• Prepare Substation Automation System (SAS) panel interconnections and outdoor equipment wiring and communications cabling and raceways.
• Prepare cable schedule.
• Develop bill of materials and nameplate schedule.
• Review internal communications designs and external design drawings

Qualifications :

Achieve the requirements & responsibilities by :