CONTROLS & AUTOMATION PROJECT ENGINEER

Overview

Controls & Automation Project Engineer – Motor City Electric Technologies Co. (General Department)

Position Summary

We are the Controls & Automation division of an electrical contractor looking for mid-level PLC / Controls Project Engineer(s) with experience in the automotive and / or municipal water / wastewater industry. This individual must have 3 to 7 years of PLC, HMI and SCADA programming, design and implementation experience. The qualified candidate will be responsible for the development, implementation, and maintenance of automation based engineering projects. This individual must have previous PLC, HMI, or SCADA programming, design, and / or implementation experience in the manufacturing conveyor and / or water / wastewater industry. The qualified candidate will be a versatile, self-motivated self-starter with the ability to work independently as well as in a team environment and manage multiple projects at the same time.

Primary Responsibilities

• PLC, HMI and SCADA design, programming, troubleshooting, implementation and field startup support for water / wastewater process and / or the automotive machine / conveyor control industry
• Design electrical control panels including AC / DC circuits and schematics, panel layouts and bill of materials
• Verify and validate electrical control panel design / build through reliability, maintainability and durability test standards
• Networking and communications design, troubleshooting and implementation : DeviceNet, DH+, Modbus
• LAN, WAN, Ethernet / IP
• Wireless (radio and cellular) a plus
• Provide management and customers with regular updates, feedback and reporting during the project life cycle
• Determining and designing electrical controls and field engineering designs and modifications from project specifications, objectives, and / or issues
• Project documentation including daily logs, RFIs, project submittals, O&M manuals and as-builts
• End user and customer training

Education, Experience, And Skills Required

Other Responsibilities

Relocation Not Available : Local Candidates Only

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