Lead Controls Engineer

Job Description

Description:

Job Summary: The Lead Controls Engineer will serve as a technical authority, advancing PDC’s innovation strategy through the development of industry-leading technology solutions, the design and implementation of best practices, and hands-on support across software, hardware, complex system architectures, and integrated applications.

Key Responsibilities:

Commitment to PDC corporate values, strategies, and goals/objectives, to drive a 1-PDC culture of safety, customer service, quality, profitability, growth, and a merit shop philosophy

Subject matter expert among market relevant solution platforms, best engineering practices, and emergent technology among key vendors’ hardware, software, and systems

Automation expert for key stakeholders among clients, vendors, commercial partners, all PDC Divisions’ functions and their projects’ scope

Coordinate and lead internal PDC application development to drive effective problem statement identification, innovative solution sets, and value-add technical designs that meet client’s project scope, quality, price, performance requirements, and constraints

Deploy innovative and reliable control system designs and upgrades via systematic methods of testing, troubleshooting, resolution, documentation, and validation

Drives continuous improvement via technical mentorship and development of relevant standard operating procedures, practices, processes, and methods

Field engineering duties, as needed to include system start up and commissioning, troubleshooting, acceptance, and site leadership

Define and document control systems designs, requirements, test plans, and results

Client proposal development support among solutions, equipment, costing, and schedule

Supply Chain collaboration and support

PDC Sales collaboration and support

Other duties as assigned

Working Conditions:

The employee occasionally works in proximity to moving mechanical parts, fumes or airborne particles, sources of electrical shock, or in high or precarious places

The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate but may be loud in manufacturing environments

The employee must occasionally lift and/or move up to 25 pounds while moving equipment, components, or subassemblies

Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and the ability to adjust focus

Varying schedules & occasional extended hours for site workRequirements:

Required Qualifications:

BS Degree in Electrical Engineering, or related field and equivalent experience.

5+ years of controls engineering design experience

Thorough knowledge of industry relevant technology, regulations, trends, and practices: PLC, HMI, Motion Control, Networking, Safety Systems, Vision Systems, Data Collection

Familiarity with specification and design documents

Project management experience

Ability to make independent judgments to formulate, initiate, and administer effective technical solutions.

Excellent verbal and written communications skills; ability to communicate professionally at all levels internally and externally

Ability and willingness to support and mentor others

Excellent problem solving and math skills

Possess a valid driver’s license

Preferred Qualifications:

10+ years of automation/controls/engineering design experience

Experience in the design of industrial plants and warehouses, central chilled water and heating plants, water pumping stations, wastewater treatment plants, food and dairy plants along with manufacturing and CIP processes

Working knowledge to interpret regional and international code requirements such as NEC, NFPA, CSA, CE, IEC, etc.

Knowledge and experience among key industry providers: Rockwell, Siemens, Ignition, AutoCAD-Electrical

Ability to operate interfaces, design controls, write technical control write-ups for automation projects, and train customers

Full-time