Controls Engineer 3

Cullerton Group has a new opportunity for a Controls Engineer 3 in Alpharetta, GA. The work will be done onsite. This is a long term contract. It can lead to permanent employment with our customer. Compensation is $53/hr including benefits, vision, dental, health insurance, 401K and holiday pay.

Our customer is the largest manufacturer of construction equipment in the world.

Execute and support the design, test, manufacture, and commissioning of low and medium voltage switchgear that controls multiple generators which parallel to one or more utility sources

Provide direction to CAD designers to create wiring and assembly drawings for generator paralleling switchgear controls

Interact with internal and external customers, accomplishing project milestones

Create bill of materials for generator paralleling switchgear controls in ERP system

Create PLC programs for control of generator paralleling switchgear

Execute multiple projects simultaneously

Interaction with team:

Work alongside team of 5-8 engineers. Report to Engineering Manger.

Work environment:

Office/Air-Conditioned manufacturing facility

Education & Experience Required:

Bachelor’s Degree in Engineering, Electrical, Manufacturing, or Mechanical Engineering preferred

5-7 years experience required.

Open to 2 year degree with 7+ years of experience

Open to Masters with same experience

Internships will not count for experience

Technical Skills

(Required)

Ability to create PLC programs using one of the IEC 61131 PLC Programming languages i.e. Ladder Logic, Function Block Diagram, Structured Text or any other PLC programming language

Design, test, and commission control systems. i.e. systems with different PLC controllers in the same system, experience interfacing, designing controls with different manufacturers

Develop control software utilizing various PLC platforms. Expert knowledge on at least one of the following PLC platforms. Schneider Momentum, M340, M580, AB Control, Compact Logix, Woodward MSLC, DSLC, Easy Gen, and LS5 Architecture

Interpret customer specifications and drawings, and apply them to design platform while considering industry regulations and requirements

Customize PLC software and hardware templates

(Desired)

Understand in detail the applicable NEC, UL 508, UL 891, UL 1558, UL MV, CSA 22-2, and ANSI requirements and their applications in switchgear controls

Understand protective relays, their functions associated with Generator, and Utility protection applications