Controls Engineer

We have a Controls Engineer position available in our Houston, TX office. This position is responsible for engineering project requirements involving DCS/PLC/SCADA/HMI programming, hardware designs, network architecture design, instrumentation/electrical designs, check-out/start-up support, etc. This role is hybrid.

Position Summary

Technical

Deliver process control systems including DCS/PLC/SCADA/HMI programming, hardware designs, network architecture design, instrumentation/electrical designs, check-out/start-up support, etc.

Learn, follow, and seek to streamline/improve project execution tools, standards and techniques

Follows guidance from lead engineer to provide process Control System software/hardware design, development and startup

Prepare supporting project documenting (examples include user requirements, architecture, control narratives, cause&effect diagrams, test plans, user training, etc.

Routinely test your work to ensure quality, accuracy, safety and alignment to project requirements

Project Management

Provide status reporting to your project manager regarding activities/deliverables progress-to-date, hours estimate-to-complete, needs/obstacles to meeting project schedule, etc.

Identifies potential roadblocks to completing tasks efficiently and on schedule

Provide input to project risks, best practice, lessons learned, etc. related to your project activities

Address customer requests and evaluate them versus the defined scope of assigned projects

Actively participate in internal and customer meetings

Sales and Business Development

Identify opportunities to build relationships with client members of their assigned projects

Provide input to proposals and estimates

Seek to understand customer needs such that WM may offer additional scope and/or services

Business Operations

Create personal goals that support the goals of your assigned projects as well as the goals our Business Unit

Demonstrate ability in engineering economics, entrepreneurialism, risk management, and financial accountability

Willing to collaborate and share knowledge with coworkers

Communicate (verbally and in writing) with clarity and professionalism

Focus on efficiency and continuous improvement

Personal accountability and integrity

Project-specific (first assignment)

Support in Migration from existing Wonderware systems to Ignition Vision. This is end-to-end migration, reverse engineer WW system, where we migrate entire brownfield assets, alarms, and historical data to Ignition. Follow the Ignition Standards developed in another region to migrate these assets. S88 model

Work with customers to understand their requirements, review the filed device connectivity with Ignition by working with automation, configuring those devices on a dev environment (Tags, Graphics, Alarms), testing, rollouts to few locations, training respective division SCADA teams on that new setup

Daily support on existing Ignition sites

Develop Ignition Perspective Mobile Projects for requested facilities

Minimum Requirements

Education: BS Degree in Engineering (preference for Electrical/Controls, Chemical, Computer or Mechanical).

General

Strong leadership and client relation skills

Exceptional verbal and written ability with the aptitude to communicate professionally with clients and project leadership

Good engineering and good documentation practice. Experience (or willingness) using collaboration tools (such as SharePoint) to work effectively within remote teams

Required Experience

2+ years of the following including multiple phases of a controls project: system design, development, commissioning/startup and training of customers

Ignition SCADA

Allen Bradley PLCs

Wonderware Archestra HMI

Ability to read a design input documentation including PFDs, P&IDs, I/O list, control narratives, cause&effect diagrams, control panel layouts, testing acceptance criteria, etc.

Has working knowledge of standard programming languages such as Ladder, Sequential Function Chart, Structured Text and Function Block Diagrams

Experience with at least one standard programming language such as C++, JavaScript, Python, .NET, etc.

Computer proficiency with Microsoft Outlook, Excel, and Word

Additional Experience (preferred but not required)

Modbus addressing

ABB Totalflow

Emerson ROCs

Redlion

Safety Instrumented Systems (SIS)

S88 model

Network design, troubleshooting and ability to maintain/modify a virtualized environment

DCS/PLC control panel high-level layouts and BOM

Physical Demands of Position Ability to travel up to 25%. Seeing, color perception, hearing, clear speech, dexterity in hands, driving (valid driver's license required), lifting, climbing, ability to mount and dismount equipment, pushing and pulling.

Working Environment Standard office environment, On-site office environment, and diverse industrial environments including chemical and biological manufacturing environments. Frequent PC usage including collaboration tools for project execution.

Benefits

PEAK's benefit offerings available for our associates include medical, dental, vision, Flexible Spending Account (FSA), Dependent Care Savings Account (DCA), and 401K plan.

PEAK believes that taking care of our team is essential for success and we are proud to provide benefits that enhance both your well-being and your future.

Additionally, our associates may be eligible for Paid Sick Leave as required by Federal, State, or local laws.

Equal Opportunity Employer (EEO)

PEAK Technical Staffing is committed to creating a diverse and inclusive environment and is proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer. PEAK does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, disability, or veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by applicable law. All employment decisions are made based on qualifications, merit, and business need. We encourage all individuals to apply.

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