Senior Controls Engineer

Principal Accountabilities/ Responsibilities:

• Accountable for leading the controls engineering for expansions/large capital projects.
• Work with OEMs, vendors, and contractors to design, install, integrate and start-up new equipment and process controls. This includes selecting and approving electrical and instrumentation components, reviewing, approving electrical and process control network designs, evaluating software, conducting machine acceptance testing and resolving issues.

• Responsible for specifying Distributed Control Systems (DCS), PLC's, HMI's, servo systems, instrumentation, network components and analysis software in accordance with FQT controls standards.
• Assesses, identifies, schematically designs, and makes complex program modifications in DCS, PLC logic, HMI programs and servo controller logic for production equipment and associated assets. Provides quality checks to insure correct software development.

Qualifications/ education and experience requirements:

(e.g. degrees, certificates of specific trainings)

• Bachelor's degree in electrical/controls/ mechanical Engineering, or related field.
• Minimum 7-10 years of relevant experience with demonstrated results.
• Focused controls engineering experience including specifying control elements/devices, programming control loops, troubleshooting/optimizing processes.
• Advanced PLC based hardware and software, Distributed Control Systems, and automation experience.
• Experience with industrial control networks design, set up and troubleshooting.
• Execution of large capital projects.
• Paper experience a plus.
• Strong communication, analytical and collaboration skills interfacing with all levels of the organization; ability to simplify complex issues and resolve issues.
• Computer skills including specific controls programming software, email, word processing, spreadsheet applications, and project management software.
• Prior supervisory experience a plus.
• Ability to travel to consultant engineering office, vendors, and expansion site. This role will transition to the new expansion site.

Skills requirements:

(e.g., analytical, teamwork, problem solving, ability to use certain equipment, etc.)

• Problem solving/analytics
• Communication skills with the ability to engage and drive understanding throughout all levels of the organization
• Technical Leadership with ability to mentor and lead divisional level technical objectives
• Basic business ownership skills enabling critical thinking, recommendations, and project justifications.

Competencies

• PLC & DCS Programming
• Large capital expansion/projects execution

• Influencing without authority
• Multi-site or central technical support
• Authoring specifications and best practices

Work Environment (if applicable):

Physical and Other Requirements (if appliable):

• Apx. 25% travel
• Ability to relocate to new mid-west site

Direct Reports (if applicable):

• None

Disclaimer:

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