Senior Control Engineer

Senior Control Engineer - Wilmington, Massachusetts

Compensation: $130,000 - $145,000

About the Company100% employee-owned ESOP and one of the largest and most well-established engineering companies in the United States. As a Controls Engineer, you become part of a company that is:

• 100% employee-owned company with 41 years of industry history

• Entrepreneurially Minded

• A Top 5 Systems Integrator Giant

• ENR top 500 firms at #170

About the JobWe have a Sr. Control Engineer position available in our Wilmington, MA office. This position requires demonstrated technical proficiency in implementing automation solutions with PLC, DCS, HMI, and SCADA platforms.

Duties and Responsibilities:

• This position requires the ability to deliver innovative automation solutions and design standards either self-directed or as a leader of a team.

• The candidate must have the ability to conceptualize, detail, and implement control systems for industrial processes and machinery that meet our customer’s requirements.

• This involves the development of a control system architecture, selecting the components to be used, detailing schematic diagrams and system documentation, programming controllers (PLC, DCS, RTU), programming the process visualization (HMI/SCADA), developing databases for archiving/displaying historical system data and implementing/commissioning the control system at the client’s facility.

• Knowledge of controller programming languages such as Ladder, Sequential Function Chart, Structured Text, and others to achieve the desired results is required.

• Knowledge of standard programming languages such as VBA, .NET, and SQL for the development of HMI/SCADA systems is preferred.

• For larger systems, experience with industrial networking used to connect control system components and instrumentation is preferred.

• The Senior Controls Engineer would design, detail, and implement a variety of fiber, wired, and wireless systems using industrial protocols (Ethernet/IP, Profinet, Modbus, etc.).

• This position oftentimes requires the following project management responsibilities: developing project execution plans, work breakdown structures, and associated budgets, task prioritization and scheduling, task orders, time tracking, and reporting, financial tracking and reporting, early problem identification, conflict management/resolution, leading and supporting a team, and attending project status meetings. Also includes overseeing daily operations and activities of a project(s) up to $1M.

• This position is often responsible for ensuring the overall profitability of the project.

• The ideal candidate must have a diverse engineering skill set with the ability to work independently. Will act as technical lead on projects and guide lower-level engineers and technicians. Could also act as Project Manager on smaller projects.

Qualifications:

• A Bachelor of Science degree in Electrical/Control Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Chemical Engineering, or Computer Science is required. PHARMA, BIOCHEM, LIFE SCIENCE

• Greater than 10 years with capabilities in the below areas is preferred:

• In-depth understanding of PLC hardware/software platforms such as Rockwell Automation, Siemens, and Modicon.

• In-depth understanding of HMI/SCADA hardware/software platforms such as ICONICS Genesis64, Wonderware ArchestrA System Platform, GE CIMPLICITY, GE iFIX, Rockwell Automation FactoryTalk View, Schneider, and Siemens.

• In-depth understanding of DCS hardware/software platforms such as Emerson DeltaV or similar.

• Familiarity with electrical schematics, including power distribution under 480VAC, control panels, and associated NEC references desired.

• Experience leading a team of engineers/technicians to provide control system solutions

• Experience mentoring less experienced engineers

• Proven experience in managing, leading, and guiding automation design and implementation projects in the Life Science industry

• Proven experience with all phases of automation projects including conceptual, basis of design, implementation, testing, start-up, and commissioning of Process Control Systems (PCS), SCADA, and DCS in the Life Science industry

• Strong knowledge of IT/OT networking

• Experience with relational databases such as SQL, Oracle, etc. DeltaV

• Excellent technical writing and verbal communication skills

• Familiarity with GAMP5, System and Software Development Life Cycles methodologies, validation

• Familiarity with relevant regulatory requirements of the life science industry such as cGMP, 21 CFR Part 11, etc.

• Extensive knowledge of automation protocols such as HART, Foundation Fieldbus, Traditional I/O, Profibus, Ethernet I/P, OPC, Modbus TCP/IP, etc.

• Strong knowledge of S88 Batch

• Experience with AutoCAD is also desired

• Professional references, preferably one from each of the following: a subordinate, a peer, and a manager.

• Ability to travel up to 25%.

*Job Descriptions are not exhaustive lists of all skills, responsibilities, or efforts associated with a job. They reflect principal job elements essential for performing the job and evaluating performance.