Lead Control Systems Engineer - Power and Energy
Paladin Consulting, Houston, TX, United States
Paladin Consulting is currently hiring a [Lead Control Systems Engineer] to join our team working onsite at our client's office located in [Houston, TX].
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Job Title: Lead Control Systems Engineer
Work Location: Houston, TX
Duration: Full time
Education/Experience Required: Bachelor's Degree in a technical field or related technical degree
- 3+ years of experience in related field/industry
Job Description & Responsibilities :
Lead Controls Systems Engineers are responsible for designing and leading building automation projects. Day to day tasks will be determined by the specific requirements of each project
Responsibilities
Team Leadership & Sales Support (20%)
- Provide technical guidance and act as a part of the leadership team for a project team of 2-5 engineers
- Identify and assign tasks within the project team
- ssist with change order generation by estimating hardware costs and the engineering effort required for changes in project scope
- Maintain relationships with existing customers
- Create instrument lists by examining P&ID drawings
- Evaluate instrumentation (temperature transmitters, pressure transmitters, flow meter, valve actuators, etc...) and select devices appropriate for the project
- Evaluate and select controls hardware appropriate for the project
- Compile submittal documentation for controls and instrument hardware
- Create panel layouts and electrical schematics for controls enclosures
- Procure project hardware
- Provide technical support for panel fabrication technicians
- Inspect completed control enclosures
- Lead customer design review meetings
- Configure user interface and HMI screens
- Configure DDC, PLC and/or DCS control algorithms
- Execute internal functional and quality control testing
- Draft system documentation
- ssist is customer demonstrations and acceptance testing
- Install project software and configuration onto site systems
- Participate in point to point loop checks for all instrumentation
- Perform software calibration and tuning
- Conduct functional tests of all systems
- Troubleshoot installation discrepancies
- Support additional customer testing
- Program field modifications as required
- Train customer representatives on operations and maintenance of system
Qualifications
Technical Experience
- Bachelors Degree in a technical field or related Technical Degree
- 3+ years of experience in related field/industry
- Controls Experience in at least one of the following:
- Rockwell: FactoryTalk Suite, RS Logix/Studio 5000, familiarity with PlantPAx DCS
- veva System Platform
- Inductive Ignition Perspective
- Distech: Experience with BACnet and LON Distech controllers, Eclypse Controllers
- Other useful technologies include:
- Johnson Controls: Facility Explorer or Metasys controllers
- Tridium: Niagara N4
- SQL
- Scripting languages (VBA, Python, etc.)
- Knowledge of Kepware OPC server, ThinManager, VMware is preferred.
- Basic understanding of HVAC systems in large building automation systems.
- Understanding of sequence of operations and P&IDs for HVAC and plant utilities.
- Experience with functional testing, including the ability to create, maintain, and execute test plans.
- Experience with specifying instrumentation and control valves for HVAC systems
For more information or to view other opportunities, visit us at www.paladininc.com.
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