Control Engineer DeltaV

This engineering firm has been in business for over 40 years! The key to their longevity and success is due to the depth of their experienced, and talented engineers. They have been recognized by Control Engineering as one of the Top Ten System Integrator Giants. With over 30 offices across the USA you will work in the Houston Metro area.

Reasons to work for this company:

-Take on technical and PM responsibilities
-Opportunity to get involved with challenging projects across many different industries-Comprehensive medical/dental insurance
-401K match and Employee Stock Ownership Plan
-They have a great reputation in the industry and with their customers

Position summary:
-This position is responsible for engineering project requirements involving, DeltaV DCS development, PLC programming, HMI/SCADA programming, information technology (IT), operation technology (OT), network design, IT/OT equipment, procurement installation and wiring, check-out support, and commissioning.

What you will do:

Technical

• Works on multiple projects of moderate size or portions of major project
• Collaborate on standards, techniques, procedures, and criteria
• Develops or designs with guidance
• Consistently follows best practices
• Leads design reviews
• Has attained a level of expertise in one or more technical areas
• Designs a complete project, system, component, or process
• Prepares complete project documents
• Identifies potential roadblocks to completing tasks efficiently
• Routinely tests own work or work of associate engineers in area of technical expertise

Project Management

• Project managing simple to moderately complex projects
• Prepares project charters and execution plans
• Develops and communicates Status Reports, Earned Value Reports, Estimate to Complete Reports, and Committed Cost Reports for small to medium size projects
• Identifies project risks and develops risk management plan
• Prepares level 2 project schedules with dependencies
• Manages BST budget, effort, change orders, invoicing, and variances

Minimum Qualifications:

• 3+ years of DeltaV DCS experience
• Experienced with at least one PLC and/or DCS hardware/software platform and able to configure/program graphics and control logic without assistance
• Has knowledge of and can read all of the standard programming languages such as Ladder, Sequential Function Chart, Structured text and Function Block Diagram
• Has been involved with the design process including specification generation/review, control panel design review, PLC configuration, software development, checkout and startup
• Experience with Safety Instrumented Systems (SIS) a plus
• Experience with at least one standard programming language such as JavaScript, VBA, NET
• Ability to read a P&ID and be able to understand what devices are shown
• Ability to make some general conclusions from the P&ID and end up with an understanding of what the equipment is supposed to do
• Ability to correlate mechanical design documents / sequence of ops with the P&ID
• Ability to tune a PID loop without assistance
• Understanding of the S88 model and how it can be implemented
• Experience with designing basic un-managed networks to connect industrial equipment together
• Experience with software configuration to enable communications between equipment
• Ability to maintain/modify a virtualized environment
• Experience in design of electrical schematics, including power distribution 480VAC and under
• Prepare electrical, instrumentation, and DCS/PLC control panel specifications for purchase of materials and equipment and/or the solicitations of labor

To comply with some state laws, the annual base salary range for this position has been provided. The range given is broad and should be considered as a guideline only. Our client will consider a candidate’s work experience, education/training, key skills, the salaries of current employees in similar roles, and other factors when extending an offer.

Compensation:
$125,000-$130,000 per year