Associate Controls Engineer

Wunderlich-Malec Careers•Houston, TX

4d•Hybrid

About The Position

Wunderlich-Malec (WM) Engineering is a 100% employee-owned ESOP and one of the largest and most well-established engineering companies in the United States. As an Intern at WM you become part of a company that is: 100% employee-owned company with 40+ years of industry history, A Top 5 Systems Integrator Giant, and An ENR top 500 firm. We have an Associate Controls Engineer opportunity in Houston, TX. This person will deliver process control systems including DCS/PLC/SCADA/HMI programming, hardware designs, network architecture design, instrumentation/electrical designs, check-out/start-up support, etc. along with the areas outlined below.

Requirements

BS Degree in Engineering (preference for Electrical/Controls, Chemical, Computer or Mechanical).
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.
New graduates with some 1-2 years of experience (coursework, senior project and/or internship) with process controls engineering (PLC and/or SCADA programming) preferred.
Experience with at least one standard programming language such as C++, JavaScript, Python, .NET, etc.
Computer proficiency with Microsoft Outlook, Excel, and Word.

Nice To Haves

Network design, troubleshooting and ability to maintain/modify a virtualized environment.
Basic understanding of Foundational SQL experience (academic or hands-on), with ability to query and analyze data using basic statements.
Familiarity with REST APIs (through coursework or personal projects), including consuming endpoints and handling JSON data.

Responsibilities

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 technique.
Follows guidance from lead engineer to provide process Control System software/hardware design, development and start-up.
Prepare supporting project documenting (examples include user requirements, architecture, control narratives, cause and effect diagrams, test plans, user training, etc.).
Routinely test your work to ensure quality, accuracy, safety and alignment to project requirements.
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.
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.
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.