Associate Engineer - Control Systems

City of San Diego • San Diego, CA

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About The Position

Associate Engineer - Control Systems positions ensure that distributed control systems equipment at various facility sites is appropriately designed, effective, and able to support ongoing operations. The role ensures control-systems hardware and software repairs, replacements, and upgrades are correct; analyzes, writes, and reviews programs to improve operating efficiency or adapt programs to new requirements; designs electrical and hydraulic control systems for plant equipment; prepares guidelines for consistent control systems; and identifies facility operational requirements and parameters to ensure necessary interfaces and requirements are met. Other duties may be assigned.

Employees with valid State of California registration as a Professional Control Systems or Electrical Engineer are eligible for 31% additional pay. Employees without professional engineer registration but with a qualifying Engineer-in-Training (EIT) certification are eligible for 8% additional pay until they achieve state registration. The recruitment may be used to fill more than one vacancy. Successful candidates may be placed on an eligibility list used to fill vacancies during the following six months.

Requirements

• Meet one education or credential option: a bachelor's degree in Electrical, Control, Computer, Mechanical, Mechatronics, or Systems Engineering, or a closely related field; an Engineer-in-Training (EIT) certificate issued by a state licensing board; or registration as a Professional Electrical or Control Systems Engineer with a state licensing board.
• Additional qualifying professional-level experience may substitute for lacking education on a year-for-year basis; one year of full-time experience equals 30 semester or 45 quarter college-level units.
• Three years of full-time professional industrial engineering project management experience.
• A master's degree in Electrical, Control, Computer, Mechanical, Mechatronics, or Systems Engineering may substitute for a maximum of one year of required experience.
• A valid California Class C driver's license is required at the time of hire.
• Applicants relying on education or credentials to meet minimum requirements must submit proof of degree/transcripts, certificate, or registration with the application.
• City of San Diego employees relying on Out-of-Class Assignment experience must submit written documentation signed by their appointing authority or payroll specialist, detailing work performed, dates, and total qualifying hours.

Nice To Haves

• Progressively responsible experience in the design, programming, configuration, or maintenance of control systems, process automation, or industrial instrumentation systems, preferably in a water or wastewater treatment environment.
• DCS/SCADA programming or configuration experience with Ovation, WonderWare, or Mondicon PLCs.
• Experience in process automation, control logic implementation, and instrumentation integration.
• Knowledge of applicable safety, cybersecurity, and control-system standards, such as ISA and NIST.

Responsibilities

• Ensure distributed control systems equipment designs at facility sites are appropriate, effective, and able to support ongoing operations.
• Ensure control-systems hardware and software repairs, replacements, and upgrades are correct.
• Analyze, write, and review control-systems programs to improve operating efficiency or adapt programs to new requirements.
• Design electrical and hydraulic control systems for plant equipment.
• Prepare guidelines to ensure uniformity of control systems.
• Identify facility operational requirements and parameters to ensure necessary interfaces and requirements are met.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

Benefits

• Eligible benefited employees originally hired on or after July 10, 2021, will be automatically enrolled in the San Diego City Employees Retirement System (SDCERS).
• Eligible employees with valid California registration as a Professional Control Systems or Electrical Engineer receive 31% additional pay.
• Eligible employees with a qualifying Engineer-in-Training certification and no professional engineer registration receive 8% additional pay until achieving state registration.
• Scheduled general wage increases for MEA-represented classifications: 3.5% effective 7/1/27, 2% effective 7/1/28, and 2% effective 1/1/29.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level