Associate Field Engineer - Controls and Automation

Wunderlich-Malec Careers•Boise, ID

17h•Onsite

About The Position

Wunderlich-Malec Engineering (WM) is a 100% employee-owned ESOP and one of the largest and most well-established engineering companies in the United States. When you join WM you become part of a company that is: 100% employee-owned with 40+ years of industry history A Top 5 Systems Integrator Giant ENR Top 500 Firm Wunderlich-Malac's Bay Area, CA Operations team is looking for a mobile entry-level to 4-year field engineer interested in quick advancement as a controls engineer in the Data Center and Semi-Conductor industry sector. This position is responsible for electrical and controls engineering projects involving electrical and instrumentation, coordination with electrical subcontractors, PLC/SCADA/HMI programming, commissioning support and start-up assistance. Once the 2 to 4 year field assignment is complete this person would be based in our Bay Area, CA or Boise, ID office. Please Note: Must have the ability to work in the US without sponsorship. Must have a valid driver's license.

Requirements

BS degree from accredited university. BS Electrical, Chemical, or Mechanical Engineering preferred.
Ability to work in the US without sponsorship.
Must have a valid driver's license.
New Graduate or 0- 4 years of field experience.
Understanding of or exposure to field instrumentation, hardware panels and low voltage controls design is preferred
Understanding of control systems, components, PLC programming, SCADA programming and their applications is preferred
Ability to stand and move around job sites for up to 8-12 hours per shift
Ability to frequently climb up and down stairs and ladders
Ability to maintain balance and stability while performing tasks at heights
Ability to occasionally lift, carry, and move objects up to 40 pounds as required
Ability to hear and communicate with clear speech in industrial environments
Ability to drive vehicles and operate simple machinery, with proper training, such as lifts
Frequent reaching, bending, stooping, crouching, or crawling in and around machinery and production equipment as required during project commissioning and startup activities
Manual dexterity is sufficient to operate tools, instruments, or computer equipment
The ability to wear required personal protective equipment (PPE) such as safety glasses, gloves, hard hats, and steel-toed boots
Visual acuity and hand-eye coordination required for inspection, troubleshooting, and detailed technical work

Responsibilities

BMS Installation & Wiring QA/QC Verification including control panels and associated instruments (Level 2).
Ensure devices and/or equipment, associated with the control system, have been installed and wired per the manufacturer’s requirements as well as the submitted and approved package shop drawings and documentation
“Point-to-Point” testing to ensure field devices, associated with the control system, have been installed per the submitted and approved system shop drawings and documentation. (Level 3) This process also verifies the data to and from field devices is properly configured in the BMS/EPMS control system and includes data that may be read via network integration
Functional Performance Testing (FPT) to ensure the control system and field devices operate as defined by the relevant BMS design (Level 4)
Verify proper execution of control sequences, alert configuration, alert activation, trend displays, trend configurations, control system failures, and overall verification of the system graphics
Support System Level Testing to ensure the control system and field devices functionally perform as one system (Level 5).
Verify proper execution of control sequences with all relevant systems operating to achieve a common goal. During this testing, the SCADA is used to navigate the different areas and views of the facility, alerts are activated, trend displays are monitored, and system failure scenarios are examined