Associate Field Engineer - Controls

Wunderlich-Malec Careers•Austin, TX

15d•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 ENR (Engineering News Record) Top 500 firm Rated as a top System Integrator Giant The Austin, TX team is looking for a mobile entry-level field engineer interested in quick advancement as a design engineer and in the Data Center 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.

Requirements

BS Electrical, Chemical, or Mechanical Engineering preferred. An AA in Engineering Technology or equivalent field technician experience may be substituted (engineering specialist)
US Passport and/or ability to obtain a US Passport on short notice for international travel
New Graduate or 0-2 years of field experience
Understanding of or exposure to field instrumentation, hardware panels and low voltage controls design
Understanding of control systems, components, PLC programming, SCADA programming and their applications
Attention to detail with critical focus on Quality Control.
Ability to maintain quality with repetitive commissioning events.
Writing, computer work, field work in construction environment, trailer or industrial settings, color perception, hearing, adept at verbal and written communication, teamwork, dexterity in hands, driving, lifting up to 50 pounds, man-lift or fork-lift operation, climbing, and ability to mount and dismount equipment, pushing, and pulling.
100% work site location; (outside of PTO)
Standard Monday-Friday working hours with occasional weekend requirements
Multiple 12-24+ month assignments at US-based sites with allowed weekend travel 2x/month (excluding vacations).
Significant monthly stipend provided for to cover local housing, meals and incidentals.
2x per month airfare covered by Company
Allowance for 1 month unpaid time off per year (maintenance of all benefits) when between jobs
Austin, Texas- based position once 2-4 year field assignment is complete
Construction trailer and industrial environment.
Frequent PC and cell phone usage

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