Control Engineer II

DTE Energy • River Rouge, MI

17d • Onsite

About The Position

DTE is one of the nation’s largest diversified energy companies. Our electric and gas companies have fueled our customer’s homes and Michigan’s progress for more than a century. And as Michigan’s largest source of renewable energy, we’re creating a cleaner, healthier environment to power our future. We’re also serving communities beyond Michigan, where our affiliated businesses offer renewable energy, emission control technologies, and energy services to industries in 19 states.  But we’re more than a leading energy company... and working at DTE is more than just a job. At DTE, we take great care of each other and our customers, and we use our energy to be a force for growth and prosperity in our communities.  When you join us, you’ll be part of a team that welcomes, recognizes, and celebrates differences, and values everyone’s health, safety, and wellbeing.  Are you ready to make that kind of difference? Bring your energy to DTE. Together, we can achieve great things.
Job SummaryLocation: River Rouge, MI
This role supports cokemaking processes by engaging with plant personnel in the field and in the office to support ongoing operational and maintenance activities, identify and manage projects to improve operations, support response to emergent issues, and facilitate internal and external company communications as a collaborative member of the management team.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in electrical engineering or electrical engineering technology, or related technical field and a minimum of four (4) years of related engineering experience; or
• Associate degree in Electrical Engineering, Electrical Engineering Technology, or related technical field and a minimum of six (6) years of related engineering experience; or
• Experience is preferably obtained in a coke plant, chemical or petrochemical manufacturing facility, or other heavy industrial setting

Nice To Haves

• Experience with Allen-Bradley PLCs (e.g. ControlLogix, SLC 500)
• Experience with DeltaV DCS programming and maintenance
• Experience with Burner Management Systems (BMS)
• Experience with data historian (e.g. AVEVA PI) and CMMS software (e.g. Maximo)
• Strong troubleshooting skills, especially in a field setting
• Strong communication skills to convey plant interests with audiences of varied site-specific and/or technical knowledge of operations, including Standard Operating Procedure development
• Excellent presentation skills for internal knowledge sharing and training purposes as well as external customer updates and industry conferences
• Experience with implementing continuous improvement methodologies
• Ability to function within a matrix organization where employees report to both a functional leader and business leader
• Ability to develop and maintain productive relationships with both a functional and business leader, who collaborate on employee issues and decisions (including performance management, compensation, and development)

Responsibilities

• Support maintenance activities conducted by EES electricians, EES electrical and instrument technicians, and third-party resources. This includes preventative maintenance, corrective maintenance, project work, and developing reliability strategies
• Assist in mentoring and training of electricians, electrical and instrument technicians, and other related personnel on equipment functionality, control schemes, and troubleshooting practices
• Facilitate PLC maintenance throughout the plant to ensure reliable equipment performance
• Facilitate DCS functionality throughout the plant, creating/updating control schemes, overseeing software updates, and implementing cybersecurity with internal and external resources
• Maintain systems used for environmental compliance including CEMS and COMS
• Coordinate redistribution of plant power in case of supply failure or required maintenance of related infrastructure
• Coordinate with Electrical Engineer on equipment procurement, maintenance strategies, and project management
• Coordinate with IT resources on maintenance of data historian
• Coordinate with IT resources on maintenance of plant communications (internet, phones, radios, etc.)

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Number of Employees: 1,001-5,000 employees