Controls Engineer

Wunderlich-Malec Engineering, Inc.•Richmond, VA

15d•Hybrid

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. We have a Controls Engineer position in Richmond, VA. This position is responsible for controls engineering project requirements involving control system design, control panel design, PLC programming, instrumentation, check out support and start-up assistance. This position is not eligible for employer-sponsored work authorization, including H-1B sponsorship. The role involves working on automation and control system integration projects for clients across multiple industries including both manufacturing production lines and data center building automation. The individual will act as a technical lead on projects and guide lower level engineers and technicians. They will also act as Project Manager on smaller projects ranging from $50K to $250K.

Requirements

BS in Electrical or Mechanical Engineering is preferred.
Three to five years’ experience in areas below:
An in-depth understanding of control systems, components, logic programming, experience with instrumentation and controls design and PLC systems (i.e. Allen Bradley, Schnieder Modicon, Siemens, GE-IP) required.
Experience with AutoCAD is also desired
Strong inter-personnel skills. Ability to communicate and work with both team members, subcontractors and clients
Ability to travel up to 50%

Nice To Haves

Experience with AutoCAD is also desired

Responsibilities

Designs, develops, and implements control system (logic software and hardware) to meet process system requirements
Develops schematics detailing control system configuration and wiring, and design equipment panel layouts on AutoCAD software
Develop Sequence of Operation document detailing control strategies for the process under control. Lead design reviews with customer for review and approval of design documents
Work at customer site to perform the system checkout and start-up of the integrated control system
Develop the final record system documentation and provide system training to the customer
Develops and executes implementation plans for the project
Assigns work to meet overall project deadlines
Ensures that all project team members clearly understand the scope of W-M responsibilities
Develops schedules for W-M and customer requirements
Evaluates progress on project and details changes
Responsible for all purchasing and subcontractor requirements
Responsible for development of costs and proposal of change orders to contract scope