Controls Engineer

Wunderlich-Malec Engineering, Inc.•Albuquerque, NM

72d•Hybrid

About The Position

As a Staff Engineer, you will play a critical role in designing and implementing advanced automation solutions for the water/wastewater, data center, and manufacturing industry sectors. Working within a dynamic system integration environment, you will be part of a team responsible for delivering high-quality, fit-for-purpose, regulatory-compliant automation that supports the business drivers of our client base. This is an opportunity to contribute to projects that impact the local community while growing within an employee-owned organization that values innovation and technical excellence.

Requirements

Familiarity with Rockwell Automation hardware and software including ControlLogix and Studio5000
Develop HMI/SCADA hardware/software platforms such as ICONICS Genesis64, Inductive Automation Ignition, Wonderware ArchestrA System Platform, GE CIMPLICITY, GE iFIX, Rockwell Automation FactoryTalk View, Emerson DeltaV, Schneider, and Siemens
Familiarity with Historian, Alarm Management, and Advanced Control Strategies
Experience with automation protocols (HART, Foundation Fieldbus, Profibus, Modbus TCP/IP, Ethernet/IP, OPC)
Expertise in process control strategies, loop tuning, and system integration
Understanding of industrial networking for communication between controllers, servers, and HMIs
Familiarity with electrical design principles and working knowledge of AutoCAD is a plus
Strong troubleshooting skills and the ability to diagnose and resolve complex automation issues
Experience in translating high-level functional requirements into detailed software design
Ability to work independently and collaboratively on complex automation projects in industrial and manufacturing environments
Strong written and verbal communication skills for technical documentation and collaboration with cross-functional teams and clients.
Passion for quality craftmanship, innovation and problem-solving in mission-critical environments.
Willingness to travel up to 50% for on-site support and commissioning and/or participate in multiple months of remote onsite rotational support
Valid driver’s license and international passport (or ability to obtain quickly)
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

Works on multiple projects of moderate size or portions of major project
Collaborate on standards, techniques, procedures, and criteria
Develops or designs with guidance
Consistently follows best practices
Leads design reviews
Has attained a level of expertise in one or more technical areas
Designs a complete project, system, component, or process
Prepares complete project documents
Identifies potential roadblocks to completing tasks efficiently
Routinely tests own work or work of associate engineers in area of technical expertise
Develop, configure, and implement PLC-based (Rockwell experience preferred) control systems, ensuring alignment with customer specifications, Wunderlich-Malec (WM) standards, and industry best practices
Collaborate with clients to gather requirements and develop customized automation solutions
Engineer system architecture, hardware specifications, and control strategies to optimize manufacturing efficiency
Procure/configure controllers, applications, HMI, and historian solutions while ensuring compliance with regulations
Conduct Factory Acceptance Testing (FAT) and Site Acceptance Testing (SAT) to validate system performance
Develop instrument specifications, wiring designs, troubleshooting, and calibration. Procure and manage installation of devices
Develops and/or redlines control drawings and electrical schematics detailing control system configuration, major hardware and wiring, and design of control panel layouts. This effort includes the ability to architect and specify control system designs and give work direction to technicians creating the drawings
Provide on-site startup, commissioning, and troubleshooting support activities for deployed systems into production environments
Ensure compliance with system and software development life cycle methodologies, including commissioning documentation
Work closely with multidisciplinary teams, including electrical engineers, process engineers, validation engineers, and project managers, to deliver projects on time and within budget
Mentor junior engineers and technicians, fostering knowledge-sharing and technical growth
Participates in proposals and writes sections of proposals as directed by others
Independently prepares proposals for small projects
Provides support in developing estimates for project proposals
Leads customer staff meetings when it affects assigned design tasks
Identifies opportunities to build relationships with client peers
Fields customer requests and evaluates them vs defined scope
Identifies potential customer needs and develops proposal or change order options for review
Project managing simple to moderately complex projects.
Prepares project execution plans
Develops and communicates Status Reports, Earned Value Reports, Estimate to Complete Reports, and Committed Cost Reports for small to medium size projects
Identifies project risks and develops risk management plan
Prepares level 2 project schedules with dependencies
Manages budget, effort, change orders, invoicing, and variances