Logical Systems Inc.-posted 18 days ago
Full-time • Senior
Maumelle, AR
251-500 employees

Senior Control Systems Engineers analyze user requirements and the design of process and/or mechanical equipment to design automation systems that control the process or machine in the desired manner. The engineer uses knowledge and experience in instrumentation, control valves, Motors/VFDs, control system electrical design, and PLC/DCS programming to deliver an automation system that meets the user’s needs utilizing the minimum essential design. Senior Control Systems Engineers demonstrate: high integrity, a commitment to surpassing client expectations, a desire for continual challenge and development, excellent written and verbal communication skills, and able to lead a controls engineering team effectively Reports to: Operations Director

  • Interface with customers to develop User Requirements documentation
  • Lead project teams to execute the controls hardware and/or software scope
  • Develop control specification (control narratives) documentation based on User Requirements
  • Perform initial feasibility studies for proposed projects, resulting in a feasibility-level cost estimate and supporting documentation for the project
  • Mark-up Process and Instrumentation Diagrams (P&IDs) for instrumentation and controls related changes and review drawings from the drafting team
  • Design low-voltage (up to 480V) electrical controls drawings, panel drawings, loop sheets, I/O drawings, and network drawings and review drawings from the drafting team
  • Develop programs for Distributed Control Systems (DCS) and Programmable Logic Controllers (PLC) and/or oversee the program development done by others
  • Human-Machine Interface (HMI) development and SCADA configuration
  • Historian configuration
  • Develop testing plans for DCS and PLC programs to effectively test all aspects of a new program or program changes
  • Simulate the DCS/PLC program and test the system using the testing plan
  • Oversee electrical controls construction at the client’s site and verify that the system is being installed as designed – provide technical support to the construction effort
  • Perform I/O checkout on the installed control system and document the checkout results
  • Provide post-commissioning support to the client’s operations, engineering, and maintenance personnel
  • Travel to the client’s site as required
  • Degreed in Engineering (Electrical, Mechanical, Chemical, or similar), Computer Science, or similar scientific/technical field
  • 10 years of experience in a similar engineering role
  • At least 5 years’ experience with one or more of the following platforms: Allen Bradley PLC5, SLC500, MicroLogix, ControlLogix Siemens S7, PCS7 Emerson DeltaV, Ovation, Provox Novatech D/3 Honeywell Experion Foxboro I/A
  • HMI/SCADA configuration experience with one or more of the following platforms: Allen Bradley / Rockwell Automation Inductive Automation Wonderware Siemens iFix Iconics
  • Historian and/or data analytics experience with one or more of the following platforms: OSIsoft PI PTC Thingworx Inductive Automation Ignition Aspentech Rockwell Automation Siemens Wonderware
  • Experience in the selection, specification, and installation design of instrumentation, control valves, motors, VFDs and coordinated drive systems
  • Current working knowledge of the National Electric Code (NEC) with the ability to locate solutions to code questions
  • Licensed Professional Engineer (P.E.)
  • Experience in electrical design of Electrical Panels, I/O systems, Motor/VFD/Motion/Robotic Controls, and Ethernet-based networks
  • Field experience troubleshooting electrical controls problems in an industrial environment
  • Industry experience in Food and Beverage, Chemical, Pharma, Semiconductor, Water & Wastewater, Refining, Pulp and Paper, Oil/Gas Pipeline, Power Generation, Electrical Transmission & Distribution, Material Handling, or Packaging
  • Team Leadership and Client Relations Experience
  • Medical, Dental, and Vision Plans
  • Company-paid Life and Accidental Death & Dismemberment
  • Long-Term Disability Insurance (LTD)
  • Short-Term Disability (Supplemental Option)
  • Voluntary Life Insurance (Supplemental Option)
  • Health Savings Accounts & Flexible Spending Accounts
  • Paid Holidays and Vacation
  • Retirement – 401K and Roth 401K w/Company Match/Profit Sharing
  • Paid Parental Leave
  • Paid Sick Leave
  • Dependent Care (FSA)
  • Employee Assistance Programs
  • Fitness Membership Reimbursement
  • Paid Time-off for Charitable Involvement
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