Senior Controls Design Engineer

Solar Turbines•San Diego, CA

1d•$112,704 - $169,056•Onsite

About The Position

The Package Refurbishment & Upgrades (PRU) Controls Design Engineer is responsible for the design of turbine and driven equipment control systems and upgrades to existing fielded equipment, while meeting established expectations for quality and timeliness (driven equipment includes, but is not limited to, gas compressors, pumps, and industrial power generators). He or she will interface with PRU Project Application Engineering, PRU Project Management, PSO (D380) Operations, Mabank Operations, Regional Field Engineers, Field Project Engineers, and other departments to ensure that projects are well defined and meet the scope of supply. He or she will create the electrical schematic, console and package electrical wiring diagrams, interconnect wiring schedule, controller and display (HMI) software. Additionally, the candidate will support Project Management to develop and define custom requirements, as well as supporting the manufacturing and test organizations through successful completion of the project, maintaining a close liaison with Standards Engineering to ensure that design improvements are incorporated into the relevant standard database(s) and will participate in HAZOPS, customer design reviews, technical task risk assessments, Factory Pre-Commissioning (FPC), acceptance tests and support field personnel through equipment commissioning.

Requirements

7+ years relevant experience, or 5+ years relevant experience with a Master’s degree
Bachelor's Degree in engineering
Experience with control systems (PLC5, RSLogix, etc.)

Nice To Haves

Previous experience building electrical loop schematics, composing Programmable Logic Controller (PLC) code, and modifying Human Machine Interfaces (HMI).
Experience with industrial applications or in the Oil and Gas field is a plus.

Responsibilities

Design of turbine and driven equipment control systems and upgrades to existing fielded equipment.
Interface with PRU Project Application Engineering, PRU Project Management, PSO (D380) Operations, Mabank Operations, Regional Field Engineers, Field Project Engineers, and other departments.
Create electrical schematic, console and package electrical wiring diagrams, interconnect wiring schedule, controller and display (HMI) software.
Support Project Management to develop and define custom requirements.
Support manufacturing and test organizations through successful completion of the project.
Maintain a close liaison with Standards Engineering to ensure that design improvements are incorporated into the relevant standard database(s).
Participate in HAZOPS, customer design reviews, technical task risk assessments, Factory Pre-Commissioning (FPC), acceptance tests.
Support field personnel through equipment commissioning.