Automation Engineer Jobs

About The Position

Requirements

• Bachelor of Science degree in Electrical Engineering or Electrical Engineering Technology from an ABET-accredited program.
• At least 5 years of experience as an Electrical/Controls Design Engineer.
• Advanced computer skills, literacy, and proficiency.
• Ability to travel approximately 10% of work time.
• Ability to communicate with other design staff and consulting engineers.
• Must be authorized to work in the USA without sponsorship.

Nice To Haves

• AutoCAD experience.
• Visio experience.
• P.E. license.

Responsibilities

• Lead design efforts for projects with consulting engineers and end users.
• Provide constructability reviews of electrical and automation design documents within multidisciplinary engineering projects.
• Provide quality and coordination reviews of shop drawings.
• Provide technical training and mentorship to design engineers.
• Design electrical distribution systems, including one-line diagrams, plan drawings, panel schedules, and equipment elevations.
• Coordinate electrical design for automation, controls, and related SCADA systems for water and wastewater processes, including communications, PLC architecture, instrumentation, and related software and hardware.
• Review and prepare project specifications related to electrical, instrumentation, and process controls.
• Review instrumentation and control system submittal packages as part of electrical design.
• Review and update design standards to maintain compliance with applicable codes, industry standards, and good engineering practice.
• Visit client sites to investigate existing field conditions as needed to prepare design documents.
• Collaborate with construction inspectors at job sites to assess field conditions and develop practical design solutions that comply with project specifications and regulatory standards.