Job Description

One Tech Engineering is searching for an Automation and Controls Engineer for a position located in either Kansas City, Missouri; St. Louis, Missouri; or Atlanta, Georgia. The Automation and Controls Engineer will execute automation and controls engineering design activities for minor to major scale Engineering, Procurement, and Construction (EPC) projects.

The candidate must be a US Citizen or a green card holder, the position is not eligible for sponsorship. The candidate should have a Bachelor’s Degree in Controls, Electrical, Mechanical or Chemical Engineering or a related degree, successful completion of the Fundamentals of Engineering (FE) exam, and 3+ years of electrical engineering experience.

Local candidates preferred or open to relocation. This is not a remote position.

Automation and Controls Engineer Responsibilities:

• Responsible for compliance with company and project site safety policies.
• Works with a team of Automation and Controls Engineers, Specialists, and Designers in the execution of design. 
• Interfaces with a multi-faceted project team internally consisting of project manager, electrical, controls, estimating, procurement, construction, and other engineering disciplines.
• Responsible for developing software design deliverables including PLC and HMI programming design deliverables as well as Batch, MES, servers and virtualization. 
• Responsible for commissioning and startup of those design deliverables.
• Develop controls design deliverables, including instrument/device list, I/O list, controls narratives, control panel and controls hardware design, device location plan drawings and installation details.
• Develop electrical design deliverables including 480VAC and below equipment and motor power design, installation plan drawings, and conductor schedules
• Develop the specification and design requirements for control panel and equipment vendors, track vendor progression, and lead the Factory Acceptance Tests (FATs).
• Experience with process instrument measurements protocols, such as temperature, pressure, flow, level, analyzers, and control valves.
• Utilize knowledge of various technologies for selecting the appropriate controls application.
• Experienced in reviewing P&IDs and working with process engineers to define and show proper controls scope of the project.
• Develop verification of design, calculations, project studies, design basis and report preparation.
• Interfaces directly with offsite design office and coordinates and tracks execution of all electrical controls department work to that office.
• Responsible for performing quality reviews of project design submittals.
• Responsible for applying knowledge of commonly used automation and controls engineering/design concepts, principles, practices, codes, and procedures within the engineering services industry.
• Interfaces directly with construction personnel in development of contracts and execution of work.
• Tracks Automation and Controls design efforts against budgets and expected progress.
• Works with clients and vendors directly in developing design and builds lasting business relationships.
• Responsible for leadership and guidance of less experienced team members.
• Coordinate with field personnel to resolve design related installation issues, calculations, field inspections and testing of controls systems.
• Responsible for technical execution during onsite start-up and commissioning activities.
• Develops and submits discipline change notices as needed to the project management team.
• Understands the basics of the EPC project execution methodology.
• This position will require making trips to job sites to survey and support installations and startups (travel about 30%).
• Begins to understand and utilize automation project sales strategies and develops client relationships.
• Understands and assists in automation standards development for the department.
• Participates in interviews for early career team members.
• Assists in the development of engineering hour estimates and proposals for all phases of the project
• Coordinates workload with the Automation and Controls Department Manager.
• Complies with all company policies and standards.
• All other duties as assigned.     

• Bachelor’s Degree in Controls, Electrical, Mechanical or Chemical Engineering or related degree from an ABET-accredited program and successful completion of Fundamentals of Engineering (FE) exam and 3+ years of electrical engineering experience.
• EPC project and Automation 7 Controls experience preferred.
• Expert knowledge in standard engineering techniques and procedures.
• Strong knowledge of electrical equipment design, ANSI and IEEE Standards.
• Strong computer skills (e.g. Microsoft Office Suite).
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Experience with leading the discipline design for large projects and delegating work tasks to team members.
• Ability to lead the execution of work and resolve issues in a team environment.
• Demonstrated critical thinking skills, ability to work methodically and analytically in a quantitative problem-solving environment.
• Strong attention to detail, facilitation, team building, collaboration, organization and problem-solving skills.
• Ability to perform quality reviews for detailed engineering documents and specifications.
• Must have or be able to obtain a Transportation Worker Identification Card (TWIC)
• Professional Engineer (PE) License Preferred.

• Ability to perform quality reviews for detailed engineering documents and specifications.
  
• Knowledge of applicable design standards covering Automation & Controls Design/Engineering such as NFPA, ISA, IEC, IEEE, ISA/IEC 61511, ISO13849, UL508A.
  
• Experienced with variety of control and safety systems (PLC, SCADA, SIS, BMS, DCS).
  
• Experience in Rockwell and Siemens PLC platform.  Experience in GE, Modicon, Opto22, Mitsubishi, and Triconex PLC platforms a plus.
  
• SCADA experience with Factory Talk and Wonderware local and distributed systems, Ignition Software is a plus.
  
• MES Design and Implementation Experience a Plus, PTC ThingWorx, Ignition/Sepasoft, Parsec TrakSYS.
  
• Machine safety risk assessment and required PL design compliance to ISO13849 is a plus.
  
• Process safety SIF/SIS design compliance to ISA/IEC 61511 is a plus.
  
• Experience with PlantPAX and PackML is preferred.
  
• Familiarity with tools like SISTEMA, CCW, IAB, BatchSIM, and PlantSIM is desired.