Controls Engineer PLC HMI

Canonsburg, PA onsite – a full-time controls engineer role focusing on PLC and HMI programming for water treatment projects, with travel to customer sites.

Responsibilities

• Develop control philosophies for water treatment processes
• Create PLC and HMI programs based on the control philosophy
• Design control system architecture and select the necessary hardware components
• Procure PLC and HMI software for control systems
• Provide support to customers and field engineers on troubleshooting control-related issues
• Participate in upgrading older or existing control systems to the latest version
• Develop a proposal for control-related work and service visits
• Design control panels and control boxes with wiring, cabling details, and necessary electrical component selection
• Collaborate with other engineering teams to develop proposals
• Collaborate with the sales team to develop markets and project opportunities
• Interface with clients to gain a comprehensive understanding of their needs
• Develop a quantifiable customer value proposition for each project
• Review client project specifications and clarify the level of compliance
• Develop technical and commercial proposals
• Create technical data sheets for proposals
• Develop designs in collaboration with other engineering departments
• Obtain competitive price quotations from vendors and manage related communications until a project is awarded
• Provide support in technical clarification meetings with clients and address proposals, budget, and estimation inquiries
• Travel as needed to customer offices and sites for troubleshooting
• Collect information from vendors regarding new equipment and technologies
• Other duties as assigned

Requirements

• 1+ years of experience in a process industry (minimum)
• Excellent computer skills (Excel, Word, etc)
• Ability to travel on company business to visit and review progress at fabrication facilities
• Effective communication with customers and maintaining a positive attitude
• Prefer knowledge of AutoCAD
• Process industry experience is desirable

Technologies

• Allen Bradley
• Siemen
• HMI systems
• AUTOCAD

Physical Demands

• Bachelor's or Associate’s degree in Electrical or Control engineering
• Programming knowledge of PLCs such as Allen Bradley, Siemen, etc
• Programming knowledge of HMI systems
• Be able to establish network connectivity between various PLCs, workstations, nodes, and remote I/O
• Experience in remote monitoring of process equipment is desirable
• Basic understanding of control panel, control box designs, and I/O design
• Understanding of equipment material selection for various process fluids
• 1 - 7 years’ experience in a process industry
• Candidates with an engineering background and water treatment-related experience will be preferred