Associate Engineer - Control Systems

City of San Diego Green Business Network; San Diego (CA); In loco; USD 118.000 - 142.000; Tempo pieno

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SDCERS retirement program

Descrizione del lavoro

City of San Diego is seeking an Associate Engineer - Control Systems to design and maintain distributed control systems across multiple facilities in the City of San Diego, CA. The role focuses on upgrading hardware/software, optimizing control programs, and ensuring standardized control interfaces.

Candidates should have a minimum of three years of industrial engineering project management experience, with a possible Master’s substitution for one year, and may qualify for a California PE or EIT

Competenze

• Minimum of three years of full-time professional industrial engineering project management experience.
• Master's degree may substitute for up to one year of experience.

Mansioni

• Design and supervise distributed control systems for multiple facility sites.
• Analyze, write, and review control programs to improve efficiency.
• Plan hardware/software upgrades and ensure proper interfaces with systems.
• Prepare guidelines to ensure uniformity of control systems.

Formazione

Bachelor's degree in Electrical/Control/Computer/Mechatronics/Systems Engineering

EIT certificate

Professional Electrical/Control Systems Engineer registration

Strumenti

Ovation

WonderWare

Mondicon PLCs

Descrizione del lavoro

Associate Engineer - Control Systems

Salary: $117,707.20 - $142,105.60 Annually

Location: City of San Diego, CA

Job Type: Permanent, Full Time

Job Number: SI-T11976-202610

Business Area: 2000 - Public Utilities

Opening Date: 10/30/2026

Closing Date: 11/9/2026 11:59 PM Pacific

Description

Associate Engineer - Control Systems positions ensure design for distributed control systems equipment at various facility sites are appropriate, effective, and can support ongoing operations; ensure hardware and software repair, replacements, and upgrades are correct; analyzes, writes, and reviews control systems programs to increase operating efficiency or adapt a program to a new requirement; design electrical and hydraulic control systems for plant equipment; prepare guidelines to ensure uniformity of control systems; identifies operational requirements and parameters at facilities to ensure necessary interfaces and requirements are met; and perform other duties as assigned.

Notes

• Employees in job classifications represented by Municipal Employees Association (MEA) are scheduled to receive the following general wage increases:
  • 3.5% effective 7/1/27
  • 2% effective 7/1/28
  • 2% effective 1/1/29
• Eligible benefited employees originally hired on or after July 10, 2021, will be automatically enrolled in the San Diego City Employees Retirement System (SDCERS).
• Associate Engineer- Control Systems employees with valid State of California registration as a Professional Control Systems or Electrical Engineer are eligible for 31% additional pay.
• Associate Engineer – Control Systems employees who do not have a valid State of California Professional Engineer registration but have a valid Engineer-in-Training (EIT) certification that meets the requirements established by California's Department of Consumer Affairs, Board for Professional Engineers, Land Surveyors, and Geologists are eligible for 8% additional pay. The employee's eligibility for EIT certification pay will end when he or she achieves state registration.
• This recruitment may be used to fill more than one vacancy.

Minimum Requirements

• Education: You must meet ONE of the following options:
  • Bachelor's Degree in Electrical, Control, Computer, Mechanical, Mechatronics, or Systems Engineering, or a closely related field.
  • Engineer-in-Training (EIT) Certificate issued by a state licensing board.
  • Registration as a Professional Electrical or Control Systems Engineer with a state licensing board.
• Experience: Three years of full-time professional industrial engineering project management experience.
• Experience: A Master's degree in Electrical, Control, Computer, Mechanical, Mechatronics, or Systems Engineering may be substituted for a maximum of one year of the required experience.
• License: A valid California Class C Driver's License is required at the time of hire.

Highly Desirables

• Progressively responsible experience in the design, programming, configuration, or maintenance of control systems, process automation, or industrial instrumentation systems, preferably in a water or wastewater treatment environment.
• DCS/SCADA programming/configuration experience with Ovation/WonderWare/Mondicon PLCs.
• Experience in process automation, control logic implementation, and instrumentation integration.
• Knowledge of applicable safety, cybersecurity, and control system standards (e.g., ISA, NIST).

Required Documents (must Submit With Application)

• Proof of degree/transcripts, certificate, or registration, if utilized to meet the minimum requirements.
• For City of San Diego employees, proof of Out-of-Class Assignment (OCA), if utilized to meet the minimum requirements.

Benefits

• City employees may be eligible to participate in a benefit program including holidays, vacations, savings and retirement plans, health programs, and other benefits.
• Eligible City employees initially hired or assuming office on or after July 10, 2021, with the exception of Police Recruits participating in the City's Police Academy, will participate in the City's Defined Benefit Plan administered by the San Diego City Employees' Retirement System (SDCERS).
• Benefits may change due to employer-employee contract negotiations.
• Flexible Benefits Plan Options for Employees Represented by Municipal Employees Associate (MEA) or review the Benefits Summary for MEA Employees.