Control Engineer 1

M.C. Dean, Inc.; Winchester (VA); On-site; USD 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

M.C. Dean, Inc. in Winchester, Virginia is looking for a Controls Engineer 1 to design, develop, install, and maintain control systems for various industries including industrial controls and transportation systems. The ideal candidate will hold a Bachelor's degree in electrical engineering or a related field.

This role involves creating design documents, testing procedures, and troubleshooting existing systems. Candidates should possess strong analytical skills and a desire to enhance system performance and client outcomes.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in electrical engineering or related field with 0+ years of experience.
• Technical expertise in monitoring and controlling systems, machinery, and processes.

Responsibilities

• Designs, develops, installs, and maintains control systems and machinery.
• Originates design documents and performs QA/QC reviews of designs.
• Author testing and commissioning procedures for systems.

Skills

Advanced process control

Instrumentation

Distributed control systems

PLCs

SCADA systems

Education

Bachelor's degree in electrical engineering, automation engineering or related field

Job description

Your Future at M.C. Dean

We're seeking people driven to excellence and inspired to have a meaningful impact powering, automating, integrating and securing the world’s most critical infrastructure and facilities. This translates into fulfilling opportunities for employees driven to excel in a meaningful career. As an employee at M.C. Dean, you will join forces with more than 5,800 professionals who engineer and deploy automated, secure and resilient power and technology systems and deliver the management platforms essential for long‑term system sustainability. Together, we transform the way complex, large‑scale systems are designed, delivered, and sustained—enhancing client outcomes, improving lives, and changing the world for the better.

Overview

Controls Engineers 1 are responsible for designing, developing, installing, and maintaining equipment used to monitor and control systems, machinery and processes. Controls Engineers work in various industries including industrial controls, water/wastewater, power controls and protection, and transportation systems. They are technical experts in areas such as advanced process control, instrumentation, distributed control systems, PLCs, and SCADA systems. Controls engineers use these skills to design and implement solutions to our customer's complex needs.

Responsibilities

Design / Engineering

• Originates design documents for small projects and in support of large programs
  • Narrative Design Documents
  • Requirements Analysis
  • Subsystem Designs (CAD / Panels / Layouts / Wiring / SCADA Screens / Hardware / Communications)
  • Preparation of Specifications
  • Perform QA/QC and technical reviews of designs
  • Plans and Design Procedures and Fixtures for Integrated Systems Factory Testing
  • Comment Resolution
• Testing / Troubleshooting / Deployment / Commissioning
  • Author testing / commissioning procedures
  • Preparation of test reports
  • Originates test procedures
  • Commissioning of deployed systems
  • Development of test fixtures and simulation devices
  • Perform Factory and Field Testing
• Maintenance
  • Perform troubleshooting on service calls to existing and legacy system operators
  • Perform hardware / software upgrades and replacements on existing systems

Qualifications

Education / Experience

• Bachelor's degree in electrical engineering, automation engineering or related field with 0+ years of experience

Abilities

• Exposure to computer screens for an extended period of time.
• Sitting for extended periods of time.
• Reach by extending hands or arms in any direction.
• Have finger dexterity in order to manipulate objects with fingers rather than whole hands or arms, for example, using a keyboard.
• Listen to and understand information and ideas presented through spoken words and sentences.
• Communicate information and ideas in speaking so others will understand.
• Read and understand information and ideas presented in writing.
• Apply general rules to specific problems to produce answers that make sense.
• Identify and understand the speech of another person.