Controls Engineer

Wunderlich-Malec Engineering, Inc; Fredericksburg (VA); On-site; USD 85,000 - 110,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical

Dental

Vision

Life and AD&D

Long Term Disability

HSA/Dependent Care FSA

Paid Time Off

Paid Holidays

Tuition Reimbursement

401(k)/Profit Sharing

ESOP

Employee Assistance Program

Travel Assistance

Job summary

Wunderlich-Malec Engineering, Inc. in Fredericksburg, VA, is seeking a Controls Engineer to design, develop, and implement control systems and panel designs for process and data center projects.

The role leads design reviews, mentors junior staff, and may manage smaller projects from $50K to $250K, including site start-up and customer training. BS in Electrical/Mechanical Eng and 3–5 years' experience required; travel up to 50%.

Qualifications

• BS in Electrical or Mechanical Engineering preferred.
• 3–5 years’ experience in controls engineering.
• Experience with AutoCAD and PLC systems.

Responsibilities

• Designs, develops, and implements control system software and hardware.
• Develop schematics and wiring diagrams; design equipment panels in AutoCAD.
• Create Sequence of Operation documents and lead design reviews.
• Work at customer site for checkout and start-up of the control system.
• Develop final system documentation and provide customer training.
• Lead automation and control system integration projects across industries.
• Act as technical lead and guide junior engineers and technicians.
• Serve as Project Manager on smaller projects ($50K–$250K).

Skills

Control systems

PLC programming

Instrumentation

Systems integration

Project leadership

Communication

Travel up to 50%

Education

BS in Electrical or Mechanical Engineering

Tools

AutoCAD

Allen-Bradley PLC

Schneider Modicon

Siemens PLC

GE IP

Job description

Job Description

Wunderlich-Malec Engineering has a Controls Engineer position in Fredericksburg, VA. This position is responsible for controls engineering project requirements involving control system design, control panel design, PLC programming, instrumentation, check out support and start-up assistance.

Please Note: This position is not eligible for employer-sponsored work authorization, including H-1B sponsorship.

Responsibilities

• Designs, develops, and implements control system (logic software and hardware) to meet process system requirements
• Develops schematics detailing control system configuration and wiring, and design equipment panel layouts on AutoCAD software
• Develop Sequence of Operation document detailing control strategies for the process under control. Lead design reviews with customer for review and approval of design documents
• Work at customer site to perform the system checkout and start-up of the integrated control system
• Develop the final record system documentation and provide system training to the customer
• Individual will be working on automation and control system integration projects for clients across multiple industries including both manufacturing production lines and data center building automation
• Will act as technical lead on projects and guide lower level engineers and technicians
• Will act as Project Manager on smaller projects ranging from $50K to $250K. This includes but not limited to:
  • Develops and executes implementation plans for the project
  • Assigns work to meet overall project deadlines
  • Ensures that all project team members clearly understand the scope of W-M responsibilities
  • Develops schedules for W-M and customer requirements
  • Evaluates progress on project and details changes
  • Responsible for all purchasing and subcontractor requirements
  • Responsible for development of costs and proposal of change orders to contract scope

Minimum Requirements

Education

BS in Electrical or Mechanical Engineering is preferred.

Experience

Three to five years’ experience in areas below:

• An in-depth understanding of control systems, components, logic programming, experience with instrumentation and controls design and PLC systems (i.e. Allen Bradley, Schnieder Modicon, Siemens, GE-IP) required. Experience with AutoCAD is also desired
• Strong inter-personnel skills. Ability to communicate and work with both team members, subcontractors and clients
• Ability to travel up to 50%

Physical Demands of Position

Seeing, color perception, hearing, clear speech, dexterity in hands, driving, lifting, climbing, and ability to mount and dismount equipment, pushing, and pulling.

Working Environment

Standard office environment, diverse industrial environments, frequent PC usage, facsimile/copy machines, phones.

*Job Descriptions are not exhaustive lists of all skills, responsibilities, or efforts associated with a job. They reflect principal job elements essential for performing the job and evaluating performance.

Salary Range

The expected Salary range is $85,000 - $110,000 annually depending on qualifications plus a discretionary bonus and employee stock program.

Wunderlich-Malec is proud to offer a comprehensive employee-owner benefit package. Full-time employees may be eligible for the following benefits:

• Medical
• Dental
• Vision
• Basic and Supplemental Life and AD&D
• Long Term Disability
• Voluntary Short Term Disability
• Healthcare & Dependent Care Flexible Spending Accounts
• Health Savings Account
• Paid Time Off (PTO)
• Paid Holidays
• Tuition Reimbursement
• Referral Bonus Program
• 401(k)/Profit Sharing
• 100% ESOP (Employee Stock Ownership Plan)
• Employee Assistance Program
• Will Preparation Resources
• Worldwide Travel Assistance