Controls Engineer

Cleanwater1, Inc.; Grain Valley (MO); On-site; USD 90,000 - 100,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

401(k) match

Medical, dental, and vision benefits

Life and AD&D insurance

Company-paid environment and benefits

Job summary

Velocity Dynamics, LLC, a subsidiary of Cleanwater1, Inc., seeks a Controls Engineer at the Grain Valley, Missouri location to design control panels, specify equipment, perform load calculations, and program PLCs. The role reports to the Operations Manager and requires strong communication and teamwork within a municipal and industrial context.

Responsibilities include developing drawings, BOMs, datasheets, and submittals, while liaising with vendors and manufacturing for updates.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in electrical or mechanical engineering.
• 3–5 years engineering experience in a technical role or similar field.
• PLC & HMI programming experience (VisiLogic, FactoryTalk, RSLogix 500, EcoStruxure Control Expert, and others).
• Submittal and project specification review experience.
• Knowledge of all related current codes.
• Excellent time management and communication skills.
• Proficiency in AutoCAD 2D.

Responsibilities

• Provide engineering design support with the Engineering team and Project Managers.
• Offer technical support for all product lines.
• Manage control panel libraries and schematics.
• Generate panel drawings and P&IDs from schematics.
• Create custom assemblies and write work instructions for manufacturing.
• Develop part numbers and BOMs in ERP and AutoCAD systems.
• Create product datasheets for customer submittals.
• Coordinate with manufacturing for updates and redlines.
• Communicate with vendors for fabrication details.
• Design control panels, layouts, schematics, and panel schedules.
• Review specifications and annotate deviations with explanations.
• Assist with submittal processes and customer design issue resolution.
• Write PLC programs and process control narratives for deviations.
• Troubleshoot field electrical issues and verify PLC code on site.

Skills

PLC programming

HMI programming

AutoCAD 2D

Teamwork

Technical writing

Microsoft Office

Education

Bachelor’s Degree in electrical or mechanical engineering

Tools

Allen-Bradley

Idec

Schneider Electric

ERP systems

SharePoint

Microsoft 365

Job description

Velocity Dynamics, LLC (“Company”), a wholly-owned subsidiary of Cleanwater1, Inc., is the global leader of standard and custom chemical storage, metering, mixing, and delivery systems used in water and wastewater treatment. Our team brings over 100 years of combined experience to the municipal water & wastewater, mining, petrochemical, food and paper industries. Cleanwater1, Inc., Inc., through its various operating subsidiaries, is one of the most dynamic and fastest growing companies in the water infrastructure market.

The Company is seeking a Controls Engineer at its Grain Valley, Missouri location. This position will report to the Operations Manager and will support the brand’s continued growth and development in the municipal & industrial markets. This position will be responsible for performing electrical engineering duties, such as control panel design, equipment specification, load calculations, circuit design, and PLC programming. The successful candidate will be a self-starter with a team-centric personality, strong communication skills, and experience in electrical engineering and control panel design.

Essential Job Functions

• Work directly with the Engineering team and Project Managers to provide engineering design support to meet customer needs and design specifications within budgetary constraints.
• Provide technical support for all product lines offered.
• Manage standard drawing libraries for control panels and schematics.
• Generate control panel assembly and P&ID drawings from electrical schematics for standard and custom control panels.
• Create custom assemblies for deviations from standard product line.
• Assist with writing detailed work instructions for manufacturing assembly and testing processes.
• Create part numbers and bills of materials for standard products and systems in both ERP and AutoCAD software systems.
• Create product datasheets for parts for submission to customer approval through the submittal approval process.
• Work with the manufacturing department on all product lines to incorporate redlines and updates.
• Communicate with vendors to provide clarification and details for fabrication.
• Design control panel including layouts, schematics, load calculations, and panel schedules.
• Review project specifications as they pertain to electrical and control panel design, including the ability to annotate customer specifications outlining deviations between customer specifications and proposed product with detailed explanations.
• Assist with project submittal processes and meet with customers to resolve design issues.
• Write PLC programs and process control narratives for projects deviating from standard products.
• Troubleshoot field-related service issues for electrical systems.
• Determine proper parameter settings for various electrical components such as VFDs, voltage monitors, and sensor transmitters.
• Fully test, debug, and troubleshoot PLC code for a fully functional unit per approved design on equipment during both factory acceptance testing as well as installed at customer sites as required.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree in electrical or mechanical engineering.
• 3 - 5 years’ engineering experience in a technical role or similar field.
• PLC & HMI Programming experience (VisiLogic, FactoryTalk, RSLogix 500, EcoStruxure Control Expert, and others).
• Submittal and project specification review experience.
• Knowledge of all related current codes.
• Excellent time management skills.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite.
• Ability to work well with others with minimal supervision.
• Excellent technical writing skills and strong written and verbal communication skills.
• Proficiency in AutoCAD 2D.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience with Allen Bradley products;
• Experience with Idec products;
• Experience with Schneider products;
• Experience with ERP systems
• Experience with Sharepoint, Microsoft 365 Suite.

Physical Demands

• Regularly required to stand, walk, sit, reach with hands and arms, climb or balance, stoop or kneel, speak and hear, and use fingers and hands to feel objects, tools or controls.
• Must have manual dexterity to operate the equipment and tools required for this position.
• Must be able to quickly respond (with the hand, finger or foot) to a signal (sound, light, picture) when it appears.
• Must maintain a clean and professional appearance while working with customers, vendors and colleagues.
• Ability to occasionally lift and/or move up to 50 lbs.
• Vision abilities required include close vision, distance vision, depth perception and ability to adjust focus.
• Ability to sit for long periods of time.
• Ability to look at computer monitors for much of the workday.

Work Environment

• 90% Office Setting.
• 10 % Light Industrial - May be exposed to areas of high noise levels, airborne and/or hazardous propellants, chemicals and industrial facilities. Appropriate PPE and training will be provided for all conditions.

Pleasenotethis job description is not designed to cover orcontaina comprehensive listing of activities, duties or responsibilities that arerequiredofthe employee for this job.Duties,responsibilitiesand activities may change at any time with or without notice.

This is an exempt position. Compensation is dependent on skill level. The base salary range for this position is between $90,000 and $100,000 per year.Benefitspackage and incentives are provided. Wegenerally offeremployees working 21 hours per work or more medical, dental, vision, along with voluntary ancillary benefits. The Company has a 401(k)-match program and has company-paid life and AD&D insurance available for eligible employees.

Cleanwater1, Inc. and its subsidiaries are equalopportunityemployers. Qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability, protected veteran status or other characteristics protected by law.

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Cleanwater1,Inc.and its affiliated subsidiariesmaintaina drug-free workplace.