Controls Engineer

Wunderlich-Malec Engineering, Inc.

Reston (VA)

On-site

USD 85,000 - 120,000

Full time

14 days+

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Benefits offered by this job

Medical

Dental

Vision

Life and AD&D Insurance

Long Term Disability

Flexible Spending Accounts

Health Savings Account

Paid Time Off

Paid Holidays

Tuition Reimbursement

Referral Bonus Program

401(k)/Profit Sharing

100% ESOP (Employee Stock Ownership)

Employee Assistance Program

Will Preparation Resources

Worldwide Travel Assistance

Job summary

Wunderlich-Malec Engineering, Inc. in Reston, VA seeks a Controls Engineer to design, install and commission control systems for diverse clients. You will develop wiring diagrams, panel layouts, and sequence of operation documents, and lead design reviews with customers.

The role involves field startup, system training, and working across manufacturing and data-center environments. Travel up to 50% is required; strong AutoCAD and PLC experience are essential.

Qualifications

BS in Electrical or Mechanical Engineering preferred.
3–5 years of experience in control systems, instrumentation and PLC design.
Experience with AutoCAD and electrical schematics is desired.
Strong interpersonal skills and ability to work with customers, contractors and teams.
Ability to travel up to 50%.

Responsibilities

Design, develop, and implement control systems (logic and hardware) to meet process requirements.
Create schematics and wiring layouts; design equipment panels in AutoCAD.
Develop sequence of operation documents and lead design reviews with customers.
Perform system checkout and start-up at customer sites; train customers on systems.
Lead automation and control projects; act as project manager on smaller projects.
Manage purchasing, subcontractors, and cost proposals for contracts.

Skills

Control systems

PLC programming

Instrumentation & controls design

AutoCAD

Project leadership

Education

BS in Electrical or Mechanical Engineering

Tools

AutoCAD

Allen-Bradley

Schneider/Modicon

Siemens

GE IP

Job description

Wunderlich-Malec Engineering (WM) is a 100% employee-owned ESOP and one of the largest and most well-established engineering companies in the United States. When you join WM you become part of a company that is:

100% employee-owned with 40+ years of industry history
ENR (Engineering News Record) Top 500 firm
Rated as a top System Integrator Giant

We have a Controls Engineer position in Reston, 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.

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

Medical