Controls Engineer - Plant Startups, DCS/SCADA, Global Travel

Associates Systems LLC; Bedminster Township (NJ); On-site; USD 85,000 - 115,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading engineering firm in Bedminster Township is seeking a Controls Engineer to communicate project requirements and develop software/hardware specifications. The ideal candidate has experience in plant operations, with knowledge in various control systems and the ability to travel domestically and internationally. This role involves significant programming and troubleshooting responsibilities.

Qualifications

• Experience in new plant engineering with an emphasis on plant operations and safety.
• Prior experience in air separation, specialty gases, or petrochemical industries.
• Skilled in interfacing various control systems to OPC server applications.

Responsibilities

• Communicate with project team to refine project scope and requirements.
• Define software/hardware architecture requirements.
• Develop detailed functional design specifications.

Skills

DCS programming

PLC programming

HMI programming

Siemens PCS7 System

Emerson DeltaV

Rockwell Automation

Education

Engineering Degree

Tools

TIA Portal

WinCC

ET200SPHA hardware

Job description

Controls Engineer
Communicatingwithprojectteamtorefineprojectscopeandrequirements.
• Definingsoftware/hardwarearchitecturerequirements.
• Developingdetailedfunctionaldesignspecifications.
• Configuring, programmingDCS,OPC,PLC,andSCADAcomponents.
• Reviewingcontrolpanelwiringdiagrams.
• Performfactoryacceptancetestingofhardwareandsoftware a plus.
• Commissioningthecompletecontrolsystem.

• Plantcommissioningsupport,pipingandflowsheetchecking,performancetests,troubleshooting, validation,andplantstart‐ upwhich might includestraveltodomesticandinternationallocations

Desiredexperiencewouldbeinnewplantengineeringwithanemphasisonplantoperations,startups,andsafety.
• Experienceinairseparation,specialtygases,orpetrochemicalindustriesisaplus.

• WorkingexperiencewithSiemensPCS7System (a plus).
• WinCC or Siemens TIA Portal
• ExperiencewithET200SPHAhardware,andProfinetisaplus.
• ExperiencewithEmersonDeltaV,RockwellAutomation,Yokogawa,ABB,orHoneywellaplus.
• SkilledinDCS,PLC,andHMIprogramming

ExperienceinterfacingvariouscontrolsystemstoOPCServerapplicationsandcommunicationto othercontrolsystemsviaOPC.KnowledgeofgeneralpurposeOPCServerapplicationsfrom MatrikonorOSIPIisa plus.
Engineering Degree a plus
• Hasspecifiedandorderedcontrolsystemcomponents..
• Travelmayberequired,bothdomesticandinternational.
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