Controls Engineer - PLC/HMI & Field Startup Travel

Nikkiso Co.; Escondido (CA); On-site; USD 72,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

Nikkiso Clean Energy & Industrial Gases in Escondido, CA is seeking a Controls Engineer to design, program, and integrate controls for LNG, LH2, and industrial gas projects. You will develop quotes, create specs, and produce electrical drawings for control panels and systems.

Responsibilities include PLC/HMI programming, sensor and motor control, BOM creation, and field startup at customer sites worldwide. Requires a BS in EE, AutoCAD, and hands-on PLC/HMI experience.

Qualifications

• Minimum BS in Electrical Engineering
• Three to five years of experience minimum with the electrical engineering in responsibilities listed above
• Allen-Bradley PLC and HMI experience required
• AutoCAD experience required (i.e. Electrical schematics, Control Panel layouts, etc.)
• Experience with control component selection and control panel design (panel sizing, fuse/breaker selection, PLC component sizing and selection, etc.)
• Experience starting up control panels and control systems
• Ability to travel to customer sites worldwide
• Fueling Systems experience preferred, but not required

Responsibilities

• Develop Controls Engineering quotes and proposals based on customer project needs
• Create Functional Specification documentation
• Design Controls Engineering drawings including electrical schematics and control panel layouts
• Outline drawings and component details for electrical systems
• Select components and create Bills of Materials for procurement
• Test and troubleshoot panels and control systems
• Program PLC systems (FactoryTalk View Studio)
• Program HMI systems (Panelview, FactoryTalk View SE)
• Program Historian systems (FactoryTalk Historian)
• Work with customers to integrate controls solutions into their systems
• Travel to customer sites for field startup and integration of controls systems

Skills

Travel to customer sites

VFD drive experience

Education

BS in Electrical Engineering

Tools

Allen-Bradley PLC

HMI

AutoCAD

Electrical code experience

Panel design

Job description

Nikkiso Clean Energy & Industrial Gases in Escondido, CA is seeking a Controls Engineer to design, program, and integrate controls for LNG, LH2, and industrial gas projects. You will develop quotes, create specs, and produce electrical drawings for control panels and systems.

Responsibilities include PLC/HMI programming, sensor and motor control, BOM creation, and field startup at customer sites worldwide. Requires a BS in EE, AutoCAD, and hands-on PLC/HMI experience.