Lead Controls Engineer (II) — Industrial Automation

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Charlotte (NC)

On-site

USD 90,000 - 120,000

Full time

14 days+

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Benefits offered by this job

Competitive base salary

Bonus opportunities

Company paid medical

Dental and life insurance

401K

Excellent training

Great family work environment

Paid vacation and holiday

Job summary

Jim Myers & Sons, Inc (JMS) is seeking a controls engineer to lead electrical and PLC/HMI design on industrial water treatment projects. The role owns controls design, electrical documentation, PLC/HMI programming, testing, commissioning, and field troubleshooting from project kickoff through closeout.

You will partner with Project Engineers to define scope, deliverables, schedules and budgets while coordinating with vendors and field teams.

Qualifications

5+ years of hands-on experience designing, commissioning, and troubleshooting industrial control systems.
Proficiency with PLC and HMI programming; experience with Rockwell Automation and Siemens platforms.
Knowledge of control panels, electrical schematics, motor controls, VFDs, instrumentation, 24 VDC circuits, and industrial communications such as PROFINET, Ethernet/IP, and Modbus TCP.
Strong field troubleshooting skills and the ability to work safely around industrial equipment and energized systems in accordance with company procedures.
Ability to manage controls deliverables for multiple projects while communicating status, risks, and technical decisions to Project Engineers.
Strong written, verbal and Microsoft Office skills with a collaborative approach to solving technical problems.

Responsibilities

Partner with Project Engineers to define the controls scope, deliverables, schedule, budget requirements, and technical risks for each project.
Review proposals, contracts, plans, and specifications; define controls requirements, clarifications, and exclusions.
Develop control narratives and sequences of operation for the intended process and equipment operation.
Prepare and maintain I/O lists, instrument lists, network architecture, panel layouts, schematics, interconnection diagrams, cable schedules, and controls bills of material.
Select and specify PLCs, HMIs, remote I/O, VFDs, motor starters, instrumentation, safety devices, control panels, and industrial network hardware.
Program, configure, test, and document PLCs, HMIs, VFDs and industrial communications systems.
Integrate JMS equipment with motors, conveyors, gates, safety circuits, customer systems, and third-party packages.
Coordinate controls interfaces with Project Engineering, Design, Manufacturing, Sourcing, panel builders, electrical contractors, vendors, and customers; review vendor submittals and support RFIs and scope changes.
Check designs and programs for accuracy, completeness, code compliance, maintainability, and project conformance; conduct factory acceptance testing.
Provide site checkout, I/O verification, startup, commissioning, tuning, training, and troubleshooting; travel to customer and fabrication sites is required.
Complete as-built drawings and O&M content, and follow all JMS safety requirements, policies, and procedures.