Senior Controls Engineer

Davita Inc.; Huntington Beach (CA); Hybrid; USD 140,000 - 160,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading engineering firm is seeking a Senior Controls Engineer for its Huntington Beach office. The role involves implementing automation solutions, leading projects, and ensuring client satisfaction through technical expertise. Candidates must have a degree in Engineering and significant experience in PLC and HMI programming, with a focus on delivering innovative solutions in a collaborative environment.

Benefits

Medical

Dental

Vision

401(k)/Profit Sharing

Tuition Reimbursement

Paid Time Off (PTO)

Employee Stock Ownership Plan

Qualifications

• Greater than 5 years of experience in automation solutions.
• Experience leading a team of engineers/technicians.
• Knowledge of control systems architecture and programming.

Responsibilities

• Deliver innovative automation solutions and design standards.
• Manage projects including budgeting and scheduling.
• Act as technical lead and mentor for junior engineers.

Skills

PLC Programming

HMI/SCADA Development

Problem Solving

Project Management

Industrial Networking

Education

Bachelor of Science in Electrical/Control Engineering

Tools

AutoCAD

Rockwell Automation

Emerson DeltaV

VBA

.NET

SQL

Python

Job description

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. We have a Senior Controls Engineer position available in our Huntington, CA office.

When you join WM you become part of a company that is:

• 100% employee-owned company with 40+ years of industry history


• A Top 5 Systems Integrator Giant


• ENR Top 500 Firm

This position requires demonstrated technical proficiency in implementing automation solutions with PLC, HMI, SCADA platforms with DCS/Delta V platforms a plus. This person will interact directly with customers, develop specifications, and implement/test/commission/qualify automation solutions. This position is a leadership role within the business unit and requires strong problem-solving ability, well-balanced people skills, an aptitude for business efficiency, and an interest in creating partnerships. The Mid- or Senior Controls Engineer demonstrates success by securing repeat work with both new and existing customers.

Major Responsibilities

• This position requires the ability to deliver innovative automation solutions and design standards either self-directedly or as a leader of a team. The candidate must be able to conceptualize, detail, and implement control systems for industrial processes and machinery that meet our customer's requirements. This involves the development of a control system architecture, selecting the components to be used, detailing schematic diagrams and system documentation, programming controllers (PLC's and DCS/Delta V), programming the process visualization (HMI/SCADA), developing databases for archiving/displaying historical system data and implementing/commissioning the control system at the client's facility. Knowledge of controller programming languages such as Ladder, Sequential Function Chart, Structured Text, and others to achieve the desired results is required. Also having knowledge of standard programming languages such as VBA, .NET, SQL, and Python for the development of HMI/SCADA systems is preferred


• Experience with industrial networking is preferred for larger systems to connect control system components and instrumentation. The Controls Engineer would design, detail, and implement a variety of fiber, wired, and wireless systems using industrial protocols (Ethernet/IP, Profinet, IT/OT, etc.)


• This position often requires the following project management responsibilities: developing project execution plans, work breakdown structures and associated budgets, task prioritization and scheduling, task ordering, time tracking and reporting, financial tracking and reporting, early problem identification, conflict management/resolution, leading and supporting a team, and attending project status meetings. Also includes overseeing daily operations and activities of a project(s) up to $1M. This position is often responsible for ensuring the overall profitability of the project


• The ideal candidate must have a diverse engineering skillset with the ability to work independently. Will act as technical lead on projects and guide lower-level engineers and technicians. Could also act as Project Manager on smaller projects

Minimum Requirements

Education

Bachelor of Science degree in Electrical/Control Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Chemical Engineering, or Computer Science or equal experience.

Experience

Greater than 5 years with capabilities in the below areas is preferred:

• Experience in PLC-5 to ControlLogix conversions


• In-depth understanding of PLC hardware/software platforms such as Rockwell Automation


• In-depth understanding of HMI/SCADA hardware/software platforms such as Servers, VM's, Networks, Rockwell Automation FactoryTalk and Plant Pax, Inductive Automation Ignition


• Understanding of DCS hardware/software platforms such as Emerson DeltaV or similar is a plus


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  Understanding of S88 Batch/Recipes, OEE, MES, and ERP systems

  
  


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  Experience in industries such as Life Sciences, Building Automation, Food and Beverage, and Manufacturing

  
  


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  Experience in the design of electrical schematics, and control panels

  
  


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  Experience with AutoCAD is also desired

  
  


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  Experience leading a team of engineers/technicians to provide control system solutions

  
  


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  Experience mentoring less experienced engineers

  
  


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  Professional references, preferably one from each of the following: a subordinate, a peer, and a manager

  
  


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  Ability to travel up to 10% out of state, other travel is to client sites local to Southern California

  
  

Physical Demands of Position Seeing, color perception, hearing, clear speech, dexterity in hands, driving, lifting, ability to mount/dismount equipment, pushing and pulling.

Working Environment Hybrid

*Job Descriptions are not exhaustive lists of all skills, responsibilities, or efforts associated with a job. They reflect principal job elements essential for performing the job and evaluating performance.

Wunderlich-Malec is proud to offer a comprehensive employee-owner benefit package. Full-time employees may be eligible for the following benefits: Medical * Dental * Vision * Basic and Supplemental Life and AD&D * Long Term Disability * Voluntary Short Term Disability * Healthcare & Dependent Care Flexible Spending Accounts * Health Savings Account * Paid Time Off (PTO) * Paid Holidays * Tuition Reimbursement * Referral Bonus Program * 401(k)/Profit Sharing * 100% ESOP (Employee Stock Ownership Plan) * Employee Assistance Program * Will Preparation Resources * Worldwide Travel Assistance

Expected salary range is approximately $140,000 to $160,000 per year depending on qualifications plus a discretionary bonus and employee stock program.

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