Senior Controls Engineer

Dynamic Controls Inc; Visalia (CA); On-site; USD 110,000 - 160,000; Full time

Job summary

Dynamic Controls Inc. in Visalia, CA is seeking a Senior Controls Engineer to join our engineering team.

You will design, program, test, and commission industrial control systems, including PLC/PAC, HMI, and SCADA, while leading project work and mentoring junior engineers. You’ll work with Rockwell, Siemens, and Automation Direct platforms, develop control logic, and contribute to ISA-based documentation and instrumentation BOMs.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of experience in industrial controls; design, programming, testing, and commissioning.
• Background with PLC/PAC, HMI, SCADA.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills.
• Expert in Rockwell, Siemens, and Automation Direct platforms.
• Proven project leadership with moderate guidance.
• Experience with AutoCAD Electrical and ePLAN.
• Familiar with ISA symbols, P&ID tagging, and control documentation.

Responsibilities

• Design and development of control systems, including PLC/PAC programming, HMI development, and SCADA systems.
• SCADA server specifications, configuration, architecture design, and optimization.
• Develop process control logic including Sequencers, Batch, CIP, and line control.
• Perform software unit testing.
• Develop simulation logic and perform Factory Acceptance Tests.
• Understand instrumentation types, manufacturers, scaling, and troubleshooting.
• Design Instrumentation BOMs and control panels BOMs.
• Interpret P&ID’s with ISA tagging conventions; prepare control docs.
• Design control panels layouts and schematics in AutoCAD Electrical and ePLAN.
• Perform IQ/OQ/PQ during project commissioning in industrial settings.
• Handle service calls during/after business hours.
• Lead and mentor junior staff and coordinate with project teams.

Skills

PLC/SCADA programming

HMI development

Project leadership

Communication skills

Electrical troubleshooting

Team mentorship

Education

B.S. in Engineering

High school diploma + controls experience

Tools

Rockwell Automation

Siemens

Automation Direct

FactoryTalk View SE

Ignition

Wonderware

PanelView

C-More

AutoCAD Electrical

ePLAN

ISA symbols & P&ID tagging

Job description

Dynamic Controls Inc. (DCI) is a rapidly growing systems integrator dedicated to providing innovative automation solutions and control technologies to the manufacturing industry. We are looking for a hardworking, talented, and enthusiastic individual to join our engineering team.

Senior Controls Engineer is part of a talented team of engineers assisting in the design, development, and implementation of control systems for various industrial applications. This Senior Controls Engineer position offers an excellent opportunity for growth and professional development in a dynamic and innovative environment.

• Design and development of control systems, including PLC/PAC programming, HMI development, and SCADA systems.
• SCADA server specifications, configuration, architecture design, and optimization.
• Develop process control logic including but not limited to sequencers, Plant Pax, Batch control, clean in place (CIP), and line control.
• Perform software unit testing.
• Development of simulation logic and perform software Factory Acceptance Tests.
• Understanding of instrumentation types, manufacturers, scaling, and troubleshooting.
• Design Instrumentation bill of materials (BOM).
• Interpret piping and instrumentation documentation (P&ID’s) with knowledge of ISA symbology and tagging conventions.
• Development of technical documentation, including device lists, I/O lists, functional descriptions, control schematics, submittals and user manuals.
• Design control panel bill of materials (BOM), layouts, and schematics in AutoCAD and ePLAN.
• Perform electrical schematic peer review, redline and interact with the electrical design team.
• Perform control panel engineering quality control checkout and hardware Factory Acceptance Testing.
• Perform installation qualification (IQ), operational qualification (OQ), and performance qualification (PQ) during project commissioning in an industrial/manufacturing environment.
• Perform service calls during and after business hours in an industrial/manufacturing environment.
• Ability to multitask among varying active projects with effective time management with the goal to meet or exceed project milestones.
• Execute projects with attention to detail and effective communication.
• Lead and execute projects with careful planning, attention to detail, and effective communication.
• Actively contribute, support, and interact with internal project team members, vendors, customers, and field personnel.
• Interact with client stakeholders during project executing using appropriate communication methods.
• Collaborate within a team environment.
• Work outside normal business hours as required to provide project and customer support.

Required Skills and Experience:

• Bachelor of Science in Engineering OR High school diploma or GED plus equivalent controls experience.
• 5+ years of experience in industrial controls; design, programming, testing, and commissioning of automated control systems.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills.
• Expert with Microsoft Office Suite Programs.
• Team lead on medium to large projects with moderate guidance from senior staff and management.
• Expert in understanding complex electrical circuits and troubleshooting.
• Expert in multiple platforms such as Rockwell Automation, Siemens, and Automation Direct industrial controllers.
• Expert in multiple visualization platforms such as FactoryTalk View SE, Ignition, and Wonderware SCADA platforms as well as PanelView and C-More OIT terminals.
• Expert with multiple networking protocols including EtherNet/IP, DeviceNet, ControlNet, and AS-i Bus.
• Advanced understanding of Process and Instrumentation Diagrams (P&ID’s) and developing appropriate control system design documents.
• Expert with Microsoft SQL Server or equivalent.
• AutoCAD Electrical and ePLAN experience for panel/schematic design following UL 508A, NEC and IEEE standards.
• Expert in specification of process instruments and industry standard hardware.
• Mentorship of junior staff members.

Preferred Skills and Experience:

• Servo and motion control experience.
• Process knowledge in the food and beverage industry.
• CIP process experience.
• Batch Process experience.
• OEE/MES experience.
• Both office and industrial environment. In the industrial environment, employees are occasionally exposed to moving mechanical parts, outside weather conditions, wet, cold, hot, humid, noisy conditions.
• Work outside normal business hours as required to provide project and customer support.
• Travel within the continental US up to 20% annually.