Senior Controls Engineer: Lead Industrial Automation & SCADA

Wunderlich-Malec Engineering, Inc.; Columbia (MD); On-site; USD 115,000 - 160,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical

Dental

Vision

ESOP (employee stock ownership)

Job summary

Wunderlich-Malec Engineering in Columbia, MD seeks a Sr. Controls Engineer to lead automation projects for diverse industries. You will work with a team to identify requirements, develop specifications, and implement/commission automation solutions at client sites.

The ideal candidate has 6–15+ years in automation, strong PLC/DCS/HMI/SCADA experience, and a track record mentoring engineers. Travel up to 25% and a payoff through ESOP and robust benefits are offered.

Qualifications

• Bachelor degree in Electrical/Control, Mechanical, Chemical engineering or CS.
• 6–15+ years of experience in automation and controls.
• Experience with PLC/SCADA/HMI platforms.
• Ability to travel up to 25%.
• Experience mentoring engineers.

Responsibilities

• Lead design and delivery of automation solutions; act as technical lead.
• Develop control system architectures and select components.
• Program PLC/DCS/RTU and HMI/SCADA; develop databases for historical data.
• Coordinate project plans, budgets, and schedules up to $200k.
• Mentor junior engineers and coordinate with customers.

Skills

PLC programming

HMI/SCADA

Project management

Team leadership

Customer interaction

Education

B.S. in Electrical/Control Engineering

B.S. in Mechanical Engineering

B.S. in Chemical Engineering

B.S. in Computer Science

Tools

Rockwell Automation

Siemens

Modicon

Iconics Genesis64

Wonderware System Platform

GE Cimplicity

GE iFIX

Job description

Wunderlich-Malec Engineering in Columbia, MD seeks a Sr. Controls Engineer to lead automation projects for diverse industries. You will work with a team to identify requirements, develop specifications, and implement/commission automation solutions at client sites.

The ideal candidate has 6–15+ years in automation, strong PLC/DCS/HMI/SCADA experience, and a track record mentoring engineers. Travel up to 25% and a payoff through ESOP and robust benefits are offered.