Senior Controls Engineer: Power & Process Automation Leader

Calqulate Metrics Ltd; Buffalo (NY); On-site; USD 86,000 - 123,000; Full time

Job summary

Calqulate Metrics Ltd. seeks a Senior Controls Engineer for our Buffalo, NY manufacturing facility. You will lead power and control system initiatives, optimize MES data from PLCs, and mentor E&I technicians to meet reliability targets.

You will design control strategies, HMI workflows, and KPI programs while ensuring regulatory compliance and capital project delivery. A strong background in Allen-Bradley systems and Rockwell software is expected.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree in Electrical Engineering
• 2 years of controls or electrical engineering experience

Responsibilities

• Primary administrator and troubleshooter for plant power and control systems and is a key member of plant technical leadership
• Lead the execution of the site masterplan for power and controls systems to include understanding of the installed base, and replacement plan for obsolete equipment/technologies
• Build and maintain a sustainable system for plant Electrical & Instrumentation (E&I) technicians skill development
• Ensure technician compliance to local and national regulator codes (NFPA 70, NFPA 70e, NFPA 79 and OSHA 1910)
• Responsible for validation of the MES data from PLCs. Support plant Process Engineers in conditioning PLC data to accommodate effective data analysis including application development
• Provide support in the design and implementation of machine control and process automation applications, such as: control strategies, HMI design, MES applications and KPI development
• Identify losses, and develop plans and strategies to eliminate them, in the areas of safety, quality, reliability and cost
• Own Key Elements for systems related to power and control system such as electrical safety (LOTO, Electrical PPE, Energized work permits, low voltage qualification, etc.) and Quality/CCP compliance (checkweighers, metal detectors, vision systems, ingredient flows, temperatures, etc.)
• Collaborate with leadership on selection and installation of new equipment. Become the technical expert on new equipment and ensures the training of others regarding control systems
• Serve as project manager for initiatives ranging from E&I focused projects to complete capital projects
• Provide power and controls engineering support on capital initiatives
• Learn and apply control, simulation and process modeling technologies to analyze and improve overall process and packaging operations

Skills

Leadership

Troubleshooting

Power systems

Control systems

HMI development

Data analysis

Project management

Education

Bachelor's Degree in Electrical Engineering

Tools

Allen-Bradley PLC

ControlLogix

Wonderware HMI

Rockwell FactoryTalk

Job description

Calqulate Metrics Ltd. seeks a Senior Controls Engineer for our Buffalo, NY manufacturing facility. You will lead power and control system initiatives, optimize MES data from PLCs, and mentor E&I technicians to meet reliability targets.

You will design control strategies, HMI workflows, and KPI programs while ensuring regulatory compliance and capital project delivery. A strong background in Allen-Bradley systems and Rockwell software is expected.