Senior Field Engineer

Energy Control Technologies

Urbandale (IA)

On-site

USD 85,000 - 113,000

Full time

14 days+

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Benefits offered by this job

Medical & Dental Insurance
Long Term Disability
401(k) with company match
Employee ownership opportunities

Job summary

A leading engineering firm in Iowa is seeking an experienced Senior Field Engineer to support field engineering and technical sales. This role involves traveling to customer sites, performing acceptance tests, configuring and testing control systems, and preparing training materials. The ideal candidate will have at least 8 years of experience in a relevant engineering role and a bachelor's degree in Industrial or Electronics Engineering. The position offers competitive benefits including medical and dental insurance, and a 401(k) plan.

Qualifications

  • 8 years of experience in a relevant field engineering role.
  • Experience with plant automation and control systems.
  • Willingness to travel internationally up to 50%.

Responsibilities

  • Travel to customer sites for field engineering and surveys.
  • Perform acceptance tests and system powerup.
  • Prepare and deliver training material.

Skills

Plant automation and control systems
Configuring and programming PLC, DCS, HMI
Field instrumentation installation and calibration
Turbomachinery control systems
Technical sales support

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Industrial Engineering or Electronics Engineering

Tools

PLC
DCS
HMI

Job description

The Senior Field Engineer will travel to customer sites for field engineering, site surveys, and technical sales support.

Key Responsibilities

Travels to customer sites for field engineering, site surveys, and technical sales support.

Performs acceptance tests, IO loops commissioning, IO installation reviews, valve stroke tests, piping review, system powerup and checkout, C&E testing, commissioning of auxiliary equipment, compressor surge testing, steam turbine governor commissioning, control loop tuning, and writing field service reports.

Prepares training material and delivers informal training and site-specific training courses.

Configures and programs PLC, DCS, and HMI hardware. Tests control systems prior to shipment.

Conducts FATs (Factory Acceptance Test) and SATs (Site Acceptance Test) both remotely from office as well as in-person at customer sites.

Prepares project documentation that may comprise control narratives, logic diagrams, cause & effect diagrams, CSDs, IO lists, communication tag lists, alarm lists, FAT and SAT procedures.

Reviews and revises cabinet layouts, wiring schematics, power distribution schematics.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree or foreign equivalent in Industrial Engineering, Electronics Engineering, or related field.

8 years of experience as a Senior Field Engineer, Field Engineer, Instrument Engineer, or similar duties under a different job title.

8 years of experience with: plant automation and control systems within the oil and gas, petrochemical, or fertilizer industry; configuring and programming PLC, DCS, and HMI hardware; Turbomachinery Control Systems including anti surge, performance, and load sharing control.

5 years of experience installing, configuring, calibrating and testing field instrumentation like transmitters, switches, vibration monitoring equipment, control valves and hydraulic actuators for steam turbines.

Willingness to travel up to 50% internationally.

Benefits and Compensation

Medical & Dental Insurance including Health Savings Account

Long Term Disability

FMLA benefits including both partners.

401(k) with company match.

ECT is an employee owned company and you will have the opportunity to join our ownership team and share in our success after a short vesting period.

About the Company

We (Energy Control Technologies, Inc.) are a fast-paced, entrepreneurial company that is looking
for an energetic employees to help us grow our company. ECT’s customers span the Industrial/Manufacturing, Oil and Gas and the Bio-fuels market segments and our products are state of the art in the field. You will have the opportunity to work on some of the most complex and critical machines that directly affect the operation of energy production plants across the world.

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