Senior Power & Controls Engineer - Lead Automation

True North Consultants, Inc.; Buffalo (NY); On-site; USD 86,000 - 123,000; Full time

Job summary

True North Consultants, Inc. is seeking a Senior Controls Engineer for our Buffalo, NY manufacturing plant. You will lead power and control system administration, drive standards, and support data integration and capital projects.

Responsibilities include developing standards, guiding E&I technician development, ensuring regulator compliance, and managing MES data validation and automation initiatives.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree in Electrical Engineering
• 2 years of controls or electrical engineering experience
• Experience with machine/process control hardware and software such as PLCs and HMIs

Responsibilities

• Primary administrator and troubleshooter for plant power and control systems and is a key member of plant technical leadership
• Provide input to develop and manage power and control standards for projects and upgrades
• Lead the execution of the site masterplan for power and controls systems
• Build and maintain a sustainable system for E&I technicians' skill development
• Ensure compliance to NFPA 70, NFPA 70e, NFPA 79 and OSHA 1910
• Support MES data validation from PLCs and conditioning data for analysis
• Provide support in design and implementation of machine control and process automation applications
• Identify losses and develop plans to eliminate them in safety, quality, reliability, and cost
• Own elements for power and control systems including electrical safety and CCP compliance
• Collaborate on selection and installation of new equipment and training of others
• Serve as project manager for E&I initiatives and capital projects
• Provide power and controls engineering support on capital initiatives
• Learn and apply control, simulation and process modeling technologies

Skills

Power systems

Troubleshooting

Project management

Leadership

Education

Bachelor's Degree in Electrical Engineering

Tools

Allen Bradley PLC

ControlLogix

Wonderware HMI

Rockwell FactoryTalk

Job description

True North Consultants, Inc. is seeking a Senior Controls Engineer for our Buffalo, NY manufacturing plant. You will lead power and control system administration, drive standards, and support data integration and capital projects.

Responsibilities include developing standards, guiding E&I technician development, ensuring regulator compliance, and managing MES data validation and automation initiatives.