Electrical Electronic Engineer Bellville

RNB Placements; Bellville; On-site; ZAR 600,000 - 900,000; Full time

Job summary

RNB Placements is seeking a Senior Electrical/Electronic Engineer for the Bellville boiler unit to lead specification, design, testing, and commissioning of control systems for steam and hot water boilers in compliance with standards.

You will design boiler control systems, prepare I/O lists and data sheets, program PLCs (preferably Schneider Unity Pro), tune control loops, and manage BOMs in the MRP system. Requires ECSA-registered or in-process status and 5+ years’ industrial experience.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree in Electrical / Electronic Engineering (or equivalent).
• Professional registration with ECSA or in process of being registered (preferred).
• Minimum 5 years relevant experience in an Industrial Control Environment.
• Minimum 3 years PLC & DCS programming experience (preferably Schneider Unity Pro software).
• Minimum 3 years control loop tuning experience.

Responsibilities

• Assist with commissioning of package boilers, electrical equipment, controls, and instrumentation.
• Estimate and prepare proposals for electrical & instrumentation scope of supply for boiler enquiries.
• Design of boiler controls and instrumentation, preparation of instrument lists, I/O lists, EFDs, loop drawings, routing diagrams, hook-ups, instrument specifications, data sheets, calibrations.
• Design or specify motor control centres, motor lists, cable sizing, wiring drawings, procurement.
• Cold and hot commissioning of boilers and combustion equipment; tune controls and fault finding.
• Create and maintain BOMs on the MRP system.

Skills

PLC & DCS programming

Controls system design

Instrumentation & I/O lists

Commissioning

Vendor liaison

Education

Bachelor's Degree in Electrical / Electronic Engineering

Professional registration with ECSA (preferred)

Tools

Schneider Unity Pro

Job description

Introduction

Our client has a vacancy in their Boiler business unit, Bellville, for a person who will be responsible for the specification, design, drawing, testing, and commissioning of electrical and electronic control systems relating to steam and hot water boilers and ancillary equipment, in accordance with national and international standards and regulations.

Duties & Responsibilities

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES

1. Assist with commissioning of package boilers, electrical equipment, controls, and instrumentation.
2. Estimate and prepare proposals for electrical & instrumentation scope of supply for boiler enquiries.
3. Design of boiler controls and instrumentation, preparation of instrument lists, I/O lists, EFD’s, loop drawings, routing diagram, hook-ups, instrumentation specifications, instrument data sheets, instrument calibrations, procurement, design of control philosophies, analogue diagrams, design of PLC cabinets, PLC programming.
4. Design or specify motor control centres, motor lists, cable sizing, cable schedules, I/O list, electrical wiring drawings, routing diagram, equipment sizing, equipment selection, equipment specifications, equipment data sheets, procurement.
5. Cold and hot commissioning of boilers and combustion equipment, commissioning of fans, pumps, AC variable speed drives, burners, oil & gas systems, control valves, boiler automatic controls tuning, and setting up of controls. Operational fault finding of boiler and ancillary equipment control systems.
6. Create and maintain bills of materials (BOM’s) on company Material Requirement Planning (MRP) system.

Desired Experience & Qualification

QUALIFICATIONS

1. Bachelor’s Degree in Electrical / Electronic Engineering (or equivalent).
2. Professional registration with ECSA or in process of being registered (preferred).

EXPERIENCE

1. Minimum 5 years relevant experience in an Industrial Control Environment.
2. Minimum 3 years PLC & DCS programming experience (preferably Schneider Unity Pro software).
3. Minimum 3 years control loop tuning experience.