Electrical & Electronic Engineer (Industrial Controlled Environment) Market-related

RNB Placements; Bellville; On-site; ZAR 700,000 - 950,000; Full time

Job summary

RNB Placements invites applications for an Electrical/Electronic Engineer role focused on boiler control systems in Bellville. You will design, test, and commission electrical and electronic control packages for steam and hot water boilers, ensuring compliance with international standards.

You will lead PLC/DCS programming, tune control loops, and integrate MCCs, instrumentation, and IB data sheets, with strong emphasis on commissioning and BOM maintenance.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Electrical/Electronic Engineering or equivalent.
• Professional registration with ECSA or in process of being registered.
• Minimum 5 years’ experience in an industrial control environment.
• Minimum 3 years PLC & DCS programming experience (Schneider Unity Pro preferred).
• Minimum 3 years control loop tuning experience.

Responsibilities

• Assist with commissioning of boiler electrical equipment and instrumentation.
• Estimate and prepare proposals for electrical and instrumentation scope of supply.
• Design boiler controls, prepare I/O lists, loop drawings, schematics, and data sheets.
• Specify MCCs, cables, wiring diagrams, and procurement documentation.
• Oversee commissioning of burners, pumps, VSDs, and control valve tuning.
• Create and maintain BOMs in the MRP system.

Skills

Industrial control

PLC & DCS programming

Control loop tuning

Education

Bachelor’s Degree in Electrical / Electronic Engineering

ECSA registration (preferred/in process)

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.