
Controls Engineer
- Fredericksburg, VA
- Permanent
- Full-time
- 100% employee-owned with 40+ years of industry history
- ENR (Engineering News Record) Top 500 firm
- Rated as a top System Integrator Giant
- Designs, develops, and implements control system (logic software and hardware) to meet process system requirements
- Develops schematics detailing control system configuration and wiring, and design equipment panel layouts on AutoCAD software
- Develop Sequence of Operation document detailing control strategies for the process under control. Lead design reviews with customer for review and approval of design documents
- Work at customer site to perform the system checkout and start-up of the integrated control system
- Develop the final record system documentation and provide system training to the customer
- Individual will be working on automation and control system integration projects for clients across multiple industries including both manufacturing production lines and data center building automation
- Will act as technical lead on projects and guide lower level engineers and technicians
- Will act as Project Manager on smaller projects ranging from $50K to $250K. This includes but not limited to:
- Develops and executes implementation plans for the project
- Assigns work to meet overall project deadlines
- Ensures that all project team members clearly understand the scope of W-M responsibilities
- Develops schedules for W-M and customer requirements
- Evaluates progress on project and details changes
- Responsible for all purchasing and subcontractor requirements
- Responsible for development of costs and proposal of change orders to contract scope
- An in-depth understanding of control systems, components, logic programming, experience with instrumentation and controls design and PLC systems (i.e. Allen Bradley, Schnieder Modicon, Siemens, GE-IP) required. Experience with AutoCAD is also desired
- Strong inter-personnel skills. Ability to communicate and work with both team members, subcontractors and clients
- Ability to travel up to 50%