Controls Engineer 1

Controls Engineer 1 - (80399-1)
Alpharetta, GA - Onsite
12 months contract

Job Description:
Summary: The main function of a controls engineer is to design, develop, install, and maintain equipment which is used to monitor and control engineering systems and processes.

Job Responsibilities:
- Assists in creating and following electrical design schedule, from specification concept to system up completion, while keeping to an overall project schedule.
- Testing, evaluating, modifying and calibrating products and instruments.
- Analyze plant processes, design and implement improvements
- Troubleshooting issues with hardware and processes.
- Analyze project requirements and perform technical calculations supporting design including electrical requirements, robotic safety standards, and motor controls.
- Ensure all relevant safety objectives and legal requirements are observed for all work completed.

Skills:
- Verbal and written communication skills, problem solving skills, customer service and interpersonal skills.
- Expert ability to work independently and manage one’s time.
- Expert leadership and mentoring skills necessary to provide support and constructive performance feedback.
- Technical proficiency in some software applications..

Education/Experience:
- Bachelor’s Degree in Engineering, Electrical, Manufacturing, or Mechanical Engineering preferred
- 0-2 years experience required.

Position’s Contributions to Work Group:
- Executes engineering for design and development of technologies, components, systems, and products for generator control switchgear human machine interface (HMI) applications.

Reason/motivation for request:
- Backfill

Why Client? “Whether it be ground-breaking products, best in class solutions or a lifelong career, you can build what matters to you at Client. With 150 locations in countries around the world, what you create at Client travels and helps people around the world. You can collaborate with the best minds in the industry, complete meaningful work and continuously grow and develop through our various opportunities. Here, you can do the work that matters.”

Why this Role?
- This is a critical role for the AES Engineering team here at Client Switchgear. Our team has been consistently developing and growing to meet the demands/needs of our customers and the automated switchgear industry.
- This role will consistently challenge you to learn and grow with the custom nature of each project you complete.

Typical task breakdown:
- Designs, modifies, develops, writes, converts and implements software-programming for generator control switchgear human machine interface applications.
- Configures, programs and tests HMI hardware.
- Work with Power System Engineers to validate/correct HMI programming
- Supports HMI issues in the field and provides remote HMI installation support

Interaction with team:
- Works hand in hand with the HMI team under the supervision of the AES HMI manager.
- Collaborates extensively with the Power System Engineering team to test and validate HMI software development.

Team Structure
- HMI Manager
- 2 Senior HMI Engineers
- 2 HMI Engineers

Work environment:
- Office Lab and Manufacturing Floorspace
- PPE gear will be needed

Education & Experience Required:
- Requires a degree in an accredited Engineering, Computer Science, or Materials Science curriculum plus 1-3 years of experience or equivalent experience
- Willing to take 2 year degree with 4+ years of experience
- No Master’s degree’s
- Internships may be considered, must be relevant

Technical Skills
(Required Software Experience) – relevant HMI software experience
- Factory Talk
- RSView
- Vijeo
- Crimson
- Kepware
- EcoStruxure Machine Scada Expert

(Desired Programming Experience)
- VBA Scripting
- Javascript
- HTML
- C++
- FBD (Function Block Programming)
- SQL
- Python

Soft Skills
(Required)
- Uses a structured approach in analyzing and resolving technical problems.
- Seeks opportunities for continual learning to maintain technical competence in pursuit of technical excellence.
- Pursues, prepares for and assumes new technical assignments and challenges.
- Recognizes changing demands and priorities; validates changes with management.
- Completes current work according to assigned priorities.
- Performs at least 3-4 concurrent activities without reducing productivity.
- Responds to day-to-day operational priorities while still making progress on project work.

(Desired)
- Discusses basic concepts behind a systematic approach to solving technical problems.
- Identifies available resources and support systems for troubleshooting.
- Explains where to locate basic help facilities and troubleshooting guides.
- Identifies available resources and support systems for troubleshooting.
- Listens to feedback without defensiveness and uses it for own communication effectiveness.

Disqualifiers/Red Flags:
Master’s degree or higher

Travel Requirement: none
Export Control Requirements: NO

Ravi Teja
615-219-6196
[email protected]