What are the responsibilities and job description for the Controls Systems Engineer-Power Generation position at Sira Consulting, an Inc 5000 company?
Controls Systems Engineer-Power Generation
Houston, TX (Onsite job)
Full time
(USC AND GC and H1B with I140 approved visas works)
Key Responsibilities
• Program, test, and debug control logic on multiple PLC platforms.
• Implement subsystem interfaces and data exchange with supervisory control systems.
• Develop logic for sequencing, interlocks, alarms, and fault handling.
• Implement fail safe behavior, including communication loss detection.
• Support HMI integration through PLC tags, diagnostics, and control logic.
• Participate in system integration, FAT, commissioning, and troubleshooting.
Required Qualifications
• Bachelor's degree in Electrical, Controls, or related engineering field.
• 5 years of industrial PLC programming experience.
• Experience with multiple PLC platforms and industrial control systems.
• Strong understanding of sequencing, state based control, and fault handling.
Preferred Qualifications
• Experience with power generation systems or rotating equipment controls.
• Exposure to alternator protection/synchronization and SCR systems.
• Experience with Simulink PLC Coder
• Factory Acceptance Test, Site Acceptance Tests (FAT/SAT) and field commissioning experience