What are the responsibilities and job description for the Associate Controls Engineer position at Wunderlich-Malec Engineering, Inc.?
Wunderlich-Malec (WM) Engineering is a 100% employee-owned ESOP and one of the largest and most well-established engineering companies in the United States. As an Intern at WM you become part of a company that is:
Technical
Education BS Degree in Engineering (preference for Electrical/Controls, Chemical or Mechanical).
General
Working Environment Standard office environment, On-site office environment, and diverse industrial environments including chemical and biological manufacturing environments. Frequent PC usage including collaboration tools for project execution.
*Job Descriptions are not exhaustive lists of all skills, responsibilities, or efforts associated with a job. They reflect principal job elements essential for performing the job and evaluating performance.
Wunderlich-Malec is proud to offer a comprehensive employee-owner benefit package. Full-time employees may be eligible for the following benefits: Medical
- 100% employee-owned company with 40 years of industry history
- A Top 5 Systems Integrator Giant
- An ENR top 500 firm
Technical
- Deliver process control systems including DCS/PLC/SCADA/HMI programming, hardware designs, network architecture design, instrumentation/electrical designs, check-out/start-up support, etc.
- Learn, follow, and seek to streamline/improve project execution tools, standards and techniques
- Follows guidance from lead engineer to provide process Control System software/hardware design, development and startup
- Prepare supporting project documenting (examples include user requirements, architecture, control narratives, cause & effect diagrams, test plans, user training, etc.
- Routinely test your work to ensure quality, accuracy, safety and alignment to project requirements
- Provide status reporting to your project manager regarding activities/deliverables progress-to-date, hours estimate-to-complete, needs/obstacles to meeting project schedule, etc.
- Identifies potential roadblocks to completing tasks efficiently and on schedule
- Provide input to project risks, best practice, lessons learned, etc. related to your project activities
- Address customer requests and evaluate them versus the defined scope of assigned projects
- Actively participate in internal and customer meetings
- Identify opportunities to build relationships with client members of their assigned projects
- Provide input to proposals and estimates
- Seek to understand customer needs such that WM may offer additional scope and/or services
- Create personal goals that support the goals of your assigned projects as well as the goals our Business Unit
- Demonstrate ability in engineering economics, entrepreneurialism, risk management, and financial accountability
- Willing to collaborate and share knowledge with coworkers
- Communicate (verbally and in writing) with clarity and professionalism
- Focus on efficiency and continuous improvement
- Personal accountability and integrity
Education BS Degree in Engineering (preference for Electrical/Controls, Chemical or Mechanical).
General
- Strong leadership and client relation skills
- Exceptional verbal and written ability with the aptitude to communicate professionally with clients and project leadership
- Good engineering and good documentation practice. Experience (or willingness) using collaboration tools (such as SharePoint) to work effectively within remote teams
- New graduates with some 1-2 years of experience (coursework, senior project and/or internship) with process controls engineering (PLC and/or SCADA programming) preferred
- Experience with at least one standard programming language such as C , JavaScript, Python, .NET, etc.
- Computer proficiency with Microsoft Outlook, Excel, and Word
- Network design, troubleshooting and ability to maintain/modify a virtualized environment
- Basic understanding of Foundational SQL experience (academic or hands-on), with ability to query and analyze data using basic statements
- Familiarity with REST APIs (through coursework or personal projects), including consuming endpoints and handling JSON data
Working Environment Standard office environment, On-site office environment, and diverse industrial environments including chemical and biological manufacturing environments. Frequent PC usage including collaboration tools for project execution.
*Job Descriptions are not exhaustive lists of all skills, responsibilities, or efforts associated with a job. They reflect principal job elements essential for performing the job and evaluating performance.
Wunderlich-Malec is proud to offer a comprehensive employee-owner benefit package. Full-time employees may be eligible for the following benefits: Medical
- Dental
- Vision
- Basic and Supplemental Life and AD&D
- Long Term Disability
- Voluntary Short Term Disability
- Healthcare & Dependent Care Flexible Spending Accounts
- Health Savings Account
- Paid Time Off (PTO)
- Paid Holidays
- Tuition Reimbursement
- Referral Bonus Program
- 401(k)/Profit Sharing
- 100% ESOP (Employee Stock Ownership Plan)
- Employee Assistance Program
- Will Preparation Resources
- Worldwide Travel Assistance