What are the responsibilities and job description for the Associate Controls Engineer position at Wunderlich-Malec?
Wunderlich-Malec Engineering (WM) is a 100% employee-owned ESOP and one of the largest and most well-established engineering companies in the United States. When you join WM you become part of a company that is:
- 100% employee-owned company with over 40 years of industry history
- A Top 5 Systems Integrator Giant
- ENR top 500 firm at #170
We have an Associate Controls Engineer position available in our Houston, TX office. This position is responsible for controls engineering projects involving PLC/SCADA/HMI programming, electrical and instrumentation, commissioning support, and start-up assistance.
This is a hybrid role.
Position Summary
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
Project Management
- 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
Sales and Business Development
- 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
Business Operations
- 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
Minimum Requirements
Education BS Degree in Engineering (preference for Electrical/Controls, Chemical, Computer 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
Required Experience
- New graduates with some 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
Additional Experience (preferred but not required)
- Network design, troubleshooting and ability to maintain/modify a virtualized environment
Physical Demands of Position Ability to travel up to 25%. Seeing, color perception, hearing, clear speech, dexterity in hands, driving (valid driver’s license required), lifting, climbing, ability to mount and dismount equipment, pushing and pulling.
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.
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