Lead Control Systems Engineer - Tempe, AZ

Lead Control Systems Engineer - Tempe, AZ at TRC Talent Solutions summary:

Lead Control Systems Engineer provides technical leadership for building automation and control systems projects from design through commissioning, leading teams of 2–5 engineers and supporting sales and customer meetings. Responsibilities include instrumentation and electrical design (P&IDs, device selection, panel layouts), system design and configuration (HMI, DDC/PLC/DCS programming, testing, documentation), and onsite startup, calibration, troubleshooting, and customer training. Requires a technical degree, 3+ years' related experience, and familiarity with controls platforms (Rockwell, Aveva, Distech, Tridium) and supporting technologies.

Lead Control Systems Engineer - Tempe, AZ

Provide technical leadership for building automation and control systems projects, from design through commissioning. Lead engineering execution, support project teams, and work directly with customers during design reviews, startup, and acceptance testing.

Team Leadership & Sales Support (20%)

• Provide technical guidance for a project team of 2-5 engineers
• Identify and assign tasks within the project team
• Lead customer meetings
• Assist with proposal generation by estimating hardware costs and the engineering effort required for a project
• Maintain relationships with existing customers

Instrumentation & Electrical Design (30%)

• Create instrument lists by examining P&ID drawings
• Research instrumentation (temperature transmitters, pressure transmitters, flow meter, valve actuators, etc…) and select devices appropriate for the project
• Research and select controls hardware appropriate for the project
• Compile submittal documentation for controls and instrument hardware
• Create panel layouts and electrical schematics for controls enclosures
• Procure project hardware Provide technical support for panel fabrication technicians Inspect completed control enclosures

System Design and Configuration (30%)

• Lead customer design review meetings
• Configure user interface and HMI screens
• Configure DDC, PLC and/or DCS control algorithms
• Execute internal functional and quality control testing
• Draft system documentation Assist is customer demonstrations and acceptance testing

Onsite System Startup (20%)

• Install project software and configuration onto site systems
• Participate in point to point loop checks for all instrumentation
• Perform software calibration and tuning Conduct functional tests of all systems
• Troubleshoot installation discrepancies Support additional customer testing
• Program field modifications as required Train customer representatives on operations and maintenance of system
• Technical Experience Bachelors Degree in a technical field or related Technical Degree
• 3+ years of experience in related field/industry
• Controls Experience in at least one of the following:
• Rockwell: FactoryTalk Suite, RS Logix/Studio 5000, familiarity with PlantPAx DCS
• Aveva System Platform Inductive Ignition Perspective Distech: Experience with BACnet and LON
• Distech controllers, Eclypse Controllers Other useful technologies include: Johnson Controls: Facility Explorer or Metasys controllers Tridium: Niagara N4 SQL Scripting languages (VBA, Python, etc.)
• Knowledge of Kepware OPC server, ThinManager, VMware is preferred. H

TRC Talent Solutions is proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer (EOE). All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, age, national origin, protected veteran status, disability status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, marital status, genetic information, or any other characteristic protected by law.

Keywords:

building automation, control systems engineer, DDC PLC DCS, HMI configuration, instrumentation design, panel layout, commissioning, Rockwell FactoryTalk, BACnet Distech, site startup and testing