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Senior Automation & Controls Engineer – Food & Beverage (Kansas City, MO)

kansas city, MO

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Job description

Job Title: Senior Automation & Controls Engineer - Food & Beverage

Location: Kansas City, MO 64114

Contract length: Direct Hire

Pay: Compensationdiscussions are handled directly with qualified candidates during the interview process. You can assume market pay for these roles and our base and bonuscompensationpackage will meet the requirements.

Senior Automation & Controls Engineer - Food & Beverage

Qualifications

Bachelor Degree in Controls, Electrical, Mechanical or Chemical Engineering or related degree from an ABET accredited program and successful completion of Fundamentals of Engineering (FE) exam and 7 years electrical engineering experience

EPC project and Automation 7 Controls experience preferred

Master Degree in Electrical Engineering and 6 years electrical engineering experience

EPC project experience preferred

Expert knowledge in standard engineering techniques and procedures

Strong knowledge of electrical equipment design ANSI and IEEE Standards. Strong computer skills (e.g. Microsoft Office Suite)

Excellent written and verbal communication skills

Experience with leading the discipline design for large projects and delegating work tasks to team members

Ability to lead execution of work and resolve issues in a team environment

Demonstrated critical thinking skills, ability to work methodically and analytically in a quantitative problem-solving environment

Strong attention to detail, facilitation, team building, collaboration, organization and problem-solving skills

Ability to perform quality reviews for detailed engineering documents and specifications

Ability to travel. accredited program

Must have or be able to obtain a Transportation Worker Identification Card (TWIC)

Professional Engineer (PE) License Preferred

This position requires an individual capable of applying intensive and diversified knowledge of principles and practices to broad areas of assignment

Must be capable of devising new approaches to problems encountered

Ability to perform quality reviews for detailed engineering documents and specifications

Knowledge of applicable design standards covering Automation & Controls Design/Engineering such as NFPA, ISA, IEC, IEEE, ISA/IEC 61511, ISO13849, UL508A

Experienced with variety of control and safety systems (PLC, SCADA, SIS, BMS, DCS)

Experience in Rockwell and Siemens PLC platform. Experience in GE, Modicon, Opto22, Mitsubishi, and Triconex PLC platforms a plus

SCADA experience with Factory Talk and Wonderware local and distributed systems, Ignition Software is a plus

MES Design and Implementation Experience a Plus, PTC ThingWorx, Ignition/Sepasoft, Parsec TrakSYS

Machine safety risk assessment and required PL design compliance to ISO13849 is a plus

Process safety SIF/SIS design compliance to ISA/IEC 61511 is a plus

Experience with PlantPAX and PackML is preferred

Familiarity with tools like SISTEMA, CCW, IAB, BatchSIM, and PlantSIM is desired

Senior Automation & Controls Engineer - Food & Beverage Description

Responsible for compliance with company and project site safety policies

Design responsibility for all Automation and Controls scope on the project

Leads a team of Automation and Controls Engineers, Specialists, and Designers in the execution of design

Interfaces with a multi-faceted project team internally consisting of project manager, electrical, controls, estimating, procurement, construction, and other engineering disciplines

Responsible for leading and developing software design deliverables including PLC and HMI programming design deliverables as well as Batch, MES, servers and virtualization

Responsible for commissioning and startup of those design deliverables

Lead and prepare controls design deliverables, including instrument/device list, I/O list, controls narratives, control panel and controls hardware design, device location plan drawings and installation details

Lead the specification, design, and procurement activities for control panel and equipment vendors, manage vendor progression, and lead the Factory Acceptance Tests (FATs)

Lead and prepare electrical design deliverables including 480VAC and below equipment and motor power design, installation plan drawings, and conductor schedules

Determine process instrument measurements protocols, such as temperature, pressure, flow, level, analyzers, and control valves. Utilize knowledge of various technologies for selecting the appropriate controls application

Experienced in reviewing P&IDs and working with process engineers to define and show proper controls scope of the project

Develop and manage verification of design, calculations, project studies and report preparation

Interfaces directly with offsite design office and coordinates and tracks execution of controls deliverables to that office

Responsible for leading and performing quality reviews of project design submittals and coordinating those reviews within the department

Responsible for applying knowledge of commonly used automation and controls engineering/design concepts, principles, practices, codes, and procedures within the engineering services industry

Interfaces directly with construction personnel in development of contracts and execution of work

Develops project estimates at each project phase through various software such as Proposal works, Integrated Architecture Builder (IAB), SIL Solver, Bluebeam, Excel, and Visio

Supports project manager in the development and tracking of automation and controls project budgets and expected progress

Works with clients and vendors directly in developing design

Builds effective relationships with existing clients, customers and contractors and develop new business opportunities

Responsible for ensuring customer satisfaction goals and expectations are met

Has a list of clients that frequently request them for projects or assistance

Provides leadership, technical direction and development to Automation and Controls team members

Assists in the day-to-day allocation of resources to their projects

Coordinate with field personnel to resolve design related installation issues, calculations, field inspections and testing of controls systems

Responsible for leading the technical execution and team during onsite start-up and commissioning activities

Responsible for developing and submitting discipline change notices as needed to the project management team

Fully understands and can execute the EPC project approach

This position will require making trips to job sites to survey, support installations, and lead startups (travel about 30%)

Work with our business development team to identify and develop key project and customer pursuits

Frequently attends and hosts client events

Develops business strategies for future projects

Understands business needs and profitability factors

Reviews and develops engineering hour estimates and proposals for all phases of the project

Supports interviewing and hiring process for new team members

Coordinates workload with Automation and Controls Department Manager

Complies with all company policies and standards

All other duties as assigned

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Worksite address

kansas city, MO, 64101, US

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