Job Description
Job Description
Salary :
Factory Technologies, Inc., a Systems Integrator located in Modesto CA., is currently seeking to hire a Sr. Controls Engineer. This position requires development work within an office environment and support at client sites. This is not a remote role and is based in Modesto, CA.
Along with the traditional controls engineer technical skills, as a member of the FTI team, you will be most successful with the following non-technical skills / traits :
- Communication, communication, communication
All team members need to strive for excellent communication skills; oral, written and listening.
Discuss task / milestone / project successes, failures, roadblocks with your team.Let the team know of unexpected changes to the project and / or personal life schedule as soon as you can. Text, phone, email whatever it takes.Let the team know of unexpected changes to the scope of work.Provide daily updates on progress. Know your audience and cater your updates accordingly.Feedback ask for it and provide it respectfully.Sharing / collaboration share your time, your skills and the information you have gathered over the years. As a senior engineer, you will be expected to support / develop / lead / mentor junior engineers, drafters, shop personnel and new employees.Focus support others when needed and allow others to focus on their tasks as needed.Be curious, not judgmental ask questions to get details.Adaptability / flexibility the controls systems integrator world is fast paced and changes regularly. Team members need to be able to change directions routinely.Problem solving / critical thinking senior team members are key to solving problems whether they be technical or other.Repeatability / scalability think about the work youre completing and how it may be reused and / or scaled for the future. Reuse existing work where appropriate.Self awareness understand where youre at and what your strengths / weaknesses are.Empathy put yourself in someone elses shoes before judging. All engineers find mistakes in others work. Remember that others will find mistakes in your work too.Active Listening listen with the intent to understand, not just to react / respond.Conflict resolution support reducing inevitable tensions both internally and externally.Resilience some days can be difficult. Some projects can be difficult. Remember that those difficult times are temporary.Take care of yourself everyone is different and you will be supported to avoid burnout. You need to be your own gatekeeper and communicate issues, goals and needs.Participate improvements can only be made with participation. Without participation, everything else is just complaining.Time Management / prioritization senior team members take on a lot of work and can be asked to be in two places at once. Prioritizing can be a daily challenge. Communicate your issues and come to the table with a proposed solution.Sr. Controls Engineers are most successful in this role when they have the following traditional skills :
BS in Mechanical, Electrical, Mechatronics engineering, Computer Science degree or 10+ years equivalent relevant industry experience.Be an expert in PLC / HMI / SCADA programming and systems integration in industrial applications using various Allen-Bradley, GE and Siemens platforms.Have very strong competency in multiple industrial control platforms using Rockwell Automation products, Ignition, WonderWare and other traditional industrial control platforms.Controls Engineers must be able to develop a project from scratch including development of IO List, Device Lists, Functional Specifications, Acceptance testing documentation, site commissioning of instrumentation, PID loop tuning, hardware and software troubleshooting.Take verbal directions, think on your feet and execute client expectations.Complete project documentation including development of functional specifications, investigation reports, panel schematic red lines and fully documented programs.Support project sales calls, kick-offs and closeouts and / or create project cost estimates.Must be able to read and generate P&IDs, flow diagrams and electrical schematics.Have advanced knowledge of networking and communication protocols, such as (but not limited to) EtherNet, AS-i, Modbus, IO-Link, ControlNet and DeviceNet.Understand project requirements (more than just the programming portion) completing projects within budget, on-time and fulfilling all scope requirements.Read schematics and have working knowledge of AutoCAD, AutoCAD Electrical and / or ePlan.Senior team members are expected to have a high-level knowledge and experience with :Process instrumentation both from a design perspective and a field commissioning perspective.
Programming and configuring Variable Frequency Drives (VFDs)Mechanical systems / manufacturing equipment and process control.Bonus points for experience with SQL databases, Python, Java, Network IT / OT convergence.Must be able to work unsupervised and as part of a team as required.Flexibility when required to work outside of normal business hours as required by clients needs.General knowledge of Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, Outlook and PowerPoint).Must possess a valid drivers license with a clean DMV record.And finally
The successful candidate will receive a competitive salary offer, including medical and dental benefits, 401K with company contributions and vacation / holiday pay.Work from home opportunities will be available during the core development phase of a project. When not at customer sites or working from home, employees report to our Modesto, CA office.