Job Summary A company in Shelton, CT is seeking a team player to join their Control Systems & Services (CSS) group as a Control Systems Engineer. The CSS group is a part of the Supply Operations Department, which is responsible for the sourcing, treatment, storage, and distribution of water. In this role, you will contribute to the department's goals by ensuring that automation requirements are met or exceeded. This position reports to the Manager, Technical Services and Supply Operations.
Principal Responsibilities
- Assist in developing control strategy specifications and functionality standards.
- Learn the basics of an MES or ERP system (e.g., SAP) for daily scheduling, tracking, requisitioning, etc.
- Refine control systems standards and stay updated with industry trends.
- Perform integration services for small to medium-sized projects, including pump stations, PRVs, and water treatment facilities.
- Support trades with troubleshooting, calibration, loop tuning, and control systems setup in a process environment.
- Develop network architectures, including Ethernet, Modbus, Profinet, Genius, Device-net, etc.
- Act as an on-call stand-by controls engineer on a rotating basis, as assigned.
- Manage system integrators working on facilities during maintenance.
- Participate in external training courses for automation hardware and software platforms to advance your skills.
- Understand long-term SCADA system visions in remote deployment environments, including expandable architectures, control capabilities for remote nodes, and forecasting for site upgrades and audits.
- Create engineering documents using Auto-CAD software, such as P&ID drawings, network layouts, electrical schematics, and control enclosure layouts.
- Develop logic based on established standards for control strategies, functional descriptions, or control algorithms in automated process control environments.
- Ability to lift 20 pounds and work in various environmental conditions.
- Willingness to work in confined spaces and/or underground facilities when necessary.
Qualifications
- Experience in scripting and programming in various development languages and platforms.
- Proven experience in troubleshooting PLC and SCADA applications, particularly in utility systems, is a plus.
- Knowledge of Aveva products such as InTouch, System Platform, Historian, and Insight is an added advantage.
Education
- A Bachelor of Science Degree in Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, or a related field of engineering.
- A minimum of 2 years of experience in the design and implementation of SCADA and process control systems.
Salary
- After 3 months of successful employment, this role is eligible for a hybrid work schedule (3 days in the office, 2 days remote).
