Lead Controls Systems Engineer

The Rovisys Corporation - Phoenix, AZ

Full-time - Mid Level

Phoenix, AZ

Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services

About the position

The Lead Controls Systems Engineer is responsible for designing and leading building automation projects, ensuring technical guidance and project execution. This role involves collaboration with a project team, customer interactions, and overseeing various engineering tasks related to instrumentation, electrical design, system configuration, and onsite startup activities.

Responsibilities

• Provide technical guidance and act as part of the leadership team for a project team of 25 engineers
• Identify and assign tasks within the project team
• Assist with change order generation by estimating hardware costs and the engineering effort required for changes in project scope
• Maintain relationships with existing customers
• Create instrument lists by examining P&ID drawings
• Evaluate instrumentation and select devices appropriate for the project
• Evaluate 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
• 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 in customer demonstrations and acceptance testing
• 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

Requirements

• 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
• Knowledge of Johnson Controls: Facility Explorer or Metasys controllers, Tridium: Niagara N4, SQL, Scripting languages (VBA, Python, etc.)
• Basic understanding of HVAC systems in large building automation systems
• Understanding of sequence of operations and P&IDs for HVAC and plant utilities
• Experience with functional testing, including the ability to create, maintain, and execute test plans
• Experience with specifying instrumentation and control valves for HVAC systems

Nice-to-haves

• Knowledge of Kepware OPC server
• ThinManager
• VMware