Senior Control Systems Engineer

The Rovisys Corporation - Gainesville, VA

Full-time - Senior

Gainesville, VA

Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services

About the position

The Senior Control Systems Engineer is responsible for designing and leading building automation projects, ensuring that all technical aspects are addressed throughout the project lifecycle. This role involves a combination of instrumentation and electrical design, system design and configuration, and onsite system startup, with a focus on delivering high-quality automation solutions to clients.

Responsibilities

• Create instrument lists by examining P&ID drawings
• Compile submittal and procurement documentation for controls and instrument hardware
• Provide technical support for panel fabrication technicians
• Inspect completed control enclosures
• Participate in customer design review meetings
• Assemble development system using project hardware and computers
• Configure user interface and HMI screens
• Configure DDC, PLC and/or DCS control algorithms
• Draft system documentation from templates
• Assist in customer demonstrations and acceptance testing
• Install project software and configuration onto site systems
• Participate in point-to-point loop checks
• Perform instrumentation and software calibration and tuning
• Participate in functional tests of all systems
• Troubleshoot installation discrepancies
• Program field modifications as required
• Assist with developing commissioning test plans and documentation updates/redlines
• Assist with developing training documentation/presentation on operations and maintenance of system

Requirements

• Bachelors Degree in a technical field or related Technical Degree
• 8+ 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