Control Systems Engineer
GeoLogics
- Kingsport, TN
- Contract
- Full-time
- Work as part of a multidisciplinary team to estimate, design, implement, and commission chemical modernization projects for the manufacturing facility.
- Design and support all aspects of a control system (PLC, HMI, DCS, VFD, etc.), including hardware, network, and software configuration.
- Ensure work done is consistent with control systems standards and procedures, including participating as part of the team as required to test and check out system I/O, interlocks (safety and process), and automated control strategies that are part of the control system.
- Understand and ensure compliance with safety regulations and quality standards, including completing all required safety training on time.
- Develop and maintain strong working relationships with the customers supported.
- Be able to manage, prioritize, and support multiple projects at the same time.
- Ability to read and interpret P&IDs and electrical drawings.
- Ability to read, interpret, and/or write documentation needed to program a complete control system (Functional Specification, Control Narrative, I/O List, etc.).
- Experience working as part of a team on the design, implementation, troubleshooting, and commissioning of PLC/HMI applications with products such as Siemens PCS7 and/or Rockwell/Allen-Bradley for process or automation systems.
- Knowledgeable in industrial network architectures, topologies, cybersecurity, servers, software validation, and simulation.
- Experience working with vendor skids and integrating them into complex manufacturing/chemical processes.
- Experience with variable speed drives, positioners, actuators, valves, and instrumentation used for chemical or industrial plant production processes.
- Experience with multiple control system platforms including Siemens PCS7, Siemens WinCC, and Allen Bradley ControlLogix/CompactLogix.
- Experience configuring and maintaining Historian databases including Factory Talk Historian or Siemens Process Historian/Information Server.
- Experience with a variety of control system communication protocols including Ethernet, Profibus, Profinet, Modbus TCP, and HART.
- Experience with Variable Frequency Drives, including Siemens, Rockwell, and Eaton.