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Controls Engineer
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What they do
An Electrical Controls Engineer designs, develops, and supervises all aspects of electrical control systems, equipment, and machinery. May be responsible for the installation and technical support of PLC based hardware and software.
$98,347 / year median in Maryland
+4% projected growth
Job Description
Controls Engineer
Skills
Major Responsibilities
Experience Two to eight years of experience in or exposure to the areas below is preferred:
Wunderlich-Malec is proud to offer a comprehensive employee-owner benefit package. Full-time employees may be eligible for the following benefits: Medical Dental Vision Basic and Supplemental Life and AD&D Long Term Disability Voluntary Short Term Disability Healthcare & Dependent Care Flexible Spending Accounts Health Savings Account Paid Time Off (PTO) Paid Holidays Tuition Reimbursement Referral Bonus Program 401(k)/Profit Sharing 100% ESOP (Employee Stock Ownership Plan) Employee Assistance Program Will Preparation Resources Worldwide Travel AssistanceSalary Range The expected pay range is $88,000
Employers have access to artificial intelligence language tools ("AI") that help generate and enhance job descriptions and AI may have been used to create this description. The position description has been reviewed for accuracy and Dice believes it to correctly reflect the job opportunity.
- Control Engineering
- Scratch
- Network
- Risk Assessment
- Computer Hardware
- System Requirements
- UI• Schematics• Electrical Wiring• Debugging• System Documentation• System Integration• Pharmaceutics• Data Centers• Budget• Partnership• Organized• Management• Computer Engineering• Chemical Engineering• Ladder Logic• Wonderware• Instrumentation• Programmable Logic Controller• Siemens• SCADA• AutoCAD• Electrical Engineering• Life Sciences• Biotechnology• Pharmaceuticals• Medical Devices• Writing• Health Care• SAP WM• Control Engineering• Scratch• Network• Risk Assessment• Computer Hardware• System Requirements• UI• Schematics• Electrical Wiring• Debugging• System Documentation• System Integration• Pharmaceutics• Data Centers• Budget• Partnership• Organized• Management• Computer Engineering• Chemical Engineering• Ladder Logic• Wonderware• Instrumentation• Programmable Logic Controller• Siemens• SCADA• AutoCAD• Electrical Engineering• Life Sciences• Biotechnology• Pharmaceuticals• Medical Devices• Writing• Health Care• SAP WM•SummaryWunderlich-Malec Engineering (WM) is a 100% employee-owned ESOP and one of the largest and most well-established engineering companies in the United States.
- 100% employee-owned with 40+ years of industry history
- A Top 5 Systems Integrator Giant
- ENR top 500 firm at #170We have a Controls Engineer position open in Columbia, MD.
Major Responsibilities
- Design, develop, and implement control systems (logic software and hardware) to meet integrated system requirements in multiple industries.
- Be part of an engineering team providing engineering services to large and small projects
- Develop control logic software and user interface applications.
- Develop schematics detailing control system configuration and wiring, and design equipment panel layouts on AutoCAD software.
- Assist with initial start-up and debug integrated systems and the development of system documentation.
- Work on automation and control system integration projects for clients in industries such as power generation, pharma/biotech, water/wastewater, data centers, etc.
- Ads to scope, quality, schedule, and budget requirements of assigned tasks
- Develops collaborative partnerships with clients and colleagues
- Organized and disciplined with excellent time management practices that prioritize work correctly and provide accurate completion dates to managementMinimum RequirementsEducation BS Electrical Engineering, BS Computer Engineering, or BS Chemical Engineering is preferred.
Experience Two to eight years of experience in or exposure to the areas below is preferred:
- An in-depth understanding of control systems, components, ladder logic programming, SCADA programming, and their applications (i.
- Working experience in the Life Sciences industry, including biotechnology, pharmaceuticals, or medical devices is preferred, but not required if strong Emerson DeltaV experience from other industriesPhysical Demands of Position Writing, computer work, variable travel amounts, fieldwork in industrial settings, seeing, color perception, hearing, clear speech, dexterity in hands, driving, lifting, climbing, and ability to mount and dismount equipment, pushing, and pulling.
- Job Descriptions are not exhaustive lists of all skills, responsibilities, or efforts associated with a job.
Wunderlich-Malec is proud to offer a comprehensive employee-owner benefit package. Full-time employees may be eligible for the following benefits: Medical Dental Vision Basic and Supplemental Life and AD&D Long Term Disability Voluntary Short Term Disability Healthcare & Dependent Care Flexible Spending Accounts Health Savings Account Paid Time Off (PTO) Paid Holidays Tuition Reimbursement Referral Bonus Program 401(k)/Profit Sharing 100% ESOP (Employee Stock Ownership Plan) Employee Assistance Program Will Preparation Resources Worldwide Travel AssistanceSalary Range The expected pay range is $88,000
- $125,000 based on experience and qualifications plus a discretionary bonus and employee stock program.
Employers have access to artificial intelligence language tools ("AI") that help generate and enhance job descriptions and AI may have been used to create this description. The position description has been reviewed for accuracy and Dice believes it to correctly reflect the job opportunity.