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Liberty Personnel Services, Inc, LP89289
Lead Electrical 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.
$101,885 / year median in South Dakota
+11% projected growth
Job Description
Lead Electrical Controls Engineer Build smarter controls that keep communities running You'll be the go-to controls expert building and tuning PLC and HMI systems that keep water and wastewater facilities running safely and reliably across the Midwest. From raw code to live SCADA, you'll take projects from the laptop to the field
- commissioning instruments, motor controls, and communications networks that operators depend on every day. Your work will be seen in control rooms, treatment plants, and municipal systems that can't afford to fail. If you know your way around PLCs, HMIs, and SCADA
- and you like seeing your code drive real-world equipment
- we want to talk to you.
S7, GE PAC
systems, Wonderware, FactoryTalk View, Cimplicity, and Intellution, depending on the project. Your code, your panels, your networks- all working together in live municipal plants.
S7, GE PAC
systems, or similar Experience with HMI platforms such as Wonderware, FactoryTalk View, Cimplicity, Intellution, or similar Background in electrical, automation, or controls engineering (degree preferred but not required) Strong communication and interpersonal skills across all levels of clients and co-workers Ability to manage multiple tasks with excellent attention to detail Willingness and ability to learn new technologies quickly Information technology experience is a plus The Experience That Will Really Get Our Attention You've taken PLC/HMI projects from concept to commissioning, and you're comfortable walking into a plant, plugging in, and making things work. You enjoy both the programming and the field side- and you don't mind getting close to the equipment when it's time to start up.
High-signal experience:
Allen-Bradley RSLogix 500- Allen-Bradley RSLogix 5000
- Modicon
- Siemens S7
- GE PAC systems
- Wonderware
- FactoryTalk View
- Cimplicity
- Intellution
- SCADA
- fiber optic communications
- radio telemetry
- broadband networks Why This Opportunity? Your work directly supports critical water and wastewater infrastructure for communities across Iowa and the Midwest
- projects that matter every single day.