Controls Engineer 
Category
Engineering
Job Location
6312 78th Street, Tampa, FL
Tracking Code
1392-773
Position Type
Full-Time/Regular
Develop control logic process and control strategy and provide customer assistance and technical support. Interface with customers on-site including water/wastewater, theme parks, power plants, manufacturing facilities, military equipment, power generation, mining, and OEM’s.
Essential Duties & Responsibilities:
• Develop PLC and HMI programs for manufacturing facility and guide customers on their usage.
• Develop and program PLC logic for Modicon, Allen Bradley, Siemens and related controllers.
• Develop HMI programs using Wonderware, IFix, VT SCADA and RSView.
• Assist customers through complex applications from beginning to end of projects.
• Coordinates with the sales team to qualify automation needs of the customer.
• Develop control logic and process control strategies.
• Provide customers with technical advice and support.
• Troubleshoot and perform any changes requested by the customer.
• Read and create a control scheme for automation and integration.
• Resolve complex and cross-functional problems.
• Consult with engineering firms on reading specifications.
• Test control system performance during in-house manufacturing and during on-site start-ups.
• Coordinate field start-up, test systems, etc.
• Represent TAW ® as the Lead Person at job sites.
• Travel to customer sites and projects.
• All other duties as assigned.
Required Skills
• B.S. in Electrical Engineering with 3-4 years of experience or A.S. in Engineering Technology with 5+ years of experience.
• Theory, design, programming, and troubleshooting of PLC-based control systems.
• Minimum 3 years PLC/VFD programming experience to include one or more of the following: Modicon, Allen Bradley and Siemens.
• Minimum 3 years developing HMI and SCADA interfaces to include one or more of the following: Wonderware, IFix, VT SCADA and RSView.
• Past experience working with water/wastewater preferred.
• Ability to program within multiple PLC and VFD platforms, a plus.
• AutoCAD experience is a plus.
• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills.
• Strong experience guiding customers on program usage.
• Display a high level of critical thinking to resolve complex and cross-functional problems.
• Ability to read and interpret schematic wiring diagrams and P&ID drawings.
• Ability to troubleshoot existing PLC programs and industrial control panel electrical logic.
• Ability to think creatively and formulate solutions to a given task.
• Ability to work with mechanical and electrical engineers to achieve desire equipment performance.
• Ability to work with vendors and clients on project specifications
• Proficiency in MS Office Suite and network equipment interfaces.
• Some travel required, most within a 150-mile radius of Tampa, FL.
TAW is a Drug Free Workplace and an Equal Opportunity Employer including disabled and Veterans.