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.
- Observe all safety procedures and policies and use proper protective equipment (especially eye, ear protection and steel toe shoes/boots, gloves, etc.)
- Keep work area clean and organized.
- Report all injuries, near misses and accidents immediately to a supervisor.
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.
Required Experience