Location: United States of America Colorado (remote)

Job Description

Project Engineer

As a Project Engineer (Lead), you will lead the design, implementation, test and customer-site startup of complex control, information, and automation systems working in a project team environment.  Project work will be centered around power generation, balance of plant, and electrical distribution.  Principal duties and responsibilities:

Overview

• Broad experience with direct customer contact on a technical basis is required.
• Must be able to work in a stressful environment where constructive feedback from others is encouraged.
• Must have excellent conflict resolution skills.
• Must be available and willing to work overtime, Saturdays to meet customer project commitments.
• Must perform duties in the office or outside the office as part of a project team.
• Must be able and willing to travel and work at customer sites, including industrial plants, ships, etc., which may require climbing, working in confined spaces and other unusual work environments.
• Demonstrates a proactive commitment to safety of their self and others by taking the time to understand risks and completing all required safety training.
• Proficient experience in implementing control methodology in DCS, PLC, and information system platforms with a high level of understanding of various programming.
• Will optimize design and implement knowledge of control system architecture including hardware, software, instrumentation, and networking equipment. 
• Will develop control philosophies and write functional requirement specifications based on customer provided specifications.

Functional

• May participate in development of business team strategic plan.
• Technically leads the design, implementation, test, and start-up phases of complex systems projects.
• May identify technologies to be used in standard offerings, new applications and extensions of current architectures or software packages.
• Works with the Project Manager to plan and schedule project activities.
• May participate in detailed system implementation and start-up.

Leadership

• Frequently leads requirements definition, system conceptualization and design efforts for complex system projects.
• Leads technical efforts of a multiple person engineering team on complex projects.
• Leads contractors on project assignments.
• Coaches and mentors less-experienced engineers assigned to projects.
• Leverages and shares specialized application knowledge or specialized technology knowledge within Rockwell.
• May lead internal engineering improvement efforts.

Interpersonal

• Frequently serves as the lead engineering interface with customer for assigned projects.
• Supports an environment conducive to successful team interaction.

Business

• Responsible for the technical success of complex projects
• Responsible for meeting project schedule, budgeted hours, and customer satisfaction targets.
• Must be commercially aware of the impact to the business of selecting and developing the project design and implementation.
• Builds partnerships at a technical level of key customers.
• May conceptualize the technical solution and provide engineering hours estimates for sales proposals.
• May present and develop technical aspects of sales proposals to customers.

Minimum Qualifications:

• Bachelor of Science degree in Engineering (Electrical/Computer, Mechanical preferred)
• Legal authorization to work in the United States is required. We will not sponsor individuals for employment visas, now or in the future, for this job opening.

Desired Qualifications:

• Must be able and willing to travel and work at customer sites, including industrial plants, ships, etc., which may require climbing, working in confined spaces and other unusual work environments.
• Eight years or more experience in an Industrial Controls Engineering environment
• Experience with industrial communications networks, such as Ethernet/IP, Modbus RTU, Modbus TCP/IP, ControlNet, DNP3.0. and/or IEC61850.
• Experience with Generators, Gas Turbines, Steam Turbines, Diesel Generators, Breaker control, chillers, VFD pumps and associated controls
• Experience with Rockwell Automation Products hardware and software product suites (ControlLogix, Logix 5000, FT View, FT Historian and FT VantagePoint.) experience.
• Experience with object oriented based control system design methods.
• Control System Architecture Design (Client/Server); including Virtual Client Server design experience preferred.
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  Minimum travel required up to 25%.

We are an Equal Opportunity Employer including disability and veterans.

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