2024 Senior Control Systems Engineer

Setting new standards for industrial process automation solutions in the metropolitan New York City tristate area, Control Associates, Inc. is a premier provider of process automation systems & software, valves, measurement solutions, pressure management, asset reliability and data management solutions. We are looking to hire Senior Control Systems Engineers, based out of our headquarters in Allendale, NJ.

Established in 1933, Control Associates along with its global process automation business partner, Emerson, specializes in supporting the process control equipment and service needs of the following industries: Life Sciences, Natural Gas Distribution & Transmission, HVAC, Power, Chemical, and Downstream Hydrocarbons.

Our Senior Control Systems Engineers will possess the ability to work in a team environment to lead and assist with all aspects of control system project implementation from project proposal support through start-up and commissioning. Specific responsibilities include, but are not limited to, the following:

• Work as the Project Lead Engineer or as a Project Engineer on a team, the Sr. Control Systems Engineer will be required to support multiple projects simultaneously.
• Assist the Engineering staff with all aspects of control system project implementation from project proposal through to start-up and commissioning.
• Proactively mentor and develop team members.
• Develop and maintain project documentation as required by the customer specifications.
• Review or develop control strategies
• Review and approve project design drawings.
• Develop control system graphics and configure control system databases.
• Take responsibility for ensuring that the factory acceptance testing is performed.
• Perform control system startup and commissioning.
• Assist the Project Manager/Administrator with project planning, scheduling, documentation, and invoicing.
• Maintain training certification via company provided trainings for DeltaV (or other control system platforms)

Required:

• BS Engineering Discipline
• 4 years’ experience
• Configuration experience of continuous or batch process control systems (PLC or DCS)
• Standards experience with industry standards
• Ability read P&IDs, Instrumentation and Controls wiring diagrams
• Site start-up experience and/or Site process equipment support experience
• Troubleshooting of process and/or process equipment
• Excellent Communications skills, this is a client facing role
• Ability to travel to customer sites.

Preferred

• Industry standards ISA S88, GAMP5, or 21CFR11
• Pharma industry experience.
• DeltaV design, configuration, commissioning, qualification experience
• User Requirements Specifications (URS)
• General Design Specifications (GDS)
• Detailed Design Specifications (DDS)
• Functional Requirements Specifications (FRS)

Please note that work visa sponsorship is not available for this role.

This is a direct placement position; third party contracts are not available.

Control Associates, Inc. offers competitive salaries that include a bonus potential.

Excellent benefits, including multiple medical plan choices, vision, and dental insurance with coverage for both employees and dependent family members. Medical and dependent care flexible spending benefits, health savings accounts, company paid for long-term disability and life/ADD insurance plans with a buy up option.

Paid time off including vacation days, holidays, and sick days

Our retirement plans include a 401(k) plan (with company match) and an Employee Stock Ownership Plan (ESOP), is a company-funded benefit that provides additional retirement compensation to qualifying employees.

Certification/Training, we provide both in-house and Client/System specific technical training

Control Associates Inc. is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to age, creed, race religion, color, national origin, citizenship, disability, sex, marital status, sexual orientation, familial status, gender, ancestry, or liability for services in the U.S. Armed Forces, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state, or local laws. This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment.

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