Controls Engineer, Power Generation - Memphis

The role

Design, program, commission and maintain plant control systems for power generation. You will own the balance-of-plant PLC and HMI and the control-room SCADA view that brings Solar, 6000 and BOP into one operating picture.

What you will do

• Own BOP PLC and HMI design, programming and commissioning for balance-of-plant systems
• Design and maintain the plant SCADA architecture integrating Solar, 6000 and BOP on one platform
• Develop control philosophy, I/O lists, network drawings, cause-and-effect diagrams and HMI/SCADA standards
• Specify PLC, HMI, SCADA, remote I/O and industrial networking hardware
• Program, test and troubleshoot PLC logic and HMI applications (IEC 61131)
• Integrate OEM packages and third-party systems using industrial protocols such as Modbus, DNP3, OPC UA and IEC 61850
• Commission controls: I/O checkout, loop checks, functional testing, HMI validation and start-up support
• Support daily operations: troubleshooting, sequence issues and control changes under MOPs/MOC
• Maintain configuration management for PLC/HMI/SCADA programs, firmware and network documentation
• Coordinate with electrical, mechanical, fluids, protection and operations through construction, commissioning and turnover

Required qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in electrical engineering, controls engineering, computer engineering or an engineering discipline
• 3+ years of experience in PLC, HMI and/or SCADA engineering on industrial or power generation systems
• Willingness to perform hands-on work in the plant and control room, including during outages and commissioning
• Ability to work extended hours and weekends as needed
• Must be able to work on-site in Memphis, TN

Nice to have

• 5+ years in a controls role at a power plant, independent power producer, OEM, EPC or heavy industrial facility
• Hands-on BOP PLC/HMI experience on gas turbine or similar generation projects
• Experience building a unified control-room SCADA/HMI aggregating multiple OEM controllers
• Familiarity with Ignition, Allen-Bradley/Rockwell, Siemens, Emerson, GE or SEL platforms and IT/OT networking
• Experience with IEC 61131, Modbus, DNP3, OPC UA and IEC 61850
• Experience across the project lifecycle from design through operations
• Experience with alarm management, historian and control-room graphics
• Working knowledge of how BOP controls interface with electrical power systems without owning relay settings
• Experience managing OEM and contractor interfaces on multi-discipline projects
• Professional Engineering license, or actively working toward one

About the company

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