Controls Engineer

Dyno Nobel

$80K — $110K *
Manufacturing & Automotive
Less than 5 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • Bachelor's degree in Electrical or Mechanical Engineering
  • 3+ years in an industrial/manufacturing environment, focusing on PLC programming and troubleshooting
  • Experience with SolidWorks
  • Knowledge of distributed control systems (DCS) and PLCs (e.g., Siemens, Allen Bradley)
  • Familiarity with power distribution (low and high voltage)
  • Basic understanding of industrial manufacturing and chemical process automation
  • Strong communication skills and positive team-oriented attitude.

Responsibilities

  • Develop and oversee equipment to monitor/control engineering systems and processes
  • Collaborate on control systems projects for fixed and mobile assets
  • Design electrical schematics and control panels
  • Identify and troubleshoot control system issues
  • Create specifications and documentation for engineering projects
  • Develop training materials for existing controls and machinery
  • Ensure compliance with engineering standards and HSE regulations.

Benefits

  • 3 weeks vacation plus 12 paid holidays and PTO days
  • Full health benefits with employer HSA contributions and dental plan
  • Matching 401K
  • Generous tuition reimbursement program
  • Paid parental leave
  • Supportive work environment with friendly colleagues.
Full Job Description
Job Brief

Develop, install, manage and maintain equipment used to monitor and control engineering systems, machinery and processes in the Dyno Nobel Americas emulsion plants and mobile fleet.

What You'll Do:

As a Controls Engineer, you will develop, install, manage and maintain equipment used to monitor and control engineering systems, machinery and processes in the Dyno Nobel Americas emulsion plants and mobile fleet. You will collaborate with Wholly Owned operations to successfully implement and upgrade control systems projects for new and existing assets (fixed and mobile). Other duties include:
  • Design electrical schematics, interconnection diagrams, power distribution, control panels and other electrical drawings
  • Identify problems and potential problems with control systems and designs
  • Create functional requirements specification documents for control system designs for engineering projects and standard equipment/processes
  • Develop piping and instrumentation diagrams (P&ID), controls narratives and testing protocols for new and existing systems
  • Develop training documents and standards for existing machine and control designs
  • Contribute to working teams for projects
    • Ensure control system designs and construction meets the customers' requirements in all aspects
    • Manage the overall scope of work within budget and to the agreed schedule
    • Manage forecasting and reporting for project resources and scheduling
    • Oversee decisions regarding all aspects of control system project design and implementation
  • Ensure compliance with applicable Engineering Standards for the manufacture of explosives and hazardous materials
  • Ensure compliance with applicable HSE rules, regulations, and standards


What We're Looking For:
  • Bachelors degree in Electrical or Mechanical Engineering
  • 3+ years demonstrated skill in an industrial/manufacturing environment with PLC programming and trouble shooting
  • SolidWorks experience is required
  • Demonstrated skill in specific control disciplines including distributed control systems (DCS) and programmable logic controllers (PLC) (Siemens, Allen Bradley, Red Lion and others helpful)
  • Working knowledge of Siemens (and other manufacturers') PLC systems, both programming and hardware
  • Understanding of power distribution, low voltage and high voltage
  • Basic knowledge of industrial manufacturing and chemical process automation & control systems
  • Positive attitude, friendly demeanor, and team player.


What We Offer:
  • 3 weeks vacation + 12 paid holidays + PTO days
  • Full health benefits including employer HSA contributions + dental plan with an orthodontic option, wellness coaching available
  • Matching 401K
  • A generous tuition reimbursement program
  • General paid parental leave
  • Friendly and supportive coworkers


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