Electrical Senior Project Engineer (San Luis Obispo, CA)

Cannon Corp.

$149K *
Energy & Utilities
5 - 7 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • Bachelor's degree in electrical engineering or electronics engineering (or equivalent) required.
  • 5 years of relevant experience necessary.
  • 1 year of experience with Schneider Electric M580 PLC system required.
  • Proficiency in Unity Pro and EcoStruxure Software essential.
  • Familiarity with Rockwell ControlLogix and CompactLogix PLC systems is required.

Responsibilities

  • Prepare one-line drawings, equipment layouts, and schematics for projects.
  • Review approval drawings and specifications, ensuring accuracy in quotes and schedules.
  • Perform power-related calculations including conduit and cable sizing, and voltage drop analysis.
  • Coordinate with clients, vendors, and contractors for optimal equipment selection.
  • Conduct power system studies, such as Short Circuit Analysis and Arc Flash Analysis.
  • Collaborate with the project manager to design power systems for various applications.
  • Program and troubleshoot PLCs and HMIs, developing necessary logic and interfaces.

Benefits

  • Full-time position with an established engineering firm.
  • Opportunity to work on diverse industrial and commercial power system projects.
  • Hands-on experience with state-of-the-art PLC and SCADA systems.
  • Work in a collaborative environment with technical experts in the field.
  • Engage in professional development opportunities for skill enhancement.
Full Job Description
Job Type

Full-time

Description

  • Prepares one-line drawings, equipment layout, schematics, and hazardous area classification drawings for the projects.
  • Reviews approval drawings, quotes, schedules, specification writing, and equipment selection.
  • Performs conduit, cable tray, pull box sizing calculations, cable sizing, and voltage drop calculations.
  • Coordinates with representatives of clients, vendors, material suppliers, and contractors to obtain information and guidance and make appropriate equipment selections.
  • Performs power system studies such as Short Circuit Analysis, Coordination Studies and Arc Flash Analysis.
  • Works directly with the project manager on: Designing power systems for industrial, public, and commercial applications using Switchboards, Motor control centers, switchgear, relays, transformers, enclosures, power cables, cable terminations, insulators, surge protection devices, reactive power compensation devices, etc., UPS sizing, electrical panel heat calculations, and lightning calculations based on the NFPA 780.
  • Programs and troubleshoots Programmable Logic Controllers (PLC), including ladder logic, function block, and structured text routines.
  • Programs and troubleshoots Human Machine Interfaces (HMI), including communication drivers, graphic object development, data historization, alarm management, trending, and reporting.
  • Prepares control narratives, processes control descriptions, technical specifications, and design drawings.
  • Design, programming, and implementing network infrastructure for SCADA systems, HMI Servers, virtualization services, network hardware, and fieldbus networks.
  • Design, programming, and implementing fieldbus network protocols (HART, Modbus, Profibus, Foundation Fieldbus, OPC).
  • Commissioning of field instruments like E300 starters, VFDs, pressure transmitters, pressure switches, flow switches, flow meters, level transmitters, and float switches.


Requirements

Requires Bachelor's degree in electrical engineering or electronics engineering or closely related (foreign equivalent) + 5 years of relevant experience. Requires 1 year experience in Schneider Electric M580 PLC system, Unity Pro, EcoStrucxure Software, Rockwell ControlLogix, CompactLogix PLC., Studio 500 Logix Designer software & SCADA software. $149344.000/yr, 40 hr./week. Mail resume to Cannon Corp. Attn. HR, 1050 Southwood Dr., San Luis Obispo, CA 93401

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