Automation and Controls Engineer

Automation and Controls Engineer

Position Type:                          Full-time, Exempt, Salary

Reports to:                               Director of Automation and Controls 

Supervisory Responsibility:     None

Location:                                  Jacksonville, FL – Headquarters

Company Summary

Stellar Energy provides custom power augmentation and energy plant solutions for power generation and utilities, liquefied natural gas (LNG), data center, biopharma and other markets. Stellar Energy’s innovative solutions include turbine inlet air chilling, inlet air conditioning (heating and cooling), evaporative cooling, direct contact air chilling, thermal energy storage, district cooling and central utility plants. The company’s experience spans more than 20 years and stretches across the globe, with offices in the United States, Asia and the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region. 

Summary Objective

As a member of the technical staff, the Automation and Controls Engineer is responsible for the design and implementation of control systems for automated TIAC (Turbine Inlet Air Cooling) Plants, CHP, Mission Critical and District Cooling Plants. This includes specification reviews; development of design documents to meet specification requirements, component selection to meet process and client requirements; PLC or other intelligent control device configuration; design reviews; coordination with other engineering disciplines, client and fabrication personnel for complete system production, installation, and successful commissioning.

Essential Functions

• Manage and direct controls designer technical workload.
• Meet with client and internal project teams to define applications and produce functional specification documents.
• Select system controls components and generate bills of material for equipment procurement.
• Configure custom PLC programs for real-time control of automated equipment and collection of diagnostic and production data.
• Develop application programs to control automated equipment based upon specific electrical and mechanical system design as well as operational requirements.
• Create application programs for Human Machine Interface application.
• Configure network interfaces for devices such as network I/O, variable speed drives, chillers and MCCs.  
• Conduct in-house preliminary testing and onsite acceptance testing of the system at the customer’s facility.
• Interact with other engineering disciplines, control panel fabricator, control system installer, and site commissioning personnel.
• Provide technical support to sales and marketing for bids and proposals, such as specification review, device layout, schematic and control panel design, communication architecture, and system costing data. 
• Provide customer training and support.

Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Competencies

• Technical Capacity.
• Problem Solving/Analysis.
• Good written and verbal communication skills.

Supervisory Responsibility
This position does not have supervisory responsibilities. 

Work Location

This position will work out of our Main Office in Jacksonville, FL.  

Work Environment
Majority of work is performed in an office environment. Regular trips to the Fabrication Shop and job sites for startup, commissioning, and support may be necessary.  Generally, these trips will require the use of personal protective equipment such as safety glasses, steel-toed boots, and head protection.

Physical Demands
While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to sit. The employee frequently is required to walk; use hands to finger, handle or feel; reach with hands and arms; and talk or hear. The employee is occasionally required to stand. The employee must frequently lift or move objects up to 10 pounds and occasionally lift or move objects up to 25 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision and the ability to adjust focus.

Position Type/Expected Hours of Work
This is a full-time position. Days and hours of work are Monday through Friday, 8:00 a.m. to 5 p.m.   Occasional nights or weekend work may be necessary to meet a project deadline.

Travel
Anticipated 30% travel for this position. Both local day travel and extended duration periods for sitework may be required.

Required Education and Experience.

• Bachelor of Science degree in Electrical Engineering, Electronics Engineering Technology, or relevant disciplines from an accredited University.
• Over 2 years of experience in the HVAC, refrigeration, or chiller systems controls industry.
• Experience with the following:
  • Control Systems Engineering/Electrical Engineering.
  • PLC Programming Logic (Allen-Bradley and/or Siemens). 
  • Communication Networking. 
  • National Electric Code.
  • 3-Phase power and electrical circuits.

Preferred Education and Experience

• Process Engineering experience. 
• Knowledge of CAD software (AutoCAD preferred).
• Certifications for Rockwell products and other relevant applications.
• Membership, accreditation in IEEE, ISA, or other relevant group or awards in relevant industry groups.

Additional Eligibility Qualifications

None required for this position.

Work Authorization
Must be authorized to work in the USA.

Other Duties

Please note this job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties or responsibilities that are required of the employee for this job. Duties, responsibilities and activities may change at any time with or without notice. 

Stellar Energy Americas Inc. provides equal employment opportunities (EEO) to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability, or genetics. In addition to federal law requirements, Stellar Energy Americas Inc. complies with applicable state and local laws governing nondiscrimination in employment in every location in which the company has facilities.