Electrical Control Engineer

Location: Temple, TX (onsite)

NOTE:

Duration:

·        Expected to be long term. 6 months to start. Thereafter, renew YOY.

·        The team hired permanent headcount due to the expected length. 

·        At this point, they need contract support for the next year or two as well due to permanent headcount being maxed out. That speaks to how long term this is likely to go.

·        Willing to take candidates that seek shorter term so long as they see the build, test, and commissioning on equipment through. They can leave prior to phase two if they wish.

Top 3 Skills:

·        Local to the facility city in Temple Texas

·        PLC (Modicon M340/M580)

·        Function testing on protection relays (SE Easergy P5, P7, SEL and etc)

Job Description:

·        We are seeking a Commissioning Technician to support onsite commissioning and functional testing of power distribution and electrical control systems at customer facilities. This position is 100% onsite and will focus heavily on testing PLC- and protection relay-based Auto Throw Over (ATO) schemes. The ideal candidate will have hands-on experience working within power distribution environments and a strong understanding of switchgear, PLC controls, protection relays, and electrical troubleshooting. Candidates may come from either an engineering or technician background, provided they have practical field experience commissioning and testing electrical control systems.

Day-to-Day Responsibilities

·        On a day-to-day basis, this individual will perform onsite commissioning and functional testing of power distribution control systems. They will load programs into Modicon M340/M580 PLCs and Vijeo HMIs, perform input/output checks, and execute functional testing to verify that equipment operates according to the required sequence of operations. The individual will test Auto Throw Over schemes controlled by PLCs or protection relays and troubleshoot issues such as wiring errors, incorrect signals, or system functionality problems discovered during commissioning. They will also load setting files into protection relays and perform protective-function testing using secondary injection test equipment. The role requires someone comfortable working directly with switchgear, PLCs, protection relays, and electrical power distribution equipment in a customer-site environment.

Must-Haves

·        3+ years of relevant experience in commissioning, electrical controls, power systems, or power distribution.

·        Hands-on power distribution experience, including an understanding of electrical distribution systems and their operation.

·        Strong understanding of switchgear and how switchgear interfaces with PLCs, protection relays, and control systems.

·        Hands-on PLC experience, preferably with Modicon M340 and/or M580 PLCs.

·        Experience with protection relays, including loading relay settings and/or performing protective-function testing.

·        Commissioning and troubleshooting experience, including I/O checks, functional/sequence-of-operation testing, and diagnosing wiring or control-system issues in the field.

Plusses

·        Experience commissioning or testing Auto Throw Over (ATO) / automatic transfer schemes.

·        Experience with Easergy P5/P7 or SEL protection relays, including secondary injection testing.

·        Experience with Vijeo HMI software and loading or commissioning HMI applications.

Qualifications:

·        Work in Energy/Power distribution

·        Good understanding of Switchgear

·        Experience with protection relays & PLC

·        Familiarity with ATO application

Job Duties:

·        This person will design and setup equipment via uploading files and controls, test equipment, integrate equipment, then commission equipment at the datacentre being built in Temple Texas.
They will be part of a larger team that handles Datacenters across the US with their focus on the data center being built for client.

·        They will be part of a larger team that handles Datacenters across the US with their focus on the data center being built for client. 

·        The scope of work is to perform commissioning/functional testing at Customer site. The work is performed 100% on site.

To perform functional testing on PLC (Modicon M340/M580) or protection relay (SE Easergy P5 & P7) based Auto Throw Over (ATO) schemes

·        Load programs into the PLC & HMI (Vijeo)

·        Inputs & Outputs check

·        Functional (sequence of operation) testing

·        Troubleshooting the system (i.e: wiring errors)

To perform protective function testing on protection relays (SE Easergy P5, P7, SEL and etc)

·        Load setting files into protection relays

·        Perform secondary injection testing using test set