Control Systems Engineer

Job Summary

Aquarion Water Company is looking for a team player to work as a Control Systems Engineer, within the Control Systems & Services (CSS) group. The CSS group is part of the Supply Operations Department. The Supply Operations Department is responsible for sourcing, treatment, storage, and distribution of water. As a Control System Engineer, you will support the department’s goals of excellent customer service by ensuring that automation requirements are met or exceeded. This position will be based out of Shelton CT and report to the Manager, Technical Services and Supply Operations.

Principal Responsibilities

• Assist with developing Control Strategy specifications and functionality standards.

• Capable of learning the basics of an MES or ERP system, such as SAP for daily scheduling, tracking, requisitioning, etc.

• Assist in refining Control Systems Standards and keep up with current industry trends.

• Perform integration services for small to medium sized Aquarion Water Company projects. These include Pump Stations, PRVs and Water Treatment Facilities.

• Support trades with troubleshooting, calibration, loop tuning and set up of control systems and instrumentation in a process environment.

• Develop network architectures such as, but not limited to Ethernet, Modbus, Profinet, Genius, Device-net, etc.

• Act as an on-call stand-by controls engineer on a rolling basis assigned by department leadership.

• Manage System Integrators assigned to work on our facilities during maintenance.  

• Participate in external training courses for automation hardware and software platforms, allowing a continual advancement of individual skill set.

• Capable of understanding a long-term vision for SCADA systems in a remote deployment environment. This should include an expandable architecture for data collection, control capabilities for individual remote nodes, forecasting for site upgrades & facility audits.

• Capable of creating the proper engineering documents using Auto-Cad software, such as but not limited to P&ID drawings, Networking Architectural Layouts, Electrical Schematics, As Built Drawings, Control Enclosure Layout, etc.

• Capable of creating logic, per an established standard to satisfy a control strategy, functional description, or control algorithm in an automated process control environment.

• Possess ability to lift 20 pounds, and work in the elements as needed. 

• Ability to work in confined spaces and/or underground facilities as needed. 

Qualifications

• Previous experience in scripting & programming in various development languages and platforms. 

• Proven experience with troubleshooting of PLC & SCADA applications in a utility system is a plus.

• Knowledge of Aveva products such as InTouch, System Platform, Historian and Insight is an added advantage.

Education

• A Bachelor of Science Degree in Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, or other fields of Engineering.

• A minimum of 2 years’ experience in design and implementation of SCADA and process control systems.

Salary

• After 3 months of successful employment, this role will be eligible for a hybrid schedule (3 days office/2 days remote).

• Job is classified as an exempt position with an annual salary range of $97,360 to $121,700.