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Barry-Wehmiller

Senior Controls Engineer

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In-Office
Boston, MA, USA
Senior level
In-Office
Boston, MA, USA
Senior level
Designs, programs, tests, troubleshoots, commissions, and starts up automation and control systems for industrial manufacturing clients. Responsibilities include PLC and SCADA configuration, control-system documentation, instrumentation and panel design, project and deliverable management, site installation oversight, system validation, client communication, and technical troubleshooting. The role supports food, beverage, life sciences, consumer health, and other industrial projects, with travel required for installations, start-ups, training, and client engagements.
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About Us:

BW Design Group is a fully integrated architecture, engineering, construction, system integration, and consulting firm committed to helping our clients realize their most critical goals from Strategy to Commercialization. As the only firm born from a manufacturing technology company to become an independent and fully integrated firm, we combine deep domain expertise in the manufacturing environment with an approach that is built to serve the dynamic needs of our clients. Rooted in our distinct culture of Truly Human Leadership, we cultivate the leaders who will define tomorrow and partner with our clients in the food & beverage, life sciences, industrial, and advanced technology industries to build the future of manufacturing and technology.


 

Barry-Wehmiller is a diversified global supplier of engineering consulting and manufacturing technology for the packaging, corrugating, sheeting and paper-converting industries. By blending people-centric leadership with disciplined operational strategies and purpose-driven growth, Barry-Wehmiller has become a $3 billion organization with nearly 12,000 team members united by a common belief: to use the power of business to build a better world.


 

Job Description:

Senior Controls Engineer

Who You’ll Work With

You will join one of our 45 offices in the US, be part of a committed team of over 1500 professionals, and work in teams and directly with our clients doing work that is shaping the world around us. You will be welcomed into a rapidly growing business and team and empowered to make an impact. You will be valued, cared for, and challenged on your path to becoming a world-class professional consultant and surrounded by leaders who are committed to creating an environment that enables you to realize your own success and fulfillment.

When you join Design Group as a Senior Controls Engineer, you are joining a team that will challenge you and position you for growth. Design Group is widely known as an industry leader, recognized as a top system integrator, ranking #7 in the 2023 System Integrator Giants; as a Rockwell Platinum Integrator, the highest designation given to Rockwell partners; and as an Ignition Enterprise Premier Integrator. As a part of this team, you will learn from industry leading experts and may even have the chance to be an active participant in industry events like the Ignition Build-A-Thon which Design Group won in 2023!


In this role, you will work with a team of industry experts to help the world’s leading companies solve their most difficult problems. You will join our Control System Integration Practice and partner with seasoned leaders, technical specialists, and subject matter experts to deliver the highest quality solutions to our clients with consistency and accuracy.


What You’ll Do

You'll work individually and in teams to support capital projects and implement solutions for our clients at a local, regional, and national level. Together, you will help our clients make critical changes to improve their performance and realize their most important goals.

  • Develop automation solutions and participate in various phases of automation projects including creating design specifications, software configuration and testing, and the commissioning and start-up of a variety of high speed and other automated manufacturing processes
  • Design automation control systems and create project documentation and drawings to meet client requirements
  • Diagnose automation problems
  • Interface with teams, clients and vendors
  • Configure software and hardware packages according to client design specifications
  • Program PLCs (Allen-Bradley, Rockwell) required.
  • HMI/SCADAs (FactoryTalk, Cimplicity, Wonderware, Ignition programming)
  • Communicate plan progress to project stakeholders
  • Manage engineering projects
  • Manage project deliverables to agreed schedule and scope
  • Manage site construction and installation
  • Manage site start-up support of integrated control systems
  • Validate and commission facility systems following established execution protocols, and ensure the successful turnover of the system to the customer
  • Make an impact day-to-day with your skills and expertise, strengthening that relationship with our clients and team

What You’ll Bring

  • A track record of proficiency in control systems, troubleshooting, and high intensity environments
  • A minimum of 8 years of direct experience as a controls engineer working on automated processes/system integration in a food, beverage, life sciences, consumer health product, or other industrial manufacturing environment.
  • Experience working in an engineering/consulting environment is preferred but not required.
  • Advanced experience in creating and designing automation controls systems (PLC, SCADA) Advanced experience in Ignition is preferred.
  • A solid understanding of industrial control panel design and fabrication (UL508A)
  • A solid understanding of instrumentation and controls (I&C)
  • A solid understanding of engineering documentation (P&IDs, process flow diagram, standard operating procedures)
  • Experience with field instrumentation, control system installation, and configuration
  • Familiarity with machine safety applications, electrical power distribution, and control panel design
  • Proficiency in written and verbal technical communication, including generating reports and conducting group presentations
  • A willingness to travel for project requirements including installation and start-up activities, client and company sponsored meetings, trainings, industry related seminars, forums, and conventions
  • A bachelor’s degree in electrical, mechanical, chemical engineering or similar technical field (preferred)

Our culture and commitment to our people is what sets us apart. We foster an environment of mutual respect, integrity, and unconditional interest in the individual and collective success of our professionals. Our model and entrepreneurial mindset offer a rewarding, challenging, and highly flexible path. As a Senior Controls Engineer, you will build a meaningful and fulfilling career with the support of professional development resources and mentorships including our First Year Experience program, Individual Development Plans, and Career Path resources and tools. You will be surrounded by exceptional talent who will support your development as both a world-class engineer and a highly effective leader. 


Feel like you're on the path to becoming a Senior Controls Engineer but you're not quite there yet? We'd love to connect with you to see if we can take you from where you are today and grow you into a Design Group Engineering Consultant.

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At Barry-Wehmiller we recognize that people come with a wealth of experience and talent beyond just the technical requirements of a job.  If your experience is close to what you see listed here, please still consider applying.  We know that our differences often can bring about innovation, excellence and meaningful work—therefore, people from all backgrounds are encouraged to apply to our positions.  Please let us know if you require reasonable accommodations during the interview process. ​

Barry-Wehmiller is an equal opportunity employer. M/F/D/V This organization uses E-Verify.


 

Applicants may be subject to pre-employment screening which may include drug screening, reference checks, employment verifications, background screening and/or skills assessments.

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