Instrumentation & Controls Design Engineer (PLC/HMI)

Location: On-site in Huntsville, Alabama, United States. Daily availability may include evenings and weekends when necessary.

Company

hirify.global, part of Teledyne Technologies, develops high-reliability technologies for aerospace, defense, industrial automation, environmental monitoring, electronics, oceanographic research, medical imaging, and other advanced technology markets.

What you will do

• Design, develop, modify, integrate, and analyze instrumentation and control, electrical, mechanical, motion-control, and plant computer systems.
• Program PLCs and develop HMIs using Rockwell Automation RSLogix/Studio 5000; work with control logic, wiring diagrams, schematics, block diagrams, and control narratives.
• Prepare design and procurement specifications, design-basis and system-description documents, proposals, scopes of work, estimates, trade studies, white papers, reports, and presentations.
• Develop test strategies, devices, systems, plans, and procedures; analyze equipment, conduct experimental tests, and evaluate results.
• Use engineering and design tools such as AutoCAD, SMAP 3D, SolidWorks, Visio, and MATLAB; support architecture, prototyping, production release, technical reviews, and peer reviews.
• Troubleshoot existing products, perform failure analysis, communicate project status, and provide technical leadership to lower-level engineers when needed.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in electrical engineering, mechanical engineering, mechatronics engineering, or a related field, plus 2–4 years of directly related experience and/or training, or an equivalent combination of education and experience.
• Strong understanding of engineering fundamentals and principles, with the ability to design and engineer instrumentation and control and electrical systems.
• Proficiency with PLC programming and HMI design and development using Rockwell Automation RSLogix/Studio 5000.
• Ability to design and engineer systems and equipment requiring motion control and perform control-system integration with Adams Hexagon using MATLAB.
• Ability to conceptualize complex electrical designs for nuclear and non-nuclear projects during the bid phase.
• Ability to prepare detailed engineering and design documents meeting NQA-1, 10 CFR 50 Appendix B, or equivalent requirements.
• Strong technical writing, oral communication, coordination, collaboration, and MS Office skills.
• Ability to follow import/export requirements and work with applicable facility personnel.
• U.S. citizenship with the ability to attain and maintain a government security clearance.
• Basic knowledge of ISO and/or AS9100, Lean Manufacturing, Six Sigma, Kaizen, and relevant design, analysis, or ERP software.

Nice to have

• Commercial, Department of Energy, or nuclear industry experience.
• Experience with Siemens or Honeywell control systems; Siemens SIMATIC Step 7 experience is a plus.
• Experience with Electrical Analysis packages such as ETAP or SKM for load-flow, short-circuit, harmonic, motor-starting, arc-flash, protection, and coordination studies.
• Experience with the nuclear-qualified version of ETAP.
• Familiarity with NFPA 70, NFPA 70E, NFPA 79, UL 508A, EMI MIL standards, ISA, NUREGs, IEEE grounding standards, IEEE color books, IEC, and DOE electrical standards.
• Certified UL-508A Manufacturer Technical Representative qualification.
• NCEES Fundamentals of Engineering Exam completion and willingness to acquire a PE license.

Culture & Benefits

• Collaborative, team-oriented engineering environment with cross-disciplinary coordination.
• Work is performed on-site and may require evening or weekend availability to meet goals and deadlines.
• Work follows applicable quality, safety, regulatory, import/export, and ethical requirements.