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Senior Electrical Engineer, Controls at Critical Energy | LAYIQ

Architect, develop, and commission PLC-based control systems for ORC power plant processes including working fluid pumps, air-cooled condensers, heat exchangers, and auxiliary systems
Design and implement HMI and SCADA applications providing operators with clear process visibility, alarm management, and control functionality
Develop control strategies for key process loops including pressure control, working fluid flow regulation, heat source management, and startup/shutdown sequencing
Specify, select, and integrate field instrumentation including pressure transmitters, flow meters, temperature transmitters, and level devices
Design and lay out industrial electrical control panels compliant with NEC, NFPA 79, and UL 508A, manage panel builds, field wiring, and loop checkout
Implement and maintain safety instrumented functions per IEC 61511 principles including SIL verification, cause and effect matrix development, and SIS logic implementation
Integrate plant devices across industrial communication protocols including EtherCAT, Modbus TCP, DNP3, and OPC-UA
Develop and maintain controls documentation including I/O lists, network architecture diagrams, functional descriptions, cause and effect matrices, and FAT/SAT procedures
Support factory acceptance testing and field commissioning of control systems for future plant deployments
Collaborate with electrical, mechanical, and systems engineering teams to ensure controls architecture supports plant performance, safety, and reliability requirements
Contribute to development of controls standards, templates, and reusable code libraries to drive consistency across future plant designs
Required Qualifications: Bachelor's degree in electrical engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Mechatronics, or related field
5+ years of hands-on experience designing, programming, and commissioning industrial control systems
Demonstrated PLC programming experience: Beckhoff, Allen-Bradley or Siemens acceptable
Experience with Structured Text (ST) or similar IEC 61131-3 standard language
Experience developing HMI and SCADA applications from scratch with emphasis on operator usability and alarm rationalization
Proficiency reading and producing electrical schematics, wiring diagrams, and P&IDs
Experience with industrial fieldbus and communication protocols (EtherCAT, Modbus TCP, OPC-UA, or equivalent)
Familiarity with NEC, NFPA 79, and UL 508A for industrial control panel design
Strong first-principles analytical and troubleshooting skills, able to debug complex system interactions across mechanical, electrical, and software domains
Highly self-motivated with demonstrated ability to drive tasks to completion with minimal supervision in a fast-paced startup environment

Senior Electrical Engineer, Controls

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