Controls Project Engineer – Airport Engineering

Role overview

Project responsibilities

• Design and program PLC controls for airport material-handling systems and help the team produce a functional specification.
• Complete detailed design, PLC software programming, and testing.
• Commission systems at customer sites, functionally test PLC hardware and software, integrate PLC software into the overall control system, and support customer acceptance testing.
• Monitor project budgets and schedules and take appropriate action when needed.
• Provide progress reports and share lessons learned with product, process, and tooling teams.

Candidate requirements

• Bachelor-level technical degree in Electrical, Electronics, Instrumentation, Industrial Automation, Computer Science, Control Technology, or a related listed field.
• At least 8 years of experience in project engineering, such as system integration, solution design, or project delivery.
• Knowledge of design practices, qualification requirements, and systems development lifecycle.
• Able to develop PLC applications using TIA Portal and Siemens S7-300/400 and S7-1500 platforms.
• Knowledge of SCADA platforms such as WinCC or WebFactory, and ability to develop safety-system applications such as Siemens safety PLC applications.
• Knowledge of Profibus, Profinet, Ethernet, AS-i, and CC-Link fieldbus technologies.
• Strong analytical skills; proactive, flexible, pragmatic, and hands-on approach; able to adapt, multitask, and manage complex tasks.
• Excellent verbal and written English; able to work with cross-functional, diverse, and global teams.
• Material-handling experience is an advantage; Allen-Bradley or other PLC platform knowledge is an advantage.

Team and project delivery

• Work closely with the Project Leader, Integration Manager, and mechanical and electrical engineers.
• Manage deadlines and milestones, contribute to international project delivery, and develop controls competency within the department.

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