Controls & Automation Engineer

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Company Overview

Verus is a boutique engineering and technical services firm specializing in industrial automation, controls, SCADA systems, business process engineering and consulting for a wide array of industries. We have expertise in all aspects of systems integration including electrical design, instrumentation, control panel design/build, programming, and commissioning. Since the company’s founding in 2015, Verus has grown to a team of 40 engineers with 5 locations in California, Nevada, Idaho, Oregon and Washington. We are growing and looking for the right candidate to join our team.

WHAT SETS US APART?

VERUS is a Latin word that means true, authentic, fair and sincere. It’s a word we feel describes who we are as a firm. We pride ourselves on our client-focused approach, our innovation and our desire to provide effective solutions to deliver our clients business and operational objectives.

We’ve assembled a group of industry leaders who bring unparalleled technical experience and knowledge to each of our projects. We’re an employee-owned company and this is reflected in how we work together as a team, and how we take ownership in the work we do for our clients.

A few reasons to consider us:

• VERUS employees care for and respect one another
• Our people and culture are genuine
• We invest in our employees with competitive pay and benefits
• We have a work hard, play hard culture and respect work/life balance
• There are opportunities for growth.
• Learn more about us at www.verusaec.com

Industries Served:

• Power
• Mining
• Food and Beverage
• Oil and Gas
• Municipal Waste/Wastewater
• Manufacturing
• Maritime

Position Overview

The ideal candidate for this position is experienced in self-performing in the development and programming process control systems. Must have experience coding from scratch. The candidate must implement control strategies, design control panels, specify instrumentation, and program common PLC/HMI packages. The candidate must be comfortable working in an office environment and field environment. The position requires some travel (mostly local).

Requirements:

• 5+ Years experience in Industrial Automation as a Controls Engineer.
• Bachelor's degree in engineering from an accredited school, OR engaged in engineering program at an accredited school.
• Experience with PLC and DCS hands on programming from modification to executing from scratch.
• HMI/SCADA programming from stand-alone to redundant distributed.
• Implement Historians and reporting.
• Server and computer setup/configuration.
• Develop control narratives.
• Develop testing plans.
• Specify and configure instruments.
• Commissioning of systems (some local / remote travel required).
• Preparing specifications for purchasing of software and servers.
• Estimating software, labor, and implementation costs for budget preparation.
• Plus: Licensed as a Professional Engineer (PE) desired but not required.

Platforms: Wonderware Sys Platform Wonderware Intouch Wonderware Historian, Rockwell Logix/Studio5000, Rockwell FT ViewSE Studio, Rockwell Historian, Schneider Control Expert, Schneider Citect, OSI Pi IA, Ignition, Networking, Alarm Rationalization , VMWare, vSphere Safety - Process or Discrete, Siemens TIA Portal, Siemens WinCC OA, Batching, Delta VABB 800xA, Infi90, Honeywell Experion LX