FluidStack

Senior Control Engineer, Site Support

FluidStack

full-time

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Origin:  • 🇺🇸 United States • New York

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Job Level

Senior

Tech Stack

Cloud

About the role

  • Lead the conceptual design, development, and implementation of control systems for industrial applications, including heat tracing, pump control, and valve automation.
  • Provide technical leadership, mentoring, and support to junior engineers on the controls team.
  • Develop control system architectures, functional specifications, heat trace designs, and detailed system designs.
  • Program and configure PLCs, DCSs, SCADA systems, and HMIs to meet project requirements.
  • Design control panels and specify instrumentation and control hardware for projects.
  • Conduct field walkdowns at client sites to assess requirements and develop system architectures.
  • Perform control system simulations, factory acceptance testing (FAT), and system commissioning.
  • Troubleshoot and optimize existing control systems to improve performance and operational efficiency.
  • Manage and oversee control system projects, including scheduling, budgeting, resource allocation, and ensuring project milestones are met.
  • Collaborate with multi-disciplinary engineering teams and interface with clients to deliver seamless project execution.
  • Stay updated on industry trends, emerging control technologies, and best practices in control system engineering.

Requirements

  • Bachelor’s degree in Electrical, Chemical, or Mechanical Engineering (or related field).
  • Professional Engineer (PE) license preferred but not required.
  • Minimum of 10 years of experience in industrial control systems engineering.
  • Extensive experience with PLCs, DCSs, SCADA systems, heat trace controls, and industrial networks.
  • Proficiency in control system programming languages such as ladder logic, function block, and others.
  • Hands-on experience with major control system and heat trace platforms (e.g., Rockwell, Siemens, Emerson, Thermon).
  • Strong analytical and problem-solving skills to resolve complex system issues.
  • Excellent communication, leadership, and team management abilities.
  • Willingness to travel to project sites as required.
  • Experience programming and configuring PLCs, DCSs, SCADA systems, and HMIs.
  • Experience designing control panels and specifying instrumentation and control hardware.
  • Experience performing control system simulations, factory acceptance testing (FAT), and system commissioning.
  • Troubleshooting and optimizing existing control systems to improve performance.
  • (Nice to have) Experience managing large-scale control system projects, familiarity with relevant industry codes, standards, and best practices.