Job Details

Job Summary: CECO Environmental is a global leader in providing sustainable solutions for industrial air, water, and energy transition. Since 1966, we've been addressing the world's most pressing environmental challenges. Our mission is to protect people, the environment, and industrial equipment, making a tangible impact across industries like renewable energy, semiconductor manufacturing, power generation, and water treatment. This position assists in the design, build, and commissioning of equipment by preparing technical documentation in accordance with sales proposals, performance requirements, and client specifications.

Responsibilities

• Design and layout of custom systems for approval; makes changes as necessary.
• Perform equipment selection and design of instrumentation and control packages.
• Interface with the Project Engineer to review P&ID's, process control narratives, and instrument lists.
• Prepare I/O lists.
• Prepare specifications and associated bid documents including cost estimates and project schedules.
• Analyze project needs, schedule, quality issues, and other factors to ensure cost effective results and anticipate/react to potential schedule delays.
• Interface with Control Panel fabricators and approve revisions and as built drawings of Control Panels.
• Interface with customers and sales representatives answering questions related to design and performance matters.
• Inspect the final product against project specifications.
• Interface with Field Service Technicians on analyzing field problems and offering solutions.
• Experience with pump/fan curves and designs, to properly specify and program VSD/VFDs in each system and troubleshoot the equipment if not running according to the curve.
• Design single-line diagrams, panel layout, and control panel schematics for customers to be fabricated by panel shop.
• Ladder Logic or Function Block programming (Siemens, Rockwell Automation, GE, Modicon).
• HMI programming (Siemens, Rockwell, Proface, etc…is desired but not required).
• Ability to identify and troubleshoot wiring issues in the control panel in the field and rectify without additional assistance.
• Make modifications to the PLC/HMI program at customer request on site along with field modifications to the control panel.
• Recommend design improvements and cost savings opportunities.
• Support the sales team in identifying equipment options and selections during the quotation process and assist field representatives and customers as necessary.

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree (EE or ECE) from an accredited program.
• 10-15+ years' experience designing and implementing control systems for OEM equipment.
• Experience designing control panels based on both relay and PLC control logic.
• Experience writing PLC control logic (Siemens, Rockwell Automation, GE, Modicon).
• Knowledge of plant process control and monitoring.
• Working knowledge of related codes and standards, including NEC and NFPA.
• Proficiency in technical writing required.
• Ability to work collaboratively within a creative, professional, team environment.
• Incumbents are expected to travel as needed to support assigned business lines(s) and must have the ability to travel across borders.
• Occasional Field work may be necessary and is conducted in Industrial plant and/or construction environments.
• Valid Driver's License.

Preferred Qualifications

• Specific experience with burner controllers and safeties (Honeywell 7800, Siemens LMV5, Allen Bradley, Modicon, etc).
• Knowledge of NFPA 86 up to and including the 2023 edition, particularly regarding burner safeties including pre-ignition purge and related interlocks.
• Understanding of UL508A and capable of acting as UL 508A Manufacturer Technical Representative (MTR).
• Experience designing control logic for safety PLCs in a heavy industrial setting.
• Experience in operating and controlling equipment such as pumps, fans, control valves, instrumentation, and associated PID control systems.
• Experience reading and reviewing electrical schematics generated by EPLAN or AutoCAD.

Travel Requirements

• The ability to travel domestically and internationally when necessary (up to 30%).
• Valid Driver's License.

Equal Opportunity Employer

CECO is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to sex, race, color, religion, national origin, age, marital status, political affiliation, sexual orientation, gender identity, genetic information, disability, or protected veteran status. We are committed to providing a workplace free of any discrimination or harassment.