Controls Engineer
CurrentWorked as the lead SCADA electrical designer and field engineer for the water systems controls engineering division, writing single-line and three-line diagrams and P&IDs, designing RTU (Remote Terminal Unit) panels, and installing, commissioning, and maintaining agricultural surface water conveyance SCADA systems. Designo Designed RTUs for grid power and solar power systemso Wrote RTU and fieldwork cost estimateso Performed radio survey testing and designed radio networkso Drew single-line and three-line diagrams, P&IDs, and radio network diagramso Provided specifications and redlines to drafters for panel wiring diagramso Wrote technical memos for radio testing, flow measurement, and project design andperformanceo Reviewed Operations & Maintenance manual inputs and datasheet submittals Project Managemento Prepared specifications for electrical contractors and vendorso Tracked budgets and wrote estimate-to-actual comparisons Field Engineeringo Lead engineer for RTU panel installation and wiring and as-built drawingso Managed OSHA compliance, field safety, and team member trainingo Installed, tested, and commissioned pump control sites, gate control sites, and monitoring siteso Programmed pump VFDs (Variable Frequency Drives) and rewired for SCADA integrationo Low-voltage worko Reverse-engineered undocumented existing systems for upgrade and repair Programming and Networkingo PLC (Programmable Logic Controller) programming, testing, commissioning, andtroubleshootingo Remote panel HMI (Human Machine Interface) programming, bench testing, andcommissioningo Designed and implemented network communication, security, and remote access for SCADAsystemso Configured OPC drivers for Modbus and DNP3 communication to remote siteso Programmed radios and implemented network efficiency protocolso Central HMI back-end programming including communications drivers, remote access, andsecurity