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Controls Engineer
$75,000 - $100,000
Hydrogen & Clean Fuels
US
Buffalo, NY, USA
Permanent
On-site

Piper Maddox have recently been engaged by a market leading provider of Clean Technology with a focus on Renewable Energy production.

Together, we are building out their RNG (Renewable Natural Gas) Controls Engineering team.

In this role we are looking for a Controls Engineer. You will be responsible for all development and implementation of the controls systems (within RNG facilities). Alongside this, you will also be working with common Controls Systems including HMI Software, SCADA and PLC’s to ensure that all customer deadlines and requirements are met/ adhered too.

As a more junior member of the team you will be working closely with more senior members of the Controls Engineering group.

The ideal person for this role will have a background similar to the below:

  • A minimum of 1 years working as a controls engineer/ controls system engineer.
  • Educational or Industrial experience working with common Control Systems including: SCADA and Human Machine Interface (HMI).
  • A background working with PLC platforms such as Rockwell (or others).

If this sounds like the kind of position you would like to be considered for, please follow the link and apply!

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