Automation Principal Engineer

Company: Cannon Corp
Location: Irvine
Posted on: May 1, 2025

Job Description:

Cannon CorpDescription:You'll Come for a Job---But You'll Stay for an Exciting Career!Engineering and Designing Reliable, Responsive, Solutions.SINCE 1976, CANNON has provided creative solutions to clients in the energy industry, water resources, public infrastructure, and commercial and residential development. We work hard. We play hard. We have fun.JOIN CANNON as a AUTOMATION PRINCIPAL ENGINEER in IRVINE. Irvine offers warm weather, beautiful scenery, and is a top bicycling city with miles of on-road bicycle lanes and mountain bike trails. It is one of the safest communities and the public schools have consistently ranked among the best in California.PROJECTS INCLUDE Instrumentation and Controls/SCADA, Water Resources, Transportation, Recreational Facilities, Solar Facilities, Oil Field Applications, Agriculture, Food Processing.AUTOMATION PRINCIPAL ENGINEER JOB SUMMARY We are seeking a Principal Automation Engineer to lead design, integration, and combined design-integration projects across various industries, including Public Infrastructure, Oil & Gas, Aerospace, Food & Beverage, and Industrial sectors. This role requires a blend of technical expertise, business development acumen, and project management skills to drive successful project execution and client satisfaction.AUTOMATION PRINCIPAL ENGINEER JOB DUTIES Business Development:Identify and track potential projects, engaging with clients to understand their needs.Develop, write, and present proposals tailored to client requirements.Prepare and manage project scopes, fee estimates, and scheduling.Build and maintain long-term relationships with clients to foster repeat business.Project Management:Oversee projects that may involve design, integration, or both.Provide mentorship to junior staff, ensuring quality assurance and quality control (QA/QC) on deliverables.Coordinate with business partners and vendors for seamless execution.Monitor and manage project schedules, budgets, and scope changes.Ensure compliance with industry standards, codes, and regulatory requirements.Team Leadership:Meet departmental goals and align departmental goals with business objectives.Grow and mentor the team.Technical oversight of the team.Design Oversight:Oversee the design and preparation of plans, specifications, cost estimates, control narratives, and I/O lists.Oversee the design of control systems, including hardware such as pressure transmitters, level transmitters, flow meters, valves, VFDs, and other field devices.Collaborate with design engineers and CAD technicians to prepare bid documents.Work closely with civil, structural, and mechanical engineers to ensure project alignment.Familiarity with IT/OT infrastructure, including servers and networking.Integration Oversight:Oversee the programming of PLCs, Operator Interface Terminals (OITs), and SCADA systems.Develop standardized testing procedures and documentation.Integrate control systems hardware, ensuring seamless functionality with industrial automation equipment.Requirements:Must have a bachelor's degree in engineering from an accredited college, preferably with a concentration in Control Systems, Electrical, or Mechanical Engineering15+ years of experience in control systems engineering.8+ years of experience in project managementExperience in business development.California Professional Engineer (PE) License required.Experience in staff management, mentoring and resource management a plus.Experience with PLC programming in more than 1 software platform: Rockwell, Modicon, etc.Experience with SCADA HMI and historian software.: Ignition, Aveva/Wonderware, FTView, etc.Experience with network design, installation, configuration and troubleshooting.Understanding of process instrumentation including design, procurement, installation, calibration, and maintenance.Familiarity with motor control schematics, loop drawings, logic charts, network architecture drawings, and P&ID drawings.WE OFFER competitive salaries, relocation assistance, excellent benefits package, remote work flexibility, and an active and positive team building, work environment.Cannon is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to status as a protected veteran or a qualified individual with a disability, or other protected status such as race, religion, color, national origin, sex, age. Compensation details: 110000-190000 Yearly SalaryPIe134251fb70f-25660-36940512

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