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TAI Senior Controls Designer in Owings Mills, Maryland
About the Role:
As a Senior Controls Designer at TAI, you will be the primary architect of complex electrical and controls design documents, transforming conceptual scopes into precise, high-performance engineering solutions. Your role is at the heart of our Systems Integration group, where you will independently manage project lifecycles; from researching industry standards and designing intricate PLC control panels to coordinating multi-discipline design efforts and performing critical field surveys. This is a highly collaborative position that empowers you to bridge the gap between preliminary engineering and final construction, ensuring every instrument location, network architecture, and power circuit meets the rigorous demands of industrial, pharmaceutical, and energy facilities.
About TAI:
TAI is a full-service, multi-disciplinary engineering and construction firm built to scale; delivering mission-critical, integrated solutions across the full design–build–maintain lifecycle. For more than 35 years, TAI has partnered with leading organizations in advanced manufacturing, life sciences, food and beverage, energy, and government to design, build, and sustain complex facilities and infrastructure. TAI brings deep expertise across five core service pillars: Engineering, Construction, Systems Integration, On-Site Services, and Technical Services. Our unified approach combines precision engineering, field execution, and technical depth to deliver end-to-end results that drive reliability, safety, and long-term value for our clients.
Team members at TAI are capable, well-rounded, flexible, and optimistic. We have found that the best employees are the ones who recognize the importance of what they do and the ones who let that guide them in the actions they take. More than any skill, we seek people who make decisions that support the common good. We work for our clients, and we work for one another.
Here’s a glimpse into your day to day:
Individuals in this position are responsible for planning, organizing, and performing detailed electrical and controls design documents.
This position receives general administrative direction from the division manager and senior engineers and is responsible for electrical and controls design of a few projects of varying complexity.
Research applicable industry standards, analysis of systems, preliminary and detailed engineering designs.
Develop engineering specifications for some items as well as project cost estimates.
Alert managers to change of scope and additional services.
Coordinate some aspects of project document completion.
Possess ability to interpret applicable codes.
Coordinate project design with other engineering disciplines.
You’ll be a perfect fit if you have:
Minimum eight (8) years of applicable design experience.
Proficient designing in AutoCAD; REVIT is a plus.
Experience in specifying and designing automation control systems for industrial, power, oil & gas, manufacturing, pharmaceutical, food & beverage facilities with significant expertise in at least one of the core industries served by TAI
Proficient with independently finding and review instruments (Level, Flow Pressure, Analytical, etc) electrical drawings to design power and control circuits and document it on electrical construction drawings.
Proficient with independently specifying Electrical Component and Field Devices (combination starters, VFD’s, MCC’s, pushbuttons/selector switches, etc.)
Proficient with independently designing and reviewing Electrical Construction Drawing sets including but not limited to instrument location plan, conduit block and network architecture drawings
Proficient with independently reviewing Electrical Construction Drawing sets including but not limited to single lines, grounding plans, lighting plans, instrument and power location plans, conduit block and network architecture drawings to ensure project consistency.
Proficient with independently designing and reviewing PLC control panel and motor control panel drawings
Working knowledge of the hardware requirements of Copper and Fiber Ethernet, RS-232&485, Profibus and other industrial communication protocols
Experience in specifying electrical control components for use in hazardous area locations per NFPA 70
Working knowledge and experience of designing electrical controls using at least one of the major PLC or DCS manufactures. (Allen Bradley/ Rockwell, Siemens, GE, Schnieder Electric, GE/Emerson, Delta-V/ Emerson)
Has a strong working knowledge of ISA standards and ability to interpret and contribute to development of P&ID
Familiar with the design of robust safety circuits and specify components of varying industry requirements
Working knowledge of NFPA 79 & UL508A
Has a strong knowledge of IEC and NEMA Electrical Schematic Standards.
Strong working knowledge of NEC (NFPA 70) for Motor and Control Circuits.
Effectively manage multiple ongoing project and tasks.
Assure compliance with company and client CAD standards.
Capable of performing field surveys in order to document existing conditions.
Microsoft Office applications – Word, Excel, PowerPoint and Project
Preferred Skills:
Familiarity with safety circuits
Familiarity with IO-Link Circuits
Familiarity with Intrinsically Safe Circuits
Working knowledge of NFPA 79
Revit is a plus
Autodesk Cloud (ACC) is a plus
BlueBeam Revu is a plus
Compensation and Benefits:
Pay: $40-55 hourly (depending on experience)
Annual Profit Sharing Bonus (variable)
PTO and Paid Holidays
Health Benefits: Employee through family level coverage for medical, dental, and vision insurances. Company funded life and long-term disability insurances. Short Term Disability, FSA, HSA, EAP, and supplemental life insurances (employee – family) are also available!
401(k)with employer match
Other Offerings:
The opportunity to make a real impact on a variety of industry-leading projects.
The ability to balance your work and family activities.
Flexible work schedule
Work in a dynamic and collaborative environment that values creativity and innovation.
A chance to learn and grow alongside some of the brightest minds in engineering.
Professional Development, Tuition Reimbursement, and Association Membership Reimbursements.
Discover what makes TAI a top-20 manufacturing partner, according to Engineering News-Record (ENR), and one of the top-50 fastest-growing private companies in the Baltimore Business Journal. Learn more about us at www.taiengineering.com.
TAI provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local laws.