General DescriptionThe successful candidate will be a significant contributor on our Project Execution Team. The Automation Engineer is responsible for the lead role in design, development, and implementation of our customers' automation systems during capital projects. The Automation Engineer will be a significant contributor and often the lead technical resource on customer projects. The Automation Engineer will deliver quality solutions and services to customers using the technologies provided by DeltaV, Asset Management Systems (AMS) and other Emerson solutions.
The Automation Engineer will have close interaction with project management and account management to ensure that the project is delivered within the schedule and budget and with the high level of quality expected by our customers. Additionally, the Automation Engineer will provide mentoring and leadership to other engineers assigned to projects.
The Automation Engineer will also be expected to provide support to sales, generate estimates and proposals, and contribute to operations and project management functions.
Specific Responsibilities - Lead and work in a project team to meet schedule and budget
- Monitor project scope and identify and evaluate potential deviations
- Design and implement process control strategies
- Implement control strategies within the DeltaV DCS that are used to interface with and control physical devices such as valves and pumps within the plant environment. This will include:
- Configuring and testing control and equipment modules classes and instances
- Configuring and testing batch control strategies including phase classes and recipes
- Configuring custom dynamos, graphic displays, and trends
- Develop system design documentation for a variety of continuous and batch process control applications
- Support Factory Acceptance Tests ("FAT"s) / Software Acceptance Tests ("SAT"s)
- Support start-up and commissioning activities at customer sites
- Troubleshoot system hardware, software, network, and instrument bus technologies
- Configure and commission wireless field networks
- Configure DeltaV Continuous Historian and integration to 3rd party Historians such as OSI PI
- Develop custom shift, environmental, or production reports for plant maintenance and operations personnel
- Configure process modeling & simulation (using both Mynah MiMic software & DeltaV)
- Work independently on-site at a customer location
Required Competencies- Excellent verbal and written communication skills
- Ability to work in team environment; a team player
- Self-directed, self-motivated, and detail oriented
- Customer focused
- Organized and reliable; Demonstrates integrity
- Be a United States Citizen with a valid driver's license.
Required Education and Experience- B.S. in CHE, EE, ME, Comp. Eng, Comp. Sci., other related disciplines
- 5+ years of relevant experience with DeltaV Control Systems or PLCs
- MS Office Experience
Preferred Experience/Competencies- Experience with additional Control Systems or PLCs
- ISA S88 experience
- Understanding of regulated or validated systems
- Prior experience working in a relevant manufacturing environment
- Windows Server 2016/2019 and network troubleshooting skills
Physical Requirements- Standing
- Walking
- Sitting
- Kneeling
- Reaching Overhead
- Climbing
- Pushing and Pulling
- Lifting - 20 pounds
- Using a Computer
- Using a Telephone
- Driving
CompensationThe base salary range for this role is $50,000 to $200,000 annually. Individual compensation may vary based on experience, qualifications, and other job-related factors.
