Salary Range:$90,000.00 To 140,000.00 Annually
We are an employee-owned company that specializes in providing top-notch services for various industries, including Refining, Gas & Oil, Pipeline, Renewable, Chemical, and Biopharm. We offer profit sharing and have an average employee retention rate of 8 years.
Position Summary:
As a Senior Automation Engineer, you will be responsible for leading and delivering control system projects. Your main tasks will include designing and specifying DCS/Logic Solver PLC components, developing system specifications and functional narratives, and participating in troubleshooting and root cause analysis for control system-related issues.
Education:
A bachelor's degree in Engineering or a related technical field is required, or an equivalent combination of education and work experience.
Registration as a Professional Engineer is desired but not required.
Key Responsibilities:
- Collaborate in the engineering and selection process of control systems for projects of various sizes.
- Engineer, design, and select overall control systems.
- Scope and detail the system philosophy for large projects.
- Implement company standards, procedures, and tools.
- Adhere to client and safety policies.
Core Competencies:
- Take technical responsibility for interpreting, organizing, executing, and coordinating assignments.
- Perform specialized technical work, including systems engineering, distributive and/or computer controls of processes.
- Establish basic design and specifications for control systems and associated instrumentation.
- Implement control concepts as required.
- Keep the Project Leads/Manager informed of scope changes and design deviations.
- Participate in overall control system design work, including installation drawings, logic diagrams, and vendor drawings.
- DCS:
- Perform DCS graphics, database, and configuration (preferably Honeywell, but other systems are acceptable).
- Familiarize with P&IDs, Logic Diagrams, Cause / Effect matrices, and Functional Narratives.
- Assist with cutovers/loop checks.
- Provide startup assistance and troubleshooting.
- Deliver operations and maintenance training.
- PLC / HMI Programming:
- Program PLCs (preferably Allen Bradley CLX and PLC5, but other systems are acceptable).
- Program HMIs (preferably PanelView and RSView, but other systems are acceptable).
- Familiarize with P&IDs, Logic Diagrams, Cause / Effect matrices, and Functional Narratives.
- Assist with cutovers/loop checks.
- Provide startup assistance and troubleshooting.
- Deliver operations and maintenance training.
- Safety System Logic Solvers
- Program logic solvers (preferably Triconex Platform, but other systems are acceptable).
- Program logic validation software (preferably Schneider Safety Validator, but other systems are acceptable).
- Familiarize with P&IDs, Logic Diagrams, Cause / Effect matrices, and Functional Narratives.
- Assist with cutovers/loop checks.
- Provide startup assistance and troubleshooting.
- Deliver operations and maintenance training.
Benefits:
- Competitive salary with a discretionary bonus potential.
- Benefit Time Off (BTO) that can be used for paid vacation, sick time, holiday funding, or cash-out.
- Employee Stock Ownership Plan (ESOP) & 401(k) plan for retirement with employer match.
- Company-funded health and dental insurance with low employee cost sharing.
- Wellness & Vision subsidy.
- Company-paid short-term and long-term disability coverage.
