Our client, a provider of natural gas compression equipment and services to customers globally in the Oil & Gas, Power, Transportation, and Marine sectors, is looking to hire an Automation Engineer to join their team.
The Automation Engineer will be responsible for all aspects of specifying, designing, configuring, testing, supervision during manufacturing, and software development of control systems. Will work as a technical reference within the Engineering group and be responsible for automation, instrumentation, and control system integration/development. Will aid in installation and support of PLC based hardware and software.
Essential Duties and Responsibilities:
- Develop PLC and HMI applications to meet project specifications.
- Plans, evaluates, organizes, and implements automation related projects and initiatives.
- Develop and coordinate electrical drawings with the Drafting department.
- Develop Electrical Bill of Materials.
- Travel to customer sites as required for training and troubleshoot issues.
- Troubleshoot, repair, and upgrade legacy PLC and HMI software applications.
- Ability to travel both domestically and internationally (sometimes greater than 50% travel during a year)
- Knowledge of requirements for equipment and installation in hazardous areas (ATEX, IECEx, NEC, NFPA etc.) is a plus.
- Hands on experience with electrical systems (preferred).
Required Skills and Experience:
- Bachelor of Science.
- Direct experience in Electrical, Automation, and Process Control in the Oil & Gas industry preferred.
- Solid understanding of Rockwell Software and FactoryTalk suite of programming products is required.
- Ethernet TCP/IP setup and communications of 3rd party hardware.
- Installation and commissioning experience is a plus.
- Maintaining, modifying, and upgrading existing control systems is a plus.
- Proficient using Microsoft Outlook, Word, Visio, and Excel.
- Willing to travel 30%-50% of the time.
