Automation Engineer

SCADA Specialist/ Programmer

Location: Carteret, NJ, Houston TX

Schedule: Monday-Wednesday on site, Thursday and Friday WFH

Duration: 12 months w/ possibility of extension

Pay Range: $60 to $70 per hour

Benefits: The company offers the following benefits for this position, subject to applicable eligibility requirements: medical insurance, dental insurance, vision insurance, 401(k) retirement plan, life insurance, long-term disability insurance, short-term disability insurance, paid parking/public transportation, paid time off, paid sick and safe time, hours of paid vacation time, weeks of paid parental leave, paid holidays annually - as applicable

Day to Day:

• Will be developing and programming on an application upgrade project
• Going from legacy platform, AVEVA-In Touch, to AVEVA system platform
• HMI development
• This person will be setting up buttons and pop ups, and following color schemes and alarm standards
• Work as part of a group to provide SCADA system administration, management, and support functions where support includes:
• Day-to-day activities required to support the departments that use the SCADA System.
• Ensure that SCADA system procedures and standards are met.
• Participate in or be directly responsible for the analysis, design, and implementation of SCADA-related applications, SQL, databases, and reports while following existing standards.
• Participate in or be directly responsible for working with business groups or other IT staff to provide and/or develop data interfaces between business and SCADA applications.
• Coordinate with Engineering, Control Center, and Operations personnel to ensure that application, graphic, and report design meet customer requirements.
• Provide SCADA system hardware and software support in conjunction with appropriate IT personnel as needed.
• Participate with IT Infrastructure personnel to review system maintenance, diagnose problems, etc. related to IT standard operating systems and databases.
• Participate with IT Telecommunications personnel to review network design, maintenance issues, monitoring, etc.
• Develop documentation related to the design and the use of applications, graphics, procedures, etc.

Must-haves:

• A minimum of 5 years of work experience with SCADA AVEVA System Platform, Automation, or real-time systems support
• Must have at least 3-5 years experience in HMI development
• Experience in the AVEVA System platform (Intouch, Historian, ABCIP)
• Experience with writing scripts in AVEVA System platform.
• Experience with AVEVA OMI
• GREAT communicator, collaborative spirit, and growth mindset!
• Must be willing to travel during critical points of projects:

Plusses:

• Understanding of PLC logic control and function. Predominantly Allen Bradly and Control Logix
• Networking experience within a Telecom department or similar
• OSIsoft PI software a plus
• Proficient program development using.NET 4.0+, C#, VB and SQL