Sr. Automation Engineer

Responsibilities

• The Senior Automation Engineer will interpret customer specifications, drawings, and documentation requirements, along with industrial standards such as NFPA, CSA, UL508, IEC, and NEMA and translate these requirements into component bills of material, electrical and control system drawings for control panel integration, and development of control system strategies.
• Support company business development activities and sales team with reviewing customer RFQ specifications, assist with providing input to the company proposal team along with detailed project estimating.
• Read and understand scope documentation detailing control system functionality required for the implementation of PLC and DCS architecture design and program development.
• Development of logic and control strategies for PLC and DCS based critical process and safety control systems.
• Develop HMI screens and perform associated configurations of Operator Workstations (OWS), Engineering Workstations (EWS), including setup of Historian Workstations and Report Development.
• Conduct and/or participate in Factory Acceptance Testing (FAT) of company supplied control systems.
• Develop simulation logic to support the functional and dynamic testing of PLC and HMI systems.
• Some relocation assistance available.

Requirements

• The Sr. Automation Engineer will have a BSEE and 10+ years of related control system experience.
• Strong knowledge of ISA, TUV, IEC, ATEX, API, and NFPA guidelines that apply to safety system designs applied in the industrial energy markets.
• TUV and ISA 84 Certifications for SIS applications involving SIL Levels 1, 2, & 3 is required including strong familiarity with IEC-61508, 61511, and 61131.
• Proven experience with conducting or involvement with a Process Hazard Analysis (PHA), Safety Instrumented Functions (SIF), and performing PFD & PFH calculations determining SIL rated systems, Layer of Protection Analysis (LOPA) is a highly beneficial.
• Proven experience in effectively programming and integration of the control system platforms such as Rockwell, Emerson, and Invensys.
• Must be legally eligible to work in the U.S. without sponsorship.