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CDM Smith · 2 months ago

Automation Engineer 4 (Industrial Controls)

Houston, TX

Full-time

Onsite

Senior Level

5+ years exp

CDM Smith is a company committed to offering an unmatched employee experience and fostering personal leadership and career growth. The Automation Engineer 4 will be responsible for creating complex designs for instrumentation and control systems, leading testing and startup teams, and mentoring junior staff.

Civil EngineeringConstructionEnergyTransportationWater

Growth Opportunities

No H1B

Responsibilities

Under limited supervision, creates basic to highly complex instrumentation, controls and related systems designs using 3D and 4D drafting programs

Develops basic technical memoranda related to design issues for clients

Prepares preliminary design reports (PDRs) under supervision

Reviews basic to highly complex component level shop drawings

Provides responses to requests for information (RFIs) under supervision

Performs field acceptance testing (FATs) and field inspections

Under limited supervision, creates basic to highly complex human-machine interface (HMI) designs, programmable logic controllers (PLC), reports, etc

Prepares level of effort estimates (LOEs)

Leads testing and startup team for basic to moderately complex instrumentation, controls and related systems independently with minimal supervision

Responsible for testing and startup documentation completion and quality assurance filing

Assists with the development of basic to moderately complex operations & Maintenance manuals for designed instrumentation, controls and related systems

Under minimal supervision, develops systems training for end users

Leads teams and provides direction and mentoring for junior staff

Reviews the work of junior staff as necessary

Performs other duties as required

Assists with proposal development and presentation

Qualification

Instrumentation designControls systems design3D CAD draftingPLC programmingP&ID experienceControl hardware selectionControl system architectureMicrosoft OfficeMentoring junior staffCommunication skills

Required

Bachelor's degree in Electrical, Chemical or Mechanical Engineering, or in Engineering Technology or related discipline

Certification as an Engineer in Training (EIT) or passing the Fundamentals of Engineering (FE) exam in states where an EIT is not obtainable (within 18 months of hire or promotion or transfer)

5 years of related experience

Domestic and/or international travel may be required

Expert knowledge of instrumentation, controls and related systems designs

Excellent communication skills

Strong knowledge of Microsoft office suite of programs

Expert knowledge of 3D and 4D CAD drafting

Preferred

Experience working with P&IDs, familiar with Autocad electrical, familiar with various control systems (i.e. Rockwell, ABB, Siemens…)

Control hardware selection, control system architecture, panel layouts

Proficient at programming one or more of the following: Allen Bradley Studio 5000, Emerson Delta V, Honeywell Experion, FactoryTalk View, Ignition Wonderware