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MyPetroCareer.com · 3 weeks ago

R&#038;D: Advanced Controls Systems Engineer (Senior-Advisor)

Houston, TX

Full-time

Onsite

Mid, Senior Level

4+ years exp

MyPetroCareer.com is one of the world’s largest providers of products and services to the global energy industry. In this role, you will be responsible for the development of new automation and controls technology to improve operational efficiency and maximize productivity in oil & gas operations.

Oil & Energy

Responsibilities

Develop state-of-the-art controls & automation systems technology

Lead development (develop code for PLC, NI or related software control systems), commissioning, and testing of control systems for frac and stimulation equipment

Design and implement automation system networks, including specifying communications protocols, communications media and associated hardware

Conduct hardware & software verification and validation

Qualification

Advanced controls systemsPLC programmingIndustrial communication protocolsSignal processingSystem safety designAutomation system networksTroubleshootingField commissioning supportElectrical schematics interpretationTechnical communicationDocumentation

Required

Skills acquired through the completion of an undergraduate degree in Electrical Engineering or similar discipline and 4 years of related experience

Develop state-of-the-art controls & automation systems technology

Lead development (develop code for PLC, NI or related software control systems), commissioning, and testing of control systems for frac and stimulation equipment

Design and implement automation system networks, including specifying communications protocols, communications media and associated hardware

Conduct hardware & software verification and validation

Ability to read and interpret electrical and mechanical drawings and diagrams, electrical schematics, piping and instrument drawings (P&IDs), flow charts and cause and effect diagrams

Strong troubleshooting, documentation, and technical communication skills

Support commissioning activities for field installations as needed

Preferred

Completion of a masters degree in Electrical Engineering or similar discipline is preferred

Experience in oil & gas and power generation preferred

Experience in large-scale industrial processes (chemical, pharmaceutical, oil & gas refining) is essential to be successful in this role

Proven experience in the development of advanced controls systems and Human Machine Interface (HMI) including PLC-based systems including model-based predictive and corrected parameter controls including the application of plant level modeling

Strong background and experience in signal processing and analysis, control systems, system dynamics, and associated mathematics and computation

Experience with system identification, data acquisition, measurement, and estimation techniques

Experience with industrial communication protocols (e.g., Modbus, UDP/TCP, CAN, Profinet, more) for system integration

Experience with sensors, actuators, pumps, VFDs and other industrial automation hardware is a plus

Experience with system safety design: IEC 61508, IEC 61131-3, functional safety (SIL)

Expertise implementing Siemens TIA portal, Allen Bradley, and/or National Instrument cRIO control systems. Experience in other system platforms will be considered

Ability to program in Microsoft VS, other IDE, C# and C++, Phyton, Java, MATLAB is a Plus