Automation Engineer - DCS

Summary

Robert E. Mason & Associates, Inc. is a 100% employee-owned company that specializes in process control and automation solutions. The Automation Engineer will be responsible for the development, delivery, and commissioning of advanced process control systems, as well as providing aftermarket support to industrial customers.

Responsibilities

• Implement control strategies within the DeltaV DCS that are used to interface with and control physical devices such as valves and pumps within the plant environment. This will include:
• Configuring and testing control and equipment modules classes and instances
• Configuring and testing batch control strategies including phase classes and recipes
• Configuring custom dynamos, graphic displays, and trends
• Develop system design documentation for a variety of continuous and batch process control applications
• Support Factory Acceptance Tests (“FAT”s) / Software Acceptance Tests (“SAT”s)
• Support start-up and commissioning activities at customer sites
• Troubleshoot system hardware, software, network, and instrument bus technologies
• Configure and commission wireless field networks
• Configure DeltaV Continuous Historian and integration to 3rd party Historians such as OSI PI
• Develop custom shift, environmental, or production reports for plant maintenance and operations personnel
• Configure process modeling & simulation (using both Mynah MiMic software & DeltaV)
• Work independently on-site at a customer location

Skills

• Excellent verbal and written communication skills
• Ability to meet project team commitments and deadlines
• Ability to work in team environment; a team player
• Ability to work independently, self-directed, self-motivated, and detail oriented
• Customer focused
• Organized and reliable; demonstrates integrity
• Be a United States Citizen with a valid driver's license
• B.S. in CHE, EE, ME, Comp. Eng, Comp. Sci., other related disciplines
• 1+ year of relevant experience working in DeltaV or similar DCS
• MS Office Experience
• Experience with additional Control Systems or PLCs
• ISA S88 experience
• Understanding of regulated or validated systems
• Prior experience working in a relevant manufacturing environment
• Windows Server 2016/2019 and network troubleshooting skill

Qualifications

Must Haves

• Excellent verbal and written communication skills
• Ability to meet project team commitments and deadlines
• Ability to work in team environment; a team player
• Ability to work independently, self-directed, self-motivated, and detail oriented
• Customer focused
• Organized and reliable; demonstrates integrity
• Be a United States Citizen with a valid driver's license
• B.S. in CHE, EE, ME, Comp. Eng, Comp. Sci., other related disciplines
• 1+ year of relevant experience working in DeltaV or similar DCS
• MS Office Experience

Nice to Haves

• Experience with additional Control Systems or PLCs
• ISA S88 experience
• Understanding of regulated or validated systems
• Prior experience working in a relevant manufacturing environment
• Windows Server 2016/2019 and network troubleshooting skill

Benefits

• Participation in the Employee Stock Ownership Program (ESOP)
• Retirement plan, including a Safe Harbor contribution
• Medical / Dental / Vision Insurance
• Employer paid Life Insurance and Long-Term Disability Insurance
• Generous paid leave options that include vacation time, sick leave, personal leave time, R.E. Mason Way Half Day, paid Jury Duty, and paid Bereavement Leave
• Paid Parental Leave
• Paid company holidays
• Career Development Program
• Retirement and Financial Wellness program
• Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
• Alternative/Hybrid Work Schedules