Automation Engineer - DCS

Summary

Robert E. Mason & Associates, Inc. is a 100% employee-owned company that focuses on providing industry-leading process equipment and service for automation and process control. The Automation Engineer will contribute to the development, delivery, and commissioning of state-of-the-art process control systems for industrial customers, while also providing lifecycle and staff augmentation support.

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