Tertiary qualification in Electrical/Electronics/Instrumentation/Automation or related discipline or related trade background.
Experience in electrical design, understanding hardware and software requirements, and translating to associated documentation and drawings.
Experience in designing, developing and diagnosing PLC, RTU, HMI, SCADA, and network systems.
Ability to interpret control system requirements and create functional design specifications (FDS), Interface Data Table (IDT), IO Summary, Cables and termination schedules.
Understanding electrical design and interpretation of requirements.
AUTOCAD knowledge.
Project Delivery
The Control Systems engineer will be involved in technical delivery of projects, including design (software & hardware), development, commissioning and verification & validation activities as direct by the project manager and/or lead engineer / Senior systems engineer.
Work into the area of PLC, HMI, SCADA programming, power and control panel installation and commissioning, engineering drawings and documentation.
Lead development of PLC, SCADA, and HMI solutions utilizing vendor agnostic automation platforms.
Maintain awareness of project and task budgets (man-hours for design, documentation, programming, installation and commissioning effort) to ensure project scope is met within allocate financial and schedule constraints.
Perform FAT, SAT, and commissioning activities on site.
Assist with the development of designs as per project tender specifications to assist the client with project delivery methodologies.
Represent the client as the technical representative to our clients during consulting, RFI response, technical clarification meetings, and project delivery phases.
Work with sales and BD as directed to identify and evaluate new opportunities within existing and new markets and assist with the preparation of tender and quotation responses.
Work with assigned project teams to develop engineering solutions to address customers needs and requirements specified.
Work with assigned project teams to develop engineering solutions to address customers needs and requirements specified.
Provide on-call services and maintenance (updates) support via call-out roster to SLA customers.
Travel to customer sites, as required, to discuss project opportunities, carry out site investigations & audits, and find appropriate cost-effective solutions under the guidance of lead engineers and project managers.
Provide inputs to process optimization of deployed existing solutions during upgrades or as requested by customers.
Promote Zero Harm and always adhere to safety policies and procedures, including those of our customers when performing site work.
Challenges
Adapt prior experience and capabilities into new contexts, including different industry sectors and automation technologies.
Work closely with Project Delivery to ensure our solutions provide economically viable options to support our customers business.
Build and maintain effective working relationships with all staff whilst balancing the needs of multiple stakeholders.
Site commissioning of control systems where quality, reliability and performance are key KPIs for the end solution.
## Key Relationships
Internal: Build working relationships with Service Delivery site staff through system assessments, implementation of improvement actions and ongoing support. Engage with fellow engineering colleagues to further develop technical skillset.
External: Build working relationships with our client base to enable successful completion of projects within predetermined constraints. Respond to customer requests in consultation with senior/lead engineers, project managers, and Operations Manager. Assist our client base by understanding their business needs and drivers.
