Automation Engineer

Title: SCADA Specialist/ Programmer   

Location: Carteret, NJ   

              Houston TX 

Schedule: Monday-Wednesday on site, Thursday and Friday WFH   

Duration: 12 months w/ possibility of extension   

Pay Range: $60 to $70 per hour

Benefits:

The Company offers the following benefits for this position, subject to applicable eligibility requirements: medical insurance, dental insurance, vision insurance, 401(k) retirement plan, life insurance, long-term disability insurance, short-term disability insurance, paid parking/public transportation, (paid time , paid sick and safe time , hours of paid vacation time, weeks of paid parental leave, paid holidays annually - AS Applicable

Day to Day:   

• Will be developing and programming on a application upgrade project  

• Going from legacy platform, AVEVA- In Touch, to AVEVA system platform   

• HMI development   

• This person will be setting up buttons and pop ups, and following color schemes and alarm standards   

• Work as part of a group to provide SCADA system administration, management, and support functions where support includes   
• Day-to-day activities required to support the departments that use the SCADA System.   

• Ensure that SCADA system procedures and standards are met.   

• Participate in or be directly responsible for the analysis, design, and implementation of SCADA-related applications, SQL, databases, and reports while following existing standards.   

• Participate in or be directly responsible for working with business groups or other IT staff to provide and/ or develop data  interfaces between business and SCADA applications.   

• Coordinate with Engineering, Control Center, and Operations personnel to ensure that application, graphic, and report design meet customer requirements.   

• Provide SCADA system hardware and software support in conjunction with appropriate IT personnel as needed.   

• Participate with IT Infrastructure personnel to review system maintenance, diagnose problems, etc. related to IT Standard operating systems and databases.   

• Participate with IT Telecommunications personnel to review network design, maintenance issues, monitoring, etc.   

• Develop documentation related to the design and the use of applications, graphics, procedures, etc.   

Must-haves:   

• A minimum of 5 years of work experience with SCADA AVEVA System Platform, Automation, or real-time systems support   

• Must have at least 3-5 years experience in HMI development   

• Experience in the AVEVA System platform (Intouch,Historian,ABCIP)   

• Experience with writing scripts in AVEVA System platform.   

• Experience with AVEVA OMI   

• GREAT communicator, collaborative spirit, and growth mindset!   

• Must be willing to travel during critical points of projects:   

Plusses:   

• Understanding of PLC logic control and function. Predominantly Allen Bradly and Control Logix   

• Networking experience within a Telecom department or similar   

• OSIsoft PI software a plus   

• Proficient program development using .NET 4.0+, C#, VB and SQL