Automation Engineer
Job Summary
- Collaborate with clients and application specialists during the tender/bid stage to define control equipment designs and specifications
- Monitor and advise on costs associated with electrical designs throughout proposals and project execution
- Program and configure PLCs and SCADA systems to meet technical commercial and project requirements
- Develop control strategies and supporting documentation to define project-specific programming requirements
- Create and manage electrical documentation including control philosophies design specifications load schedules and wiring schematics
- Provide technical support including field service commissioning operator training and warranty support
- Maintain engineering records for drawings and associated data for future reference
- Ensure timely submission of engineering deliverables and adherence to project schedules and budgets
- Troubleshoot automation integration and network communication issues
- Provide technical assistance and training to Sales and Product Support teams
- Onsite in Plano TX
- Travel: Frequent domestic and international travel required (up to 50%)
- High School Diploma or GED
- Minimum of five (5) years of electrical and automation experience in a production manufacturing or design environment
- Ability to read analyze and interpret complex technical documents
- Strong problem-solving skills with the ability to apply logical and scientific thinking in varied situations
- Ability to make decisions involving multiple variables in both standard and non-standard scenarios
- Experience with control systems such as:
- Rockwell (Control Logix RS Linx FactoryTalk Linx BootP Logix Echo)
- Siemens (S7-400 TIA Portal Simatic Manager Step 7 Proneta)
- SCADA platforms (Wonderware InTouch System Platform Archestra GE Cimplicity WinCC Ignition)
- Drive software (ABB Drive Composer Starter)
- Proficiency with Microsoft Office applications (Word Excel etc.)
- Ability to interpret process and instrumentation diagrams (P&IDs) mechanical and structural drawings and wiring schematics
- No immigration sponsorship provided for this role
- Frequently required to walk sit use hands and fingers and reach with hands and arms
- Occasionally required to stand
- Frequently lift and/or move up to 25 pounds and occasionally up to 40 pounds
- Electrical & Control Engineering degree major in Automation or Industrial Automation
- Experience with Visual Visual Studio and Python
- Experience with instrumentation and PID control technologies
- Previous field experience
- Experience mentoring or leading junior engineers or project teams
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Benefits
Ecolab provides the following benefits: medical dental vision life insurance accident insurance critical illness insurance hospital indemnity insurance auto insurance home insurance pet insurance identity theft protection short-term and long-term disability 401k pension plans retirement health care benefits short-term incentives vacation (12 days) holidays parental leave employee stock purchase plans(Full-Time Associates) discount on day care services and caregiver services adoption assistance group legal services employee assistance program employee discount program and education assistance programon-Site childcare and fitness facilities may be available at select Ecolab locations.Click herefor additional benefits information.If you are viewing this posting on a site other than our Ecolab Career website view our benefits at Customer Requirements Notice
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About Company
Ecolab is the global leader in water, hygiene and energy technologies and services. Every day, we help make the world cleaner, safer and healthier – protecting people and vital resources.