Overview
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Our direct client is looking for a Communications Controls Engineer for a Hybrid long term contract in Newark, NJ.
Note: Fully Onsite on the field (no exceptions).
- Local candidates preferred. Non-Local candidates must commit to relocation from Day 1.
J0B DESCRIPTION:
- Maintain systems of electrical and automated controls for machines, processes, sub-stations and railroad control center.
- What makes this role niche is the combination of field engineering (everyday out in the field, not an office job), but also the technical piece.
- This role emphasizes PLC, HMI, SCADA, and system integration - core to the position.
- Program, upload and download PLC, HMI and SCADA codes for backup and achieving.
- Select hardware and formulates engineering design based on project requirements
- Reviews system design for compliance with engineering best practices, appropriate regulations and codes, company standards, contract requirements and related specifications
- Formulates and performs factory acceptance test plans for completed systems
- Performs site acceptance tests at client job sites
- Provides PLC and HMI programming field support and troubleshooting
- Assist Lead Systems Engineer with, controls, SCADA design, FAT scheduling, requirements writing, testing and design review for projects.
- Assist Lead Systems Engineer in cost estimation, scope of work, procurement and project execution.
- Provides project management assistance for control systems and SCADA.
- Directs and coordinates operation, maintenance, and repair of equipment and systems on field installations.
- Use Microsoft Office products to perform engineering and project management tasks
- Set up and install Communications Fujitsu Servers, Switches, Protocol Converters, Firewalls and Modems.
- Perform assessments and gather data at existing substations, regarding the existing communication equipment life cycle.
- Develop design/requirements of communications systems for substations including fiber optics, telecom racks, ethernet switches, alarms, HMI and SCADA systems, cabinet elevations, communications block diagrams, and communications towers and raceways.
- Experience with industrial communications protocol, such as Modbus RTU, Modbus TCP, DNP3.0, Ethernet/IP, serial comms (RS-485, RS-232 and CAN) and ARINC.
- Implements sound cyber security architecture and configurations on substation devices. Applies North American Electric Reliability Corporation (NERC)
- Critical Infrastructure Protection (CIP) compliance requirements.
- Create SCADA point lists and remote terminal unit (RTU) programs, to be reported through human-machine interfaces (HMI s) and Control Center.
- Prepare Substation Automation System (SAS) panel interconnections and outdoor equipment wiring and communications cabling and raceways.
- Prepare cable schedule.
- Develop bill of materials and nameplate schedule.
- Review internal communications designs and external design drawings
Qualifications:
- Ability to write routine reports and correspondence.
- Effectively present information to top management, and employees
- MUST be able to set up database historian
- Achieve the requirements & responsibilities by:
- Initiating new, creative ideas.
- Having a willingness to be flexible - adapting to new paths
- Strong problem solving / troubleshooting practices.
- Able to manage multiple projects.
- Being a team player and working cross-functionally.
- Managing resources and relationships - internally and externally.
- Consistently evaluating processes, automate, recommending changes when appropriate.
- Supporting all business operations, value in - value out.
- Adapting, realizing workflow can, will change as our business grows.
- Communicating throughout organization.
- Be visionary and able to share that vision with the team members planning for alternatives.
SKILL MATRIX:
- Experience in design, development, programming, and field commissioning experience. - Required
- Ability to read, analyze, and interpret technical documents including P&IDs, sequence of operations, technical specifications, etc. - Required
- Experience with industrial communications protocol, such as Modbus RTU, Modbus TCP, DNP3.0, Ethernet/IP, serial comms (RS-485, RS-232 and CAN) and A - Required
- PLC Ladder Logic, Tags and Scripts - Required
- Ability to apply advanced mathematical concepts such as exponents, logarithms, quadratic equations, and permutations. - Required
Question 1: Candidate agrees to work onsite/on field 5 days/wk?
Question 2: Please provide address to LinkedIn Profile
Question 3: In what City and State does candidate Currently live?
Question 4: Do you confirm your candidate has been technically screened and has the technical experience outlined in this requirement?
Question 5: What is your candidates email address?
Question 6: This position prefers Local candidates. Non-Local candidates must commit to relocation from Day 1. Are you fine with this?
Location: Hybrid, Newark, NJ
Type: Long term contract
Please send resume to "jobs at etechnovision dot com" with B4043B in Subject for immediate consideration.