SCADA Engineer (Onsite)

Job Title:

SCADA Engineer (Onsite)

Location:

Newark, NJ

Duration:

6 months

Interview Process:

iLinc Web Cam Interview Only

Note:

Fully Onsite on the field (no exceptions). Local candidates preferred. Non-Local candidates must commit to relocation from Day 1.

Job Description

Responsibilities:

• Maintain systems of electrical and automated controls for machines, processes, sub-stations and railroad control center.

• 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:

• Minimum 5 years related experience in design, development, programming, and field commissioning experience.

• Ability to read, analyze, and interpret technical documents including P&IDs, sequence of operations, technical specifications, etc.

• Ability to write routine reports and correspondence.

• Effectively present information to top management, and employees

• Ability to apply advanced mathematical concepts such as exponents, logarithms, quadratic equations, and permutations.

• MUST be able to read PLC Ladder Logic, Tags and Scripts

• 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.

Top Skills & Years of Experience

Required/Desired Skills

Recruiter Details:

Name : Lokesh at gsksolutions dot com

Contact : Eight three two - Nine nine zero -Two four two six