Senior Engineer – OT Enablement (RTLS)

Senior Engineer – OT Enablement (RTLS)

Location: Houston, TX - Onsite
Type: Subcontract (C2C)

Role Overview:

• We are looking for a Senior Engineer – OT Enablement with strong expertise in Real-Time Location Services (RTLS) and industrial location technologies within Oil & Gas environments.
• This role focuses on enhancing personnel safety, asset tracking, operational visibility, and compliance across refineries, offshore platforms, pipelines, LNG terminals, and depots.
• The ideal candidate should have hands-on experience with Wi-Fi, BLE, and anchor-based positioning systems in OT environments, ensuring high availability and adherence to industry standards.

Key Responsibilities:

RTLS & Safety

• Design and deploy RTLS solutions for:
  • Personnel tracking (man-down, mustering)
  • Asset and tool tracking in hazardous areas
• Implement geofencing, restricted-zone alerts, and emergency response features
• Enable real-time visibility across industrial sites

Network & Infrastructure

• Optimize industrial Wi-Fi and BLE networks for harsh environments
• Perform RF surveys, heat mapping, and accuracy tuning across:
  • Offshore platforms
  • Refineries and tank farms
  • LNG and pipeline facilities
• Ensure high availability, redundancy, and resilience
• Validate intrinsically safe RTLS devices (tags, anchors, gateways)
• Support HAZOP, audits, and safety compliance

Required Skills:

Core Expertise

• Strong experience with RTLS in Oil & Gas or hazardous environments
• Hands-on expertise in:
  • Wi-Fi positioning
  • Bluetooth Low Energy (BLE)
  • Beaconing and anchor-based systems
• Deep knowledge of:
  • RSSI, AoA, ToF, trilateration, fingerprinting
  • Positioning challenges in metal-heavy environments

OT & Networking

• Industrial networking (WLAN, VLANs, segmentation)
• Experience with SCADA/DCS systems
• Knowledge of OT security and zoning concepts
• Experience in high-reliability industrial deployments

Preferred Skills:

• RTLS platforms: Cisco, Aruba
• Oil & Gas platforms: Siemens, AVEVA
• Cloud/IoT: Azure IoT, AWS IoT