Description

Automation Specialist:  Focus on ABB, IDEC, and SCADApack

The applicant must demonstrate the following qualifications:

1)             The applicant must have comprehensive and functional knowledge regarding principles of automation programming, measurement programming, and instrumentation configuration.

2)             The applicant must specialize in either automation, measurement, or communications applications and retain relevant certifications or work experience qualifications.

3)             The applicant shall function independently and leverage their existing knowledge and skillset to overcome challenges in a dynamic workplace environment.

4)             The applicant shall represent the company (Colexas Digital, Inc.) to its clientele in a manner that is respectable and professional at all times.

On condition of previous work history, the applicant may assume supervisory responsibilities for workforce and job oversight, training, scheduling, planning, safety, and documentation of reporting personnel and their activities. As a supervisor, the applicant may engage with company management to enforce and implement policies.

Activities

The applicant must demonstrate competence in the following:

1)             Understand field automation specifications and design programmatic templates for existing field automation platforms, including EFM devices, PLC devices, and HMI devices.

2)             Understand principles of TCP/IP communications and relevant hardware infrastructure.

3)             Plan network layouts for multi-node networks and configure communications devices, such as routers, satellite communications systems, managed switches, cell modems, and broadband radios.

4)             Connect multiple networks to access points or communications gateways.

5)             Install, wire, configure, and calibrate temperature, pressure, level, and meter instrumentation.

6)             Loop test instrumentation.

7)             Troubleshoot programming, instrumentation, and communications failures.

8)             Perform electrical troubleshooting on low voltage systems (<480 VAC).

9)             Document and email field activities using word processing and spreadsheet software.

10)       Document and email IO configurations, tag / point lists, cause & effect matrices, and control narratives using word processing and spreadsheet software.

11)       Basic computer literacy and operation of laptop Ethernet and USB communications ports.

12)       Define and implement site acceptance and functional check procedures for facility commissioning and SCADA integration.

13)       Perform site acceptance testing to commission facility operations.

14)       Perform functional checks to validate facility system integration with SCADA processes.

Qualifications

Education

Master’s Degree (Preferred), or Bachelor's Degree with substantial experience in Control Automation (Acceptable)   

The applicant must be familiar with at least three of the following platforms (choose three from each category):

Electronic Flow Computers

1) Omni 3000/6000

2)             Dynamic Flow Computers SFC 332 / 500

3)             Emerson ROC 800 / FloBoss 107

4)             ABB XRC / XFC G4 series EFM

5)             ProSoft MVI56E-AFC / MVI69E-AFC

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