Control System Engineer

Title:

Control Systems Engineer
Location:

Richmond, CA (Hybrid/On-Site)
Duration:

12 Months
Type:

W-2
Client Industry:

Energy - Oil & Gas

Job Description:
Exciting opportunity to support the research of Downstream Technology and Services as a Control Systems Engineer.
This position is part of a small team that programs and maintains the control systems used to control our Research Units and smaller Bench Scale Units which are fundamental in catalyst R&D, Lower Carbon Initiatives and process technology advancement in areas such as Carbon Capture. The individual will be expected to perform the following tasks:
Designs, programs and maintains process control systems (PCS), PLCs, HMIs and supervisory control and data acquisition (SCADA) systems.
Supports clients/customers and makes significant contributions to more complex projects under periodic supervision.
Make programming modifications/enhancements to existing PLCs
Develop PLC programs/logic for new Research Unit construction
Develop Human Machine Interfaces (HMIs) for new and existing Research Units
Provide programming support for existing Yokogawa distributed control system (DCS)
Support the Process Control Network (PCN) infrastructure, network security, and backup systems
Work with Instrumentation Technicians to troubleshoot issues in the field Additional responsibilities include tuning of control loops, and assistance in training console operators.
Requires regular communication with many work groups including Operations, Maintenance, and Project Services. Individual reports to the DT&S IT/Controls Team Leader.
This is a small team which interfaces directly with our Research community and therefore good communication skills are required as well as a dedication to sound documentation principals and a basic knowledge of Information Risk Management (IRM) guidelines.
Qualifications:
5+ years experience as a Control Systems Engineer, or equivalent.
Expertise in Process Control Systems and SCADA
Expertise in PLCs & DCS

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