Strategic Staffing Solutions Richmond, CA , Contra Costa County, CA
Posted 3 days ago
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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