Automation Engineer - Automationtechies

Are you looking for a hybrid Automation Engineer position that will provide interesting projects and long-term growth potential?

Take the next step in your career in automation with a growing and successful company! Work from your home office in Johnson City or the Knoxville area.

Travel is up to 50% regional and local, within a couple of hours away and mostly driving, Monday thru Friday and no weekends or holidays typically!

Application Engineers with PLC expertise develop PLC application monitoring and control software, perform factory and field testing, startup, customer training, and PLC commissioning and startups.

QUALIFICATIONS

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or an Engineering field. Will accept military service with an honorable discharge.

• Must have a minimum 2 years of experience in PLC programming, (must have Siemens and (Schneider and/or Modicon) PLC programming experience.

• Must have knowledge and experience with PLC hardware.

• Good communications skills and the ability to work well with others are essential.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

• Receives project requirements and direction through meetings with the Project Manager and review of the contract documents.

• Keeps PMs informed of the status of tasks and projects milestones. Maintains awareness of project budgets and keeps the PM aware of issues that would adversely affect the budget.

• Produces timely, accurate project documentation such as timesheets, trip reports, etc.

• Follows established Best Practices and Development Standards and Procedures.

• Produces the System Control Narrative on projects.

• Develop Programmable Logic Controller (PLC) application programs based on the contract documents and System Control Narrative using the PLC manufacturer’s Programming Software.

• Installs all developed application software and required vendor software and verifies their proper execution.

• Interfaces the company’s supplied equipment to third-party vendor systems via industrial communication protocols, when applicable.

• Participates in Factory Acceptance Testing (FAT) and Site Acceptance Testing (SAT), when required.

• Demonstrates overall system functionality to the Owner/Engineer/Contractor including hardware and network operation, SCADA monitoring and control, displaying data, alarming, and historical data collection for report generation.

• Provides training to operators, supervisors, and administrative personnel.

• Generates and gathers all required final project documentation.

• Provides technical assistance to Customers.

• Provides reactive and responsive support to field service technicians to assist in troubleshooting and repair of PLC related issues at customer sites or by remote support as appropriate.