Senior Automation Engineer

Solstice Consulting Group is seeking a Senior Automation Engineer for an industrial client in SE Houston. Role is HYBRID - 4 days per week in SE Houston office.

Responsibilities include engineering, testing, maintaining and supporting automation solutions as well as intelligent products in MV/LV switchgear applications.

• Base Salary $100k - $135k DOE plus bonus opportunity and benefits

• Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering or similar plus 7+ years related experience

Functions

• Review and interpret client specifications to produce project Functional Design, drawings and test documentation in accordance with the project requirements and standard procedures.

• Develop relay configuration files using various manufacturers such as SEL, GE, Siemens and Beckwith.

• Design and configure SCADA systems using WonderWare InTouch, Allen Bradley Factory Talk, Copa-Data Zenon, Siemens WinCC, and/or SEL RTAC HMI

• Use common industrial communication protocols such as Modbus TCP/IP, IEC61850, and DNP 3.0.

• Develop PLC based electrical system monitoring and controls solutions.

• Participate in and develop documentation for factory and on-site acceptance testing (FAT and SAT respectively), as well as perform start-up and commissioning activities as required

• Provide technical guidance to internal and external stakeholders, including after sales support.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering or equivalent and 7+ years of experience

• General knowledge of Automation and Control systems, or Power Systems, or Protective Relaying

• Previous experience in automation, PLC control systems, or protective relaying a plus

• Customer service oriented

• Experience in producing technical documentation and technical reports

• Strong analytical and troubleshooting skills

• The amount of travel is estimated to be 25% of the time to customer sites (refineries, utility substation yards or even offshore platforms)

• The position will contain working in an office environment as well has performing testing on the manufacturing floor with the equipment

Proficient in the following preferred:

• Blueprint Reading

• PLC Troubleshooting Skills

• Electrical Schematics

• CAD Software

• Industrial Robot Programming

• Troubleshooting Industrial Automation Equipment

• PLC Programming Experience

• SCADA Experience

• Programming Machine Vision Systems