Automation System Engineer: ABB 800xA & SCADA Expert

Vinci Group

Sharjah

On-site

AED 180,000 - 300,000

Full time

4 days ago

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Job summary

Actemium Sharjah, part of Vasundhara Automation & Engineering Services, seeks an experienced Automation System Engineer in Sharjah to deliver ABB System 800xA, AC800M, SCADA/DCS, and Substation Automation projects from design through commissioning.

The role requires IEC 61850, industrial networking, redundancy, cybersecurity, virtualization, and brownfield migration expertise, with travel across UAE and GCC. UAE-specific project experience is advantageous.

Qualifications

Bachelors in Electrical, Instrumentation or Electronics Engineering.
5–8 years in industrial automation, SCADA/DCS, or substation automation.
At least 3 years with ABB 800xA and AC800M.
Experience with IEC 61850 and industrial protocols.
End-to-end delivery of ABB 800xA projects (engineering, FAT, SAT, commissioning).
Ability to lead testing, commissioning, and customer-facing activities.

Responsibilities

Design, configure, test, and commission ABB System 800xA, AC800M, S800 I/O, controllers, servers, networks, and redundant architectures.
Develop control logic, interlocks, sequences, libraries, and engineering records.
Develop operator displays, alarms, trends, and HMI functions.
Engineer SAS, electrical SCADA, PMS; integrate IEDs, relays, meters, switchgear, generators, PLCs, RTUs, drives, gateways, and third-party systems.
IEC 61850 engineering including ICD/CID/SCD, MMS, GOOSE, time synchronization.
Configure and troubleshoot IEC 101/104, DNP3, Modbus, Profinet, Profibus, EtherNet/IP, OPC, VLANs, VPNs, remote telemetry.
Lead FAT, SAT, loop checks, commissioning, startup, migrations, cutovers, and customer acceptance.
Apply IEC 62443-aligned cybersecurity; support VMware/Hyper-V, backup, disaster recovery, and lifecycle management.