Lead System Engineer – Power & Water

Yokogawa; Muharraq; On-site; BHD 18,000 - 28,000; Full time

Job summary

Yokogawa in Bahrain seeks a senior System and Application Software Engineering Lead for the Power & Water projects. You will lead detailed configuration, design, assembly and testing of control systems and HMI, ensuring customer requirements are met.

You will manage a multidisciplinary team, review specifications, procedures and BOMs, coordinate with customer engineers, and drive project milestones from planning to SAT and handover. Strong leadership and communication are essential.

Qualifications

• Degree in Engineering (Instrumentation or Electronics) required.
• Experience: min 10 years in control systems (DCS/ESD/PLC) including application software.
• Experience on Power & Water project execution.
• Experience in Retrofit projects.
• Experience handling multiple projects and delivering on-time.

Responsibilities

• Lead the System Engineering Team in a project.
• Review technical specifications and standards.
• Review work procedures and product specifications.
• Report to Project Manager on day-to-day activities.
• Perform detailed system and application software engineering, design, assembly and testing of control systems per customer requirements.
• Prepare and review software-related BOM for various systems.
• Coordinate with Customer Engineers for technical issues.
• Prepare and review Purchase Orders for project materials.
• Coordinate with Lead Project Engineer for technical interface.
• Coordinate with Document Controller for project documentation and QC Engineer for inspection and testing.
• Arrange internal meetings to achieve project milestones.
• Monitor and control project progress.
• Adhere to project schedule and quality plan.
• Prepare scope of work deviations and tracking.
• Participate in site acceptance tests, commissioning and start-up activities.
• Handover project to TSD after SAT.

Skills

IT basics

Microsoft Applications

Report writing

Presentation skills

Education

Engineering degree

Job description

Not just a job, but a career

Yokogawa, award winner for ‘Best Asset Monitoring Technology’ and ‘Best Digital Twin Technology’ at the HP Awards, is a leading provider of industrial automation, test and measurement, information systems and industrial services in several industries.

Our aim is to shape a better future for our planet through supporting the energy transition, (bio)technology, artificial intelligence, industrial cybersecurity, etc. We are committed to the United Nations sustainable development goals by utilizing our ability to measure and connect.

About The Team

Our 18,000 employees work in over 60 countries with one corporate mission, to "co-innovate tomorrow". We are looking for dynamic colleagues who share our passion for technology and care for our planet. In return, we offer you great career opportunities to grow yourself in a truly global culture where respect, value creation, collaboration, integrity, and gratitude are highly valued and exhibited in everything we do.

Job Purpose

To lead detailed System and Application Software engineering configuration, design, assembly and testing team of various Control Systems and Human Machine Interface as per the Power & Water Projects requirements.

Key Responsibilities & Accountabilities

• Lead the System Engineering Team in a project.
• Reviewing the Project technical specification requirements and Standards.
• Review of work procedures and product specifications.
• Reporting to the Project Manager on day-to-day activities.
• Performing detailed System and Application Software engineering, design, assembly and testing of the control system as per the Customer requirements.
• Preparation and review of Software related Bill of Material for various Systems.
• Coordination with Customer Engineers for technical issues.
• Preparation and review of Purchase Order for various Projects Materials.
• Coordination with Lead Project Engineer for technical interface.
• Coordination with Document Controller for Control of Project documentation and QC Engineer for Inspection and Testing related activities.
• Arranging Internal Meetings for achieving Project milestones.
• Project Progress Monitoring and control.
• Adhering to the Project Schedule & Project Quality Plan.
• Preparation of Scope of work deviations and tracking.
• Participating site acceptance test, commissioning, and start-up activities.
• Handover project to TSD after SAT

Qualification And Experience

• A Degree in Engineering Field. Specifically in Instrumentation or Electronics.
• min 10 years’ experience in the field of Control System [ DCS / ESD / PLC based control systems including Application Software.
• Having experience on Power & Water project execution.
• Having experience in execution of Retrofit projects.
• Have experience in handling multiple projects and delivering projects on-time.

Competencies

• Pro-active and self-motivated.
• System Engineering Design analysis and techniques.
• Strong Leadership quality.
• Application Software debugging and trouble shooting.
• Good communication skills.

Skills

• Knowledge of IT basics and Microsoft Applications.
• Project Report writing and Good Presentation skills.
• System Design Engineering Software Packages and related Software.

Yokogawa is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Yokogawa wants a diverse, equitable and inclusive culture. We will actively recruit, develop, and promote people from a variety of backgrounds who differ in terms of experience, knowledge, thinking styles, perspective, cultural background, and socioeconomic status. We will not discriminate based on race, skin color, age, sex, gender identity and expression, sexual orientation, religion, belief, political opinion, nationality, ethnicity, place of origin, disability, family relations or any other circumstances. Yokogawa values differences and enables everyone to belong, contribute, succeed, and demonstrate their full potential.

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