Lead Engineer, Control Systems

AGR Enhanced Drilling Systems AS; Straume; On-site; NOK 1,000,000 - 1,400,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Pension and insurance schemes

Welfare benefits

Opportunities for professional develop

Job summary

AGR Enhanced Drilling Systems AS is seeking a Lead Engineer – Control Systems to join the Technology & Reliability organization. You will act as the global technical authority for control systems, shaping standards, architectures and engineering practices to improve safety, reliability and performance across projects worldwide.

The role combines hands-on engineering with technical leadership, overseeing design reviews, lifecycle strategies and integration across PLC/SCADA/HMI, networks and

Qualifications

• Around 10 years or more of experience within industrial automation, PLC/SCADA or integrated control systems
• Degree in systems engineering, electrical engineering, automation, cybernetics or related discipline
• Experience developing or governing control-system architectures, standards and lifecycle practices
• Strong knowledge of system integration, industrial networks, diagnostics, alarm management and reliability
• Strong written and spoken English

Responsibilities

• Own and develop global standards and design principles for control systems
• Provide technical direction and support across projects, operations and product development
• Review system designs and modifications and ensure compliance with company requirements, regulations and relevant industry standards
• Develop and maintain reference architectures for PLC, SCADA, HMI, instrumentation, industrial networks and integrated control systems
• Drive standardization within alarm management, diagnostics, event logging, fault handling and operator interfaces
• Define principles for redundancy, failover, degraded operation and recovery of critical systems
• Support and lead technical reviews and root-cause analyses related to failures, trips, alarms and system deviations
• Develop lifecycle strategies covering obsolescence, backups, recovery, configuration and version control
• Define requirements related to functional safety and OT cybersecurity
• Establish strategies for qualification, verification and system health assessments
• Support technology roadmaps and continuous improvement initiatives
• Mentor and provide technical guidance to engineers and specialists across the organization
• You will also work closely with other engineering disciplines, operations, suppliers and customers, and contribute to technical reviews, qualification activities and commissioning

Skills

Industrial automation

PLC/SCADA

Control systems architecture

Technical leadership

Education

Bachelor's/Master's in systems/ electrical/ automation

Tools

HMI

PLC programming

Industrial networks

Job description

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Global technical authority for control systems, developing standards, architectures, and engineering practices for PLC, SCADA, and HMI.

• Around 10 years or more of experience within industrial automation, PLC/SCADA or integrated control systems
• Degree in systems engineering, electrical engineering, automation, cybernetics or related discipline
• Experience developing or governing control-system architectures, standards and lifecycle practices
• Strong knowledge of system integration, industrial networks, diagnostics, alarm management and reliability
• Strong written and spoken English
• Attractive pension and insurance schemes
• Welfare benefits
• Opportunities for professional development

Shape Global Standards in Control Systems

Do you want to take a leading technical role in shaping the future of control systems at Enhanced Drilling, now part of Expro?

We are looking for an experienced Lead Engineer – Control Systems to join our Technology & Reliability organization.

In this role, you will be our global technical authority for control systems and play a key part in defining how our systems are designed, verified, operated and maintained. You will work across projects, operations and product development, helping us improve the safety, reliability and performance of our control systems worldwide.

This is a senior technical position for someone who enjoys combining hands-on engineering expertise with technical leadership and long-term development.

What will you be doing?

As Lead Engineer – Control Systems, you will be responsible for developing and governing our control-system standards, architectures and engineering practices.

Key responsibilities include:

Own and develop global standards and design principles for control systems

Provide technical direction and support across projects, operations and product development

Review system designs and modifications and ensure compliance with company requirements, regulations and relevant industry standards

Develop and maintain reference architectures for PLC, SCADA, HMI, instrumentation, industrial networks and integrated control systems

Drive standardization within alarm management, diagnostics, event logging, fault handling and operator interfaces

Define principles for redundancy, failover, degraded operation and recovery of critical systems

Support and lead technical reviews and root-cause analyses related to failures, trips, alarms and system deviations

Develop lifecycle strategies covering obsolescence, backups, recovery, configuration and version control

Define requirements related to functional safety and OT cybersecurity

Establish strategies for qualification, verification and system health assessments

Support technology roadmaps and continuous improvement initiatives

Mentor and provide technical guidance to engineers and specialists across the organization

You will also work closely with other engineering disciplines, operations, suppliers and customers, and contribute to technical reviews, qualification activities and commissioning.

Who are we looking for?

We are looking for someone with solid experience from industrial automation and control systems who is comfortable taking ownership and providing technical direction.

You preferably have:

Bachelor's or Master's degree in systems engineering, electrical engineering, automation, cybernetics or a related discipline. Extensive relevant experience may compensate for formal education

Around 10 years or more of relevant experience within industrial automation, PLC/SCADA or integrated control systems

Experience developing or governing control-system architectures, standards and lifecycle practices

Strong knowledge of system integration, industrial networks, diagnostics, alarm management, reliability and fault tolerance

Experience with technical documentation, design reviews and engineering governance

Strong written and spoken English

Experience from offshore, marine, drilling, energy or another safety-critical industry will be an advantage.

Knowledge of functional safety, barrier management, OT cybersecurity, system qualification, commissioning or lifecycle management is also beneficial.

Who are you?

We believe you are someone who:

enjoys taking technical ownership and making sound engineering decisions

communicates complex technical topics in a clear and practical way

works well across disciplines, locations and organizational boundaries

combines a strategic perspective with a practical engineering mindset

works independently and manages priorities effectively

enjoys sharing knowledge and developing others

has a strong focus on safety, reliability and continuous improvement

What we offer

This is an opportunity to take a key technical role in shaping global control-system standards and future architectures across advanced offshore drilling technologies.

You will work with experienced colleagues in multidisciplinary and international teams, with the opportunity to influence both our established product portfolio and the technologies we develop for the future.

A technically challenging and influential role

An international and multidisciplinary working environment

Opportunities for professional development

Attractive pension and insurance schemes

Welfare benefits

The position is full-time and based in either Oslo or Straume. Some domestic and international travel will be required, and occasional offshore travel may be necessary in connection with verification, commissioning, troubleshooting and operational support.

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Enhanced Drilling aims to help oil companies around the world solve challenges on all types of subsea wells, from top-hole drilling, intermediate section drilling, and reservoir drilling through the whole well construction process, including completion. Enhanced Drilling provides technologies and services that have been deployed on more than 1000+ wells worldwide including RMR®, EC-Drill® Managed Pressure Drilling system, Cuttings Transport System (CTS) (which is used to take cuttings away from the wellhead area), MPC Managed Pressure Cementing (MPC®), a complementary technology to RMR®, and the newly developed EC- Monitor system (EC-M).