Automation Systems Engineer

All Recruits; Hamilton; On-site; NZD 95,000 - 105,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Cell phone with unlimited personal use

Laptop provided

On-Call extra earnings

Travel with company car and per diem

4 weeks leave + birthday off

Flexible hours

Job summary

All Recruits is seeking an experienced Intermediate Systems Engineer to lead project systems integration in New Zealand. The role focuses on PLC, HMI and SCADA programming for dairy, food and beverage, civil infrastructure and water treatment sectors.

You will lead projects across design, development, deployment and commissioning of manufacturing automation solutions. A degree in Mechatronics or related field and 3+ years' automation experience are expected, with hands-on work on

Qualifications

• A degree with Mechatronics courses or related field.
• 3+ years experience as a full-time Automation Engineer delivering projects that required both PLC, HMI and SCADA programming.
• Experience with the tendering and estimation of projects - Must have done estimates and proposals for client automation projects.
• Have experience as a project development engineer building from scratch and integrating new modules into existing company automated systems.
• Must have experience developing code from scratch, writing Functional Descriptions, configuring and fault find historians / Databases, SCADA development, remote alarming, Ignition / System Platform / FTVIEW SE, tool development etc.
• Experience in the water, food, pharmaceutical or dairy industries in New Zealand.
• Experience with either Allen Bradley or Rockwell.
• Must have done estimates and proposals for new client automation system integration projects.

Responsibilities

• Lead projects and systems integration across functional teams in design, development and deployment of manufacturing and process automation solutions.
• Design, programming, commissioning, maintenance, troubleshooting and ongoing improvement of automation systems.
• Collaborate with clients and internal teams to deliver on-time proposals and project milestones.
• Develop from-scratch code, FD specifications, and integration with historians/databases, alarms and remote monitoring.
• Support tendering, estimation and scoping activities for automation projects.

Skills

PLC programming

HMI programming

SCADA programming

Allen-Bradley

Schneider M580/M340

Education

Mechatronics degree or related field

Tools

FactoryTalk View SE

FactoryTalk ME

Wonderware System Platform

Aveva System Platform

Aveva Citect SCADA

Ignition

IFIX

Job description

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We are currently seeking a project systems integration Intermediate Systems Engineer with 3+ years of experience programming in PLC / HMI / and SCADA for a role for a growing company that is one of the leading automation companies in New Zealand. You would be working for customers integrating automation solutions into systems in such industries as dairy, food and beverage, civil infrastructure and water treatment.

This person must be passionate about the development and implementation of process improvements through the use of PLCs, HMIs and SCADA.

You will need to have demonstrated ability to lead projects and systems integration across functional teams in the design, development, and deployment of manufacturing and process automation solution.

The person must be fully conversant with a range of electrical procedures in the field of factory automation - design, programming, commissioning, maintenance, troubleshooting, research and development.

Programming skills (PLC / HMI / SCADA) of 3+ years experience required with a variety of PLCs such as:

• Rockwell - Alen-Bradly; ControlLogix / CompactLogix / MicroLogix / SLC series
• Schnieder M580 and M340

Experience with designing and programming HMI and SCADA system:

• Rockwell FactoryTalk View SE for SCADA and ME for HMI
• Aveva Wonderware System Platform 2014 to 2023 and Intouch SCADA
• Aveva Citect SCADA and Avea System platform
• SCADA Platforms - Citect,IFIX,Ignition

Experience

• A degree withMechatronicscourses or related field OR
• 3+ years experience as a full-time Automation Engineer delivering projects that required both PLC, HMI and SCADA programming.
• Experience with the tendering and estimation of projects - Must have done estimates and proposals for client automation projects.
• Have experience as a project development engineer building from scratch and integrating new modules into existing company automated systems.
• Must have experience developing code from scratch, writing Functional Descriptions, configuring and fault find historians / Databases, SCADA development, remote alarming, Ignition / System Platform / FTVIEW SE, tool development etc.
• Experience in the water, food, pharmaceutical or dairy industries in New Zealand.
• Experience with either Allen Bradley or Rockwell.
• Must have done estimates and proposals for new client automation system integration projects.
• One of New Zealand's leading Automation companies.
• Competitive salary from $95,000 - $105,000 per year
• Wide variety of challenging client project work.
• Personal development plans for career growth into PM or management roles.
• Cell phone with unlimited personal use, laptop provided.
• On-Call roster where you can earn an extra $10K+ a year.
• Travel with pool company car and per diem
• Lot of growth potential within the company.
• 4 weeks leave plus your birthday off.
• Flexible hours, guaranteed 40 hours per week, Monday to Friday.