Automation Engineer - DCS

R.E. MASON; Wilson (NC); Hybrid; USD 85,000 - 110,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

ESOP (Employee Stock Ownership)

Retirement plan

Medical/Dental/Vision Insurance

Life Insurance

Long-Term Disability Insurance

Paid leave and holidays

EAP

Alternative/Hybrid Work Schedules

Job summary

R.E. Mason, a 100% employee-owned company, seeks an Automation Engineer to design, implement, and commission DeltaV-based control systems for industrial customers. You will support lifecycle services, modify existing control strategies, and assist with process optimization at customer sites.

The role requires on-site work, strong communication, and the ability to work independently in a team; prior DCS and PLC experience is preferred. On-site travel within NC/SC/VA is common.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in a related engineering discipline.
• 1+ year experience with DeltaV or similar DCS.
• Experience with additional control systems or PLCs.
• Familiar with ISA S88 and validated systems; manufacturing environment experience.

Responsibilities

• Implement DeltaV control strategies interfacing valves and pumps.
• Develop system design documentation for continuous and batch processes.
• Support FAT/SAT and start-up at customer sites.
• Troubleshoot hardware, software, network, and instrument bus issues.
• Configure wireless field networks and historian integration.

Skills

Communication

Teamwork

Independent work

Detail oriented

Organized

US Citizenship

Education

B.S. in CHE/EE/ME/Comp. Eng/Comp. Sci

Tools

DeltaV DCS

AMS

MS Office

OSI PI

Windows Server 2016/2019

Job description

Rocky Mount, North Carolina, United States; Zebulon, NC

As a 100% Employee-Owned company,Robert E. Mason & Associates, Inc. believes our Associates are the foundation of both our customers’ and our success. Our strong company culture, and belief in continued investment in our Associates, has helped us realize long Associate tenures, as well as long lasting relationships with our customers.

R.E. Mason is an Emerson Impact Partner covering North Carolina, South Carolina, and Virginia. Emerson is the global leader of process systems and solutions. R.E. Mason provides industry-leading process equipment and service for process control, automation, safety, and reliability. The industries served include Chemical, Pharmaceutical & Life Sciences, Power & Utilities, Food & Beverage, and Pulp & Paper.

What R.E. Mason Offers Associates:

R.E. Mason is a 100% employee-owned company that offers a comprehensive, industry leading benefits package to all eligible Associates:

• Participation in the Employee Stock Ownership Program (ESOP)
• Retirement plan, including a Safe Harbor contribution
• Medical / Dental / Vision Insurance
• Employer paid Life Insurance and Long-Term Disability Insurance
• Generous paid leave options that include vacation time, sick leave, personal leave time, R.E. Mason Way Half Day, paid Jury Duty, and paid Bereavement Leave
• Paid company holidays
• Retirement and Financial Wellness program
• Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
• Alternative/Hybrid Work Schedules

General Description

The successful candidate will be a significant contributor on our Project Execution Team. The Automation Engineer will work in the development, delivery, and commissioning of state-of-the-art process control systems and solutions for R.E. Mason’s industrial customers. R.E. Mason uses the technologies provided by Emerson – DeltaV Distributed Control System (“DeltaV”), Asset Management System (AMS) and other Emerson solutions.

The Automation Engineer will also provide aftermarket (“Lifecycle”) and staff augmentation support to customers. Typically, this includes modifying existing control strategies, implementing small scale expansion projects and assisting with process optimization projects.

Specific Responsibilities

• Implement control strategies within the DeltaV DCS that are used to interface with and control physical devices such as valves and pumps within the plant environment. This will include:
  • Configuring and testing control and equipment modules classes and instances
  • Configuring and testing batch control strategies including phase classes and recipes
  • Configuring custom dynamos, graphic displays, and trends
• Develop system design documentation for a variety of continuous and batch process control applications
• Support Factory Acceptance Tests (“FAT”s) / Software Acceptance Tests (“SAT”s)
• Support start-up and commissioning activities at customer sites
• Troubleshoot system hardware, software, network, and instrument bus technologies
• Configure and commission wireless field networks
• Configure DeltaV Continuous Historian and integration to 3rd party Historians such as OSI PI
• Develop custom shift, environmental, or production reports for plant maintenance and operations personnel
• Configure process modeling & simulation (using both Mynah MiMic software & DeltaV)
• Work independently on-site at a customer location

Qualifications

• Excellent verbal and written communication skills
• Ability to meet project team commitments and deadlines.
• Ability to work in team environment; a team player
• Ability to work independently, self-directed, self-motivated, and detail oriented
• Organized and reliable; demonstrates integrity
• Be a United States Citizen with a valid driver’s license.

Required Education and Experience

• B.S. in CHE, EE, ME, Comp. Eng, Comp. Sci., other related disciplines
• 1+ year of relevant experience working in DeltaV or similar DCS
• MS Office Experience
• Experience with additional Control Systems or PLCs
• ISA S88 experience
• Understanding of regulated or validated systems
• Prior experience working in a relevant manufacturing environment
• Windows Server 2016/2019 and network troubleshooting skill

Physical Requirements

• Standing
• Walking
• Kneeling
• Reaching Overhead
• Climbing
• Pushing and Pulling
• Using a Computer
• Using a Telephone
• Driving

RE Mason Companyis a federal contractor and, as such, isrequired to solicit the disability status and protected veteran status of candidates. Thus, you are required to answer self-identification questions as part of your application process. These questions are part of RE Mason’sAffirmative Action Plan and the completion of these questions will not have any effect on any consideration of your application materials.

In compliance with the ADA Amendments Act (ADAAA), if you have a disability and need to request an accommodation in order to apply for a position with RE Mason, please call our office at [phone].

This is a drug-free workplace. Employment is contingent upon the successful completion of any required pre-employment and, if applicable, ongoing drug testing, including testing mandated by customer site access requirements.

Voluntary Self-Identification

For government reporting purposes, we ask candidates to respond to the below self-identification survey.Completion of the form is entirely voluntary. Whatever your decision, it will not be considered in the hiringprocess or thereafter. Any information that you do provide will be recorded and maintained in aconfidential file.

As set forth in R.E. Mason’s Equal Employment Opportunity policy,we do not discriminate on the basis of any protected group status under any applicable law.

If you believe you belong to any of the categories of protected veterans listed below, please indicate by making the appropriate selection.As a government contractor subject to the Vietnam Era Veterans Readjustment Assistance Act (VEVRAA), we request this information in order to measurethe effectiveness of the outreach and positive recruitment efforts we undertake pursuant to VEVRAA. Classification of protected categoriesis as follows:

A "disabled veteran" is one of the following: a veteran of the U.S. military, ground, naval or air service who is entitled to compensation (or who but for the receipt of military retired pay would be entitled to compensation) under laws administered by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs; or a person who was discharged or released from active duty because of a service-connected disability.

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