Automation Engineer / E-Tech

Select Water Solutions; Garden City (TX); On-site; USD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental, vision benefits

401(k) retirement plan with company匹匹

Job summary

Select Water Solutions seeks an Automation Engineer to lead PLC programming, implement automation solutions, and maintain control systems across sites. The role emphasizes safety, documentation, and cross-functional collaboration with operations teams.

The engineer will design, test, and deploy automation projects, manage data collection from devices to PLCs, and support ongoing improvements while maintaining professional communication with stakeholders.

Qualifications

• B.S. in Engineering or equivalent with PLC programming experience.
• Minimum 3+ years of PLC programming/automation/SCADA experience.
• Proficiency with industrial automation hardware and software.

Responsibilities

• Lead PLC programming, design, test and implement automation solutions.
• Develop scalable technology solutions and maintain automation assets.
• Train field personnel and work across service lines for unified operations.
• Document procedures and maintain wiring diagrams and cause/effect matrices.

Skills

PLC programming

SCADA systems

HMI design

Industrial automation

Education

B.S. in Engineering or equivalent

Tools

SIEMENS PLCs

TIA Portal

Ignition SCADA

FactoryTalk View Studio

MODBUS/CANbus

Job description

Job Description

Select Chemistry’s Automation Engineer provides industrial automation expertise and leadership to support business operations. This position will work with other operations personnel to drive continuous improvement of Select’s chemical application operations.

AUTOMATION ENGINEER / E-TECH

Job Details

• Full Time / Part Time: Full Time
• FLSA Classification: Exempt
• Business Unit: Chemistry
• Reports to: Director
• Travel Requirement: Yes

The Essential Job Functions

• Works in accordance with safety regulations and procedures always (LOTO, Confined Spaces, Hazardous Material Handling procedures, etc).
• Developing and designing scalable technology solutions.
• Implementing and maintaining automated equipment.
• Troubleshooting existing automated assets.
• Training automation and field personnel on operating equipment.
• Working across service lines for seamless automation operations.
• Support the Director of Operations regarding technological development, operations, and solutions used in the company.
• Functions as PLC programmer and system expert for PLC based automation; designing, building, testing, and implementing automation solutions for Select.
• Maintains excellent written communication stakeholders about developments and plans.
• Lead testing and implementation in the field for new products and projects.
• Maintains and strives to improve established automated systems and installations.
• Provides all aspects of support and work with a professional and positive attitude.
• Contributes to team effort by accomplishing related tasks with team or independently.
• Protect operations by keeping information confidential.
• Manages data collection infrastructure from device to PLC.
• Maintains workflow and programming documentation for all work by writing and updating procedures.
• Builds and maintains cause and effect matrixes for both existing and new PLC programs.
• Manages the creation and maintenance of wiring diagrams.
• Must be able to repair and maintain electrical equipment, such as 480V motors, 120V circuits, lights, solenoids, process instrumentation (transmitters, meters, etc), computer-controlled systems, and production machines and equipment.

Other Duties

Please note this job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties or responsibilities that are required of the employee for this job. Duties, responsibilities and activities may change at any time with or without notice.

Requirements

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required:

• Availability is to be on call when necessary for afterhours and weekend work.
• Available for mandatory overtime when necessary to repair critical issues.
• Hands on attitude to get things done with the ability to manage change.
• B.S in Engineering or equivalent or demonstrable Engineering/PLC Programming experience.
• The successful candidate will have a minimum of 3+ years of documented PLC programming/Automated systems/SCADA integration experience.
• Candidate will have expert understanding of industrial automation processes, including hardware software and electrical aspects of such systems.

Required Experience in the following areas:

• Industrial automated process control
• PLC programming
• HMI design/programming
• Problem solving/troubleshooting of mechanical and electrical systems

Preferred Experience In The Following Areas

• Project Management
• Oil and Gas
• SCADA programming
• Problem solving/troubleshooting mechanical and electrical systems
• Electrical system standards and safety standards

Beneficial Skills:

• Ignition SCADA
• Industrial communication networks
• CIP/Ethernet IP communications protocols
• MODBUS protocol
• CANbus protocol
• Siemens PLCs
• TIA Portal
• FactoryTalk View Studio
• Cybersecurity
• Industrial Network Design

Select Values and Guiding Principles

• W: Working Safe
• A: Accountability
• T: Teamwork
• E: Excellence
• R: Respect

Compensation Information

Compensation is competitive and commensurate with experience.

Top Tier Benefits

• Medical, dental, vision, coverage in addition to life and disability insurance plans.
• Retirement and Savings (401K) Plan with Company match.
• Referral bonus with no cap on amount of referrals.

Physical Demands and Exposures

• Work is regularly performed in outside weather conditions, including rain and extreme cold and heat, near moving mechanical parts; exposure to high wind, ice, snow, wet and/or humid conditions, vibration, and dust is expected.
• Exposure to noise levels requires the use of hearing protection
• Prolonged sitting, standing, walking
• Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception and ability to adjust focus.
• Ability to individually lift: Maximum 55 lbs.

Select Water Solutions is an equal opportunity employer. It is Select’s policy to prohibit discrimination and harassment of any type and to afford equal employment opportunities to employees and applicants without regard to any protected class, status, characteristic, or activity. All employment decisions, including decisions regarding recruitment, selection, hiring, compensation, benefits, training, advancement, discipline, discharge, and other terms, conditions, and privileges of employment are made without regard to any lawfully protected class, status, characteristic, or activity.

Select Water Solutions requires all employees whose jobs may involve environmental compliance to understand and comply with the U.S. Environmental Protections Agency’s Clean Air Act that regulates air emissions from stationary and mobile sources. A copy of the Clean Air Act can be provided to you upon request from Human Resources.

Select Water Solutions participates in E-Verify and will provide the federal government with your Form I-9 information to confirm that you are authorized to work in the U.S. If E-Verify cannot confirm that you are authorized to work, Select is required to give you written instructions and an opportunity to contact Department of Homeland Security (DHS) or Social Security Administration (SSA) so you can begin to resolve the issue before the employer can take any action against you, including terminating your employment. Select only uses E-Verify once you have accepted a job offer and completed the Form I-9.