PI System Developer — AVEVA AF, PI Vision & Analytics

Tetra Tech Digital Systems; The Woodlands (TX); Hybrid; USD 110,000 - 140,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

401(k) and Roth 401(k)

Dental Insurance

Health Insurance

Life Insurance

Vision Insurance

Employee Stock Purchase Plan (ESPP)

Paid time off

Performance Bonus

Career Growth Opportunities and Traing

Job summary

Tetra Tech Digital Systems in Houston, TX is seeking a PI Developer to join our industrial data and historian practice. You will build and maintain AVEVA PI System solutions, configure AF elements, analyses, and interfaces to transform raw SCADA data into actionable operational information.

You will work on dashboards, analytics, and reporting while collaborating with project teams. This hybrid role requires 3–6 years experience and willingness to travel to client sites up to 25%.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Computer Science, Information Systems, or a related technical discipline.
• 3+ years of hands‑on AVEVA PI System development (PI Data Archive, PI AF, PI Vision, Interfaces/Connectors).
• Experience building AF templates and AF Analytics at scale.
• Working knowledge of SCADA/DCS environments and industrial protocols (OPC UA/DA, Modbus).
• Proficiency with SQL; scripting in Python, PowerShell, or .NET/C#.
• Strong data-modeling discipline, documentation habits, and governance awareness.
• Excellent written and verbal communication; comfortable with client-facing delivery.
• Valid driver’s license and eligibility to travel to client sites.

Responsibilities

• Develop and maintain PI Asset Framework (AF) elements, hierarchies, and attributes.
• Create AF Analyses, Event Frames, and Notifications for downtime, deferment, and KPI use cases.
• Configure PI Interfaces/Connectors (OPC DA/UA, Modbus, RDBMS, UFL); ensure buffering and failover.
• Develop PI Vision displays, dashboards, and operator screens; support PI DataLink reporting.
• Support PI Data Archive administration: tag naming, backfills, archive management, data quality.
• Integrate PI data with downstream systems and analytics with PI Web API, AF SDK, PI SQL Data Access.
• Write automation scripts in Python/PowerShell/.NET to deploy templates and configurations.
• Participate in requirements gathering, FAT/SAT, commissioning, and cutover activities.
• Produce design documents, configuration records, test protocols, and SOPs.
• Provide Tier 2/3 support and training to client operations teams.

Skills

AVEVA PI System

AF templates

SCADA/DCS knowledge

SQL

Python

PowerShell

.NET/C#

Data modeling

Client communication

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Eng/CS/IS

Job description

Tetra Tech Digital Systems in Houston, TX is seeking a PI Developer to join our industrial data and historian practice. You will build and maintain AVEVA PI System solutions, configure AF elements, analyses, and interfaces to transform raw SCADA data into actionable operational information.

You will work on dashboards, analytics, and reporting while collaborating with project teams. This hybrid role requires 3–6 years experience and willingness to travel to client sites up to 25%.