Process Controls Engineer: Design & Optimize PLC/DCS/SCADA

Savannah River Mission Completion; Aiken (SC); On-site; USD 62,000 - 170,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

401k Retirement Savings Plan

Health Insurance

Health Savings Account

Telehealth with BlueCare on Demand

Dental Coverage

Vision Coverage

Flexible Spending Accounts

Paid time off

Job summary

Savannah River Mission Completion (SRMC) is seeking Process Controls Engineers or Technical Specialists to be based in our Aiken, SC location on the Savannah River Site. The role focuses on designing and maintaining DCS, PLC and SCADA systems that provide real-time control of plant production.

Qualified candidates should have engineering or related degrees and process control experience. SRMC offers a competitive pay range, a comprehensive benefits package, and opportunities to work on

Qualifications

• To qualify for the Specialist position: High school diploma, Associate's degree, Bachelor’s degree in a non-Engineering discipline, or Bachelor’s degree in an Engineering Technology
• To qualify for the Engineer position: Bachelor’s degree in Engineering from an accredited college or university
• Process control system and instrumentation experience

Responsibilities

• Gather information concerning the capabilities of process control systems and investigate technical capabilities.
• Analyze customer problems and assist in designing systems to satisfy customer needs.
• Prepare equipment analysis to instruct customers in equipment capabilities.
• Document, test, maintain, and debug applications software and systems that contain logical and mathematical solutions.
• Determine computer user needs, analyze system capabilities to resolve problems on program intent, output requirements, input data acquisition, programming techniques and controls of limited scope.
• Prepare operating instructions on assigned work.
• May conduct research and testing of electrical or mechanical hardware related to process controls.
• Ensure reliability, develop technical specifications for production, analyze hardware configuration and processing solutions, and test hardware conformance to specifications based on well-defined processes.
• Design new or modify existing products following specific detailed instructions.
• Test, document, operate and maintain software and firmware components and computing systems software to be applied to and integrated with process controls mechanical and electrical systems.
• Apply the appropriate standards, processes, procedures and tools throughout the system.
• Review developments in hardware and software provided by higher level developers and/or managers.

Skills

Process control

PLC/SCADA

Instrumentation

DCS

Education

High school diploma

Associate's degree

Bachelor's degree (non-engineering)

Engineering Technology

Job description

Savannah River Mission Completion (SRMC) is seeking Process Controls Engineers or Technical Specialists to be based in our Aiken, SC location on the Savannah River Site. The role focuses on designing and maintaining DCS, PLC and SCADA systems that provide real-time control of plant production.

Qualified candidates should have engineering or related degrees and process control experience. SRMC offers a competitive pay range, a comprehensive benefits package, and opportunities to work on