Process Engineer

Akkodis; Chickasaw (AL); On-site; USD 51,000 - 55,000; Full time

Job summary

Akkodis is seeking a Process Engineer on a 6+ month contract to lead the migration of PI ProcessBook displays to PI Vision across multiple sites in Chickasaw, AL. The contractor will validate data, standardize visuals, and partner with operations and site leadership to maintain critical monitoring capabilities.

The role requires deep PI System knowledge, data visualization experience, and strong collaboration skills to ensure migrated displays accurately reflect process conditions and KPIs.

Qualifications

• Experience with AVEVA/OSIsoft PI System technologies.
• Understanding of process data historians, trends, KPIs, and industrial data visualization.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Ability to work independently with limited supervision across multiple stakeholders and sites.
• Strong communication and documentation skills.

Responsibilities

• Inventory and assess existing PI ProcessBook displays across manufacturing sites.
• Convert PI ProcessBook displays to PI Vision while maintaining functionality and usability.
• Validate migrated displays against existing ProcessBook pages to ensure accuracy of process data, calculations, trends, and visualizations.
• Collaborate with site process engineers, operations personnel, and subject matter experts to understand display requirements and business needs.
• Standardize display formats, navigation, naming conventions, and visualization practices across sites.
• Identify opportunities to improve dashboard design, usability, and performance during migration activities.
• Support development and enhancement of PI Vision dashboards for operations management, performance monitoring, and KPI tracking.
• Document migration activities, standards, and best practices.
• Troubleshoot issues related to PI Vision displays, data references, and user access.
• Support user acceptance testing and provide guidance to site personnel during deployment.
• Track migration progress and communicate status to project stakeholders.

Skills

PI Vision

PI System

AF

Process data analytics

Cross-site collaboration

Job description

Akkodis is seeking a Process Engineer for a 6+ months Contract position with a client located in Chickasaw AL

Pay Range: $37/hr. - $40/hr. (The rate may be negotiable based on experience, education, geographic location, and other factors.)

Job Description

The PI Vision Migration Engineer will lead the conversion of legacy PI ProcessBook displays to PI Vision across multiple manufacturing sites. The contractor will work with operations, process engineering, and site leadership teams to migrate, validate, standardize, and optimize process visualization dashboards while ensuring continuity of business-critical monitoring and reporting capabilities.

The successful candidate will possess a strong understanding of industrial process data, OSIsoft/AVEVA PI System applications, and manufacturing operations. This role requires both technical implementation skills and the ability to collaborate with site personnel to ensure migrated displays accurately represent process conditions and operational KPIs.

Key Responsibilities

• Inventory and assess existing PI ProcessBook displays across manufacturing sites.
• Convert PI ProcessBook displays to PI Vision while maintaining functionality and usability.
• Validate migrated displays against existing ProcessBook pages to ensure accuracy of process data, calculations, trends, and visualizations.
• Collaborate with site process engineers, operations personnel, and subject matter experts to understand display requirements and business needs.
• Standardize display formats, navigation, naming conventions, and visualization practices across sites.
• Identify opportunities to improve dashboard design, usability, and performance during migration activities.
• Support development and enhancement of PI Vision dashboards for operations management, performance monitoring, and KPI tracking.
• Document migration activities, standards, and best practices.
• Troubleshoot issues related to PI Vision displays, data references, and user access.
• Support user acceptance testing and provide guidance to site personnel during deployment.
• Track migration progress and communicate status to project stakeholders.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience with AVEVA/OSIsoft PI System technologies.
• Understanding of process data historians, trends, KPIs, and industrial data visualization.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Ability to work independently with limited supervision across multiple stakeholders and sites.
• Strong communication and documentation skills.
• Experience with PI Asset Framework (AF).
• Knowledge of manufacturing performance systems such as OEE, downtime tracking, SPC, batch monitoring, or Tier management processes.
• Complete migration of existing PI ProcessBook displays to PI Vision for 3 sites.
• Verification and validation of migrated displays.
• Documentation of migration standards and conversion decisions.
• Final migration status report identifying completed, pending, and future enhancement opportunities.

This position requires the use of information or access to facilities subject to the International Traffic in Arms Regulations (ITAR) and/or Export Administration Regulations (EAR). These regulations may limit access to controlled technologies: 1) to U.S. Persons, including U.S. Citizens, lawful permanent residents, and other narrow categories including some refugees and asylees, or 2) to certain foreign nationals that have received an export license.

Equal Opportunity Employer/Veterans/Disabled

Benefit offerings available for our associates include medical, dental, vision, life insurance, short-term disability, additional voluntary benefits, an EAP program, commuter benefits, and a 401K plan. Our benefit offerings provide employees with the flexibility to choose the type of coverage that meets their individual needs. In addition, our associates may be eligible for paid leave including Paid Sick Leave or any other paid leave required by Federal, State, or local law, as well as Holiday pay where applicable. Disclaimer: These benefit offerings do not apply to client-recruited jobs and jobs that are direct hires to a client.

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The Company will consider qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records by federal, state, and local laws and/or security clearance requirements, including, as applicable:

• The California Fair Chance Act
• Los Angeles City Fair Chance Ordinance
• Los Angeles County Fair Chance Ordinance for Employers