SENIOR CONTROL SYSTEMS AND AUTOMATION ENGINEER - HYBRID

Yokogawa Electric Corporation; Sugar Land (TX); Hybrid; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

Yokogawa Electric Corporation in Sugar Land, Texas, seeks a Senior Control Systems and Automation Engineer for a hybrid role. Lead complex DCS upgrade and migration projects, oversee system integration, and ensure safe, compliant operation across industrial automation environments.

BS in Engineering with 12+ years of experience is required. Must be eligible to work in the United States without visa sponsorship.

Qualifications

• BS degree in Engineering and 12+ years of experience.
• Experience with upgrades or migration of control systems / DCS.
• Eligible to work in the United States without visa sponsorship.

Responsibilities

• Leads large or complex control systems service projects.
• Oversees project execution plans and strategy for DCS upgrades.
• Manages all technical aspects of successful project delivery.
• Ensures safety, quality, and timely documentation of deliverables.

Skills

DCS

Safety Instrumented Systems

Education

BS degree in Engineering or related

Tools

Active Directory

Backup and recovery systems

Virtualized system architecture

Job description

SENIOR CONTROL SYSTEMS AND AUTOMATION ENGINEER - HYBRID

Job Category: Professionals

Requisition Number: ENGIN003208

• Posted : July 28, 2023
• Full-Time

Locations

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Description

Every high-technology product from Yokogawa has to fulfill three basic criteria: Quality, Innovation, and Foresight. We are one of the world leaders in industrial automation and process optimization, test and measurement, information systems and industrial services. Besides being of high quality, innovative and advanced, our products are also safe and resilient. We develop, engineer, implement and maintain technology that requires highly trained and skilled professionals to maintain and further develop our quality processes. Currently, we are currently seeking a Lead Engineer to join our team. A subject matter expert with DCS and Safety Instrumented Systems, who can plan, manage and execute DCS upgrades and migration projects.

Duties & Responsibilities:

• Leads large or complex service projects.
• Responsible for developing or providing oversight to developing the project execution plan and strategy.
• Responsible for all technical aspects relating to successful implementation of projects.
• Takes initiative and identifies solutions to complex issues.
• Monitors quality and rate of technical progress.
• Responsible for accuracy and completeness of project deliverable documentation.
• Prepares, presents papers, and/or participates in Yokogawa or external industry conferences or meetings.
• Serves as a personal example of frugal and efficient time management, and reports time promptly and accurately as required by company policies.
• Understands, follows and continuously promotes safe work practices.
• Performs other tasks as assigned.

Candidate must have prior experience with

• Upgrades or migration of control systems, expansion and modification of Distributed Control System
• Configuration of Servers, workstations, VLAN networks. Installing system software & patches
• Configuring Active Directory, Backup and recovery systems & Virtualized system architecture.
• Experience working on Plant Historians and Alarm rationalization is desired.

Strong organizational and planning skills.

Ability to identify opportunities in the market and identify to sales channel

Ability to multi-task.

Committed to providing uncompromising quality to all work processes in designated areas of responsibility.

Willing to learn and expand into new areas of knowledge related to job function.

Travel outside of home base could be up to 30%

Prior experience configuring Yokogawa control/safety systems is a plus.

Education & Experience: BS degree in Engineering or other relevant disciplines and 12 or more years of experience

We are interested in every qualified candidate who is eligible to work in the United States, however, we are not able to sponsor visas.

Applicants for employment for this position must have work authorization that does not now or in the future require sponsorship of a visa for employment authorization in the United States and with Yokogawa.

Yokogawa wants a Diverse, Equitable and Inclusive culture. We will actively recruit, develop, and promote people from a variety of backgrounds who differ in terms of experience, knowledge, thinking styles, perspective, cultural background, and socioeconomic status. We will not discriminate based on race, skin color, age, sex, gender identity and expression, sexual orientation, religion, belief, political opinion, nationality, ethnicity, place of origin, disability, family relations or any other circumstances. Yokogawa values differences and enables everyone to belong, contribute, succeed, and demonstrate their full potential.

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