Senior Engineer - OT Enablement (RTLS) at VDart Inc Houston, TX

Ellenco Estágios e Treinamentos; Houston (TX); On-site; USD 140,000 - 190,000; Full time

Job summary

Ellenco Estágios e Treinamentos seeks a Senior Engineer OT Enablement with strong RTLS expertise for Houston, TX. The role focuses on real-time location services, asset tracking, and safety compliance across refineries, offshore platforms, pipelines, LNG terminals, and depots.

Ideal candidates will have hands-on Wi‑Fi, BLE, beaconing, and anchor-based systems experience in hazardous environments, plus OT networking and SCADA/DCS familiarity.

Qualifications

• Experience with RTLS in Oil & Gas or hazardous environments.
• Hands-on with Wi‑Fi, BLE, beacon-based systems.
• Knowledge of RSSI, AoA, ToF, trilateration.
• Industrial OT networking incl. WLAN, VLANs, segmentation.
• Experience with SCADA/DCS systems and OT security.

Responsibilities

• RTLS & Safety: personnel tracking (man-down, mustering), asset and tool tracking in hazardous areas, geofencing and emergency alerts, real-time site visibility.
• Network & Infrastructure: optimize industrial Wi‑Fi and BLE networks for harsh environments, RF surveys and heat mapping, ensure high availability and redundancy, validate intrinsically safe RTLS devices, support safety audits.

Skills

RTLS

Wi‑Fi positioning

BLE

Beaconing

Anchor-based systems

Industrial networking

OT security

Job description

Senior Engineer OT Enablement (RTLS) Location: Houston, TX - Onsite Type: Subcontract (C2C)

Role Overview: We are looking for a Senior Engineer OT Enablement with strong expertise in Real-Time Location Services (RTLS) and industrial location technologies within Oil & Gas environments . This role focuses on enhancing personnel safety, asset tracking, operational visibility, and compliance across refineries, offshore platforms, pipelines, LNG terminals, and depots.

The ideal candidate should have hands-on experience with Wi-Fi, BLE, and anchor-based positioning systems in OT environments, ensuring high availability and adherence to industry standards.

Key Responsibilities

RTLS & Safety

• Personnel tracking (man-down, mustering)
• Asset and tool tracking in hazardous areas
• Implement geofencing , restricted-zone alerts, and emergency response features
• Enable real-time visibility across industrial sites

Network & Infrastructure

• Optimize industrial Wi-Fi and BLE networks for harsh environments
• Perform RF surveys, heat mapping, and accuracy tuning across: Offshore platforms Refineries and tank farms LNG and pipeline facilities
• Ensure high availability, redundancy, and resilience
• Validate intrinsically safe RTLS devices (tags, anchors, gateways)
• Support HAZOP, audits, and safety compliance

Required Skills

Core Expertise

Strong experience with RTLS in Oil & Gas or hazardous environments

Hands-on expertise in

• Wi-Fi positioning
• Bluetooth Low Energy (BLE)
• Beaconing and anchor-based systems

Deep knowledge of

• RSSI, AoA, ToF, trilateration, fingerprinting
• Positioning challenges in metal-heavy environments

OT & Networking

• Industrial networking ( WLAN, VLANs, segmentation )
• Experience with SCADA/DCS systems
• Knowledge of OT security and zoning concepts
• Experience in high-reliability industrial deployments

Preferred Skills

• RTLS platforms: Cisco, Aruba
• Oil & Gas platforms: Siemens, AVEVA
• Cloud/IoT: Azure IoT, AWS IoT