Senior SCADA Automation Engineer

American Water Co.; Jeffersonville (IN); On-site; USD 90,000 - 140,000; Full time

Job summary

American Water in Jeffersonville, IN is seeking a Senior Automation & Controls Engineer (SCADA) to design, implement, maintain, and support the automation and process-control infrastructure. You will develop standards, programs, and configurations for SCADA/DCS, and collaborate with engineering, instrumentation, and operations teams to meet plant performance and reliability goals.

The role requires hands-on programming for PLCs/RTUs, HMI systems, and vendor coordination, with occasional

Qualifications

• 5+ years of demonstrated experience in maintenance, troubleshooting, calibration, and installation of SCADA/DCS.

Responsibilities

• Work with design engineers, operations staff to design, review, and commission projects.
• Execute projects from conception to start-up within budget and schedule.
• Develop and modify process control programming and configuration.
• Review control logic and optimize control strategies for treatment and pumping.
• Perform maintenance on SCADA/DCS equipment and systems.
• Upgrade hardware/software and integrate systems with vendors.
• Troubleshoot and resolve control system issues; coordinate with partners.
• Develop standards and procedures for installation and operations.
• Travel across multi-district facilities and provide on-call support as needed.

Skills

P&IDs

PLC/RTU programming

DCS/HMI systems

Industrial networks

OPC

Project management

MS Office

Water/wastewater

SCADA

Vendor liaison

Education

Bachelor's degree in Engineering

Tools

Allen-Bradley/Rockwell

Siemens

Emerson

Ignition

Iconics

Wonderware

Job description

American Water in Jeffersonville, IN is seeking a Senior Automation & Controls Engineer (SCADA) to design, implement, maintain, and support the automation and process-control infrastructure. You will develop standards, programs, and configurations for SCADA/DCS, and collaborate with engineering, instrumentation, and operations teams to meet plant performance and reliability goals.

The role requires hands-on programming for PLCs/RTUs, HMI systems, and vendor coordination, with occasional