Automation Engineer

JOB SUMMARY

• developing an automation solution which meets the requirements of the proposal or project
• ensuring design and execution outputs are delivered in line with the time schedule and quality requirements
• providing technical support regarding automation design aspects throughout project and bid lifecycles
• undertaking other technical tasks as required (e.g. site surveys, feasibility studies, support to sales, etc)
• providing aftermarket support for customers with on 24/7 support up to 1 week per month (possible travel)
• basic understanding of English language – written and spoken
• additional languages a benefit

PRINCIPAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

• Safety & Environment
  • Ensuring that automation solutions are safe
  • Ensuring that e-stop, isolation & maintenance aspects of solutions have been considered appropriately
  • Participating in relevant reviews, as defined in SPX Flow procedures and, additionally, customer contracts, and ensuring that her/his resultant actions have been completed. (Example reviews include: Design Reviews, Risk Assessments)
  • Ensuring compliance with local legislation and regulations (for the locality of the plant/process) which apply to engineering design (e.g. EU Machinery Directive)
  • Acting in a safe fashion, particularly when operating outside of the known office environment (e.g. on customer and supplier sites)

• Automation Design & Execution Tasks
  • Generating automation solutions and defining and implementing their characteristics by means of (for example):
    • Automation architecture diagrams
    • Hardware and software selection and specification
    • Control philosophy
    • Software structure
    • Functional design descriptions (e.g. FDS)
    • Detailed design specifications (e.g. DDS)
    • PLC software code (e.g. device logic, equipment modules, control modules, etc)
    • Network and comms configuration
    • Design and configuration of HMI applications
    • Design and configuration of SCADA applications
    • Interface with SCADA systems, I/O servers, etc
    • Interface with MIS/MES systems and databases, where applicable
    • Interface with ERP systems, where applicable
    • Signal exchange / interfaces with other systems
  • Adhering to SPX Flow procedures, and utilising applicable tools and design standards, during the development of automation solutions
  • Completing design calculations (e.g. estimating number of tags) to support automation design and equipment selection
  • Undertaking software simulation / Factory Acceptance Testing (FAT) and Customer Acceptance Testing (CAT)
  • Ensuring that tasks are completed in accordance with the project schedule, to the required quality and within the allocated budget.

• Solution Ownership
  • Ensuring that the solution, for which they are responsible, is functional, and is executed in line with:
    • Applicable legislation and regulation
    • Customer contractual requirements (or, in case of proposal, RFQ/URS requirements)
    • SPX references, standards and best practices, where applicable
  • Ensuring that design output is complete and of a consistent standard. Examples include ensuring that:
    • Documentation (e.g. FDS, DDS, SFC) utilises common standards across the project/proposal and that it is delivered to a consistent level in terms of content and quality
    • Ensuring that S88 based software structures are maintained and applied consistently across an installation
  • Ensuring all scope elements/sub-systems for which they are responsible integrate coherently and that external interfaces are clearly understood and defined
  • Considering economic factors with a view to ensuring that the overall project is delivered on budget