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Sr. Automation Engineer

NPA WorldWide Tomball, TX

Tomball, TX

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Full time Electrical Engineering Senior Automation

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Job Description

NPA WorldWide is expanding its control system integration team and is seeking a Sr. Automation Engineer to support critical process and safety control systems across multiple industries. In this onsite role in Tomball, TX, you will translate customer specifications into PLC/DCS control strategies and HMI configuration, and help deliver projects from testing through commissioning and customer training.

Core responsibilities

Interpret customer specifications, drawings, and documentation requirements, including applicable industrial standards such as NFPA, CSA, UL508, IEC, and NEMA; translate requirements into component bills of material, electrical and control system drawings, and control system strategies for panel integration.
Support business development by reviewing customer RFQ specifications and providing input to the proposal team, including detailed project estimating.
Review scope documentation to understand required control system functionality for PLC and DCS architecture design and program development.
Develop logic and control strategies for critical process and safety control systems using PLC and DCS.
Create HMI screens and configure Operator Workstations (OWS) and Engineering Workstations (EWS), including Historian Workstations setup and Report Development.
Conduct and participate in Factory Acceptance Testing (FAT) for company-supplied control systems.
Develop simulation logic to support functional and dynamic testing of PLC and HMI systems, validating integrated control system behavior against customer specifications.
Train customers on the use and operation of supplied control system deliverables.
Provide direction and interface engineering with internal teams and outside panel shops, electrical installation contractors, and third-party vendors as needed.
Perform on-site start up and commissioning of company-supplied control systems at customer sites, requiring travel.
Perform tuning and optimization of supplied control systems.

Required qualifications

Bachelor’s degree in Electrical or Mechanical Engineering with 10 years minimum of related control system experience.
Strong knowledge of ISA, TUV, IEC, ATEX, API, and NFPA guidelines applicable to safety system designs in industrial energy markets.
TUV and ISA 84 Certifications for SIS applications involving SIL Levels 1, 2, and 3, with strong familiarity with IEC-61508, IEC 61511, and IEC 61131.
Proven experience participating in or conducting a Process Hazard Analysis (PHA), Safety Instrumented Functions (SIF), and performing PFD & PFH calculations to determine SIL-rated systems, including LOPA (Layer of Protection Analysis) as highly beneficial.
Proven experience programming and integrating Rockwell Automation Allen Bradley Logix PLCs.
Proven experience programming and integrating Rockwell Automation AADvance and Trusted Safety System platforms.
Proven experience programming and integrating Emerson Delta V (M & S Series) Process & Safety Platform (highly beneficial).
Experience programming and integrating Invensys Triconex Tricon & Trident SIS systems.
Proven experience programming and configuring Rockwell Automation Factory Talk SE & ME and PlantPAX (highly beneficial).
Proven experience programming and configuring Wonderware System Platform (Archestra) and Intouch (Certification with System Platform-Archestra highly beneficial).
Proven experience programming and configuration of Emerson Delta V (highly beneficial).
Proven experience programming and configuration of Ignition HMI systems (highly beneficial).
Experience executing control system retrofit projects is highly beneficial.
Experience with client/server architectures including virtualization with VMWare is highly beneficial.
Knowledge and proven experience with OSI PI and other historian packages.
Experience with engineering design tools such as AutoCAD and Microsoft Visio.
Proficient with Microsoft software applications (MS Word, MS Excel, Power-Point, Visio).
Knowledge and proven experience with HMI and control system communication networks, including Ethernet switches, media converters, communication protocols, and media used in redundant and simplex architectures.
Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
Ability to work autonomously while cultivating a team environment with fellow automation engineers and designers.
Excellent troubleshooting skills.
Effective at communicating with management, customers, and vendors.
Motivated, self-starter who will take ownership of tasks.

Benefits

Growing company with strong compensation and continued career growth opportunities.

Location: Tomball, TX (onsite)

Experience: 10 years minimum

Education: Bachelor’s degree in Electrical or Mechanical Engineering

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