MES/Scada Engineer

Role Title: MES/Scada Engineer

City: Houston, TX (onsite)

Mandatory Skills: This position will support the Senior MES Engineer by providing engineering expertise in designing networks, selecting hardware following design requirements, and developing applications required to implement MES solutions for industrial automation.

Responsibilities:

Design industrial networks as required for automation projects.

Support Engineering department in the selection of network and MES related hardware.

Possess the ability to handle a dynamic workload with minimum supervision.

Design database structures for MES and automation applications.

Design and develop system concepts following customer requirements.

Work closely with the Controls Engineering department to develop HMI and MES programs for mating with control systems

Travel to customer sites for installation, debugging, and commissioning of network and MES applications and equipment (less than 20% of the time and for 2 weeks or less)

Troubleshoot and diagnose networks and MES solutions remotely and occasionally at the customer's site.

Communicate with customers to determine needs, requirements, and expectations.

Coordinate with the Project Manager for milestone completion strategizing.

. Minimum Qualifications:

5 years of experience in industrial network design.

Database knowledge and experience (MySQL and SQL Server).

Experience designing industrial networks.

Experience with L3 switches (CISCO or Rockwell Stratix).

Experience with SCADA (Rockwell Factory Talk View SE and/or Ignition). Preferred Qualifications:

Bachelor's degree preferred.

Ability to set up communication hardware and test your design solutions.

Programming knowledge in Python, Java and/or RESTful Web APIs desirable (or willing to learn).

HMI factory floor interface experience (FactoryTalk View SE and/or Ignition).

Knowledge of Industrial Communication Protocols (Ethernet/IP, MODBUS TCP and Siemens PROFINET)

Experience in designing, testing, and implementing networked systems for industrial automation.

Willing to travel more than 20% of the time (preferred, not required)

Experience working for a controls system integrator.

Network, database, SCADA remote troubleshooting.

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