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Automation Specialist

Freese and Nichols
Houston, TX Full Time
POSTED ON 2/21/2025
AVAILABLE BEFORE 5/20/2025

Freese and Nichols is searching for a skilled Automation Specialist to support our I&C Design team in Raleigh, NC.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

  • Develops Technical Memorandums related to I&C projects including, but not limited to :

SCADA Master Planning

  • PLC and HMI Selections
  • Telemetry Studies
  • Preliminary Engineering / Design Reports
  • Develop P&IDs, IO Lists, and requirements for industrial control panels
  • Develops plans and specifications for I&C projects
  • Develops testing requirements for hardware and software
  • Develop simulations for PLC testing
  • Ability to troubleshoot control system hardware and software problems
  • Train clients on the use of hardware and software for their application
  • Work with vendors, integrators, and internal I&C team to respond to and resolve SCADA system issues
  • Qualifications

    Required Qualifications :

  • 5 years in SCADA and / or I&C Design
  • Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Computer Science, or a closely related discipline
  • Experience in all phases of SCADA system design, from pre-proposal involvement to the initial report, design, production, and construction.
  • Experience managing SCADA implementation projects
  • Experience interacting and working with a diverse set of clients and subcontractors
  • Excellent technical writing skills
  • Preferred Skills and Qualifications

  • Certifications : Ability to be licensed as a PE
  • Proficiency in VTScada, AVEVA System Platform, Studio 5000, and Concept
  • Experience with SCADA Planning and Technology Selection Projects
  • OT Networking and Cybersecurity
  • Revit or AutoCad
  • XLReporter or Dream Reports
  • About Freese and Nichols

    At the heart of our culture is our LEADS values (Learn continuously, Engage as family, Act with integrity, Deliver quality, and Serve always). Each year, our employee engagement survey confirms that our leaders and our employees live our values.

    We strive to be the firm of choice for clients and employees through innovative approaches, practical results, and outstanding service. For more than 130 years, we have been planning and designing the infrastructure our communities need : developing water supplies, designing roadways and bridges, preparing for natural disasters, and much more.

    Besides our comprehensive benefits package (see more at https : / / www.freese.com / services / benefits-that-work / ), we offer paid overtime for salaried employees, an annual bonus, and access to company cabins in Red River, New Mexico. We are proud of our flexible work environment which includes a hybrid schedule with up to 40% of remote work, and an alternative work schedule program which provides a day off every other Friday.

    Join our team of 1,200 employees as we grow from Virginia to Colorado. Learn more about working here at https : / / www.freese.com / careers / .

    Freese and Nichols is firmly committed to Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) and prohibits employment discrimination for employees and applicants based on his or her age, race, color, pregnancy, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, national origin, religion, marital status, citizenship, or because he or she is an individual with a disability, protected veteran or other status protected by federal, state, and local laws.

    We recognize that our workforce reflects the increasingly diverse nature of our society, and we strive to take advantage of that diversity with both our external and internal customers. As a Federal Contractor, Freese and Nichols is an equal employment, affirmative action employer.

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