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Support Services Enginer (IT Interest)

Job Summary:

Provide field and phone engineering support, either individually or in a team environment, to customers on Control Automation Systems, Data Interoperability and Visibility Systems, and Manufacturing Execution Systems. Conduct on-site support calls on both a scheduled and non-scheduled (emergency) basis.

Essential Functions:

· Provide engineering support, via phone and/or site visit, on a breakdown (emergency) or preventative maintenance basis.

· Apply Programmable Logic Controller (PLC) and Human Machine Interface (HMI) programming.

· Perform assessments and gap analysis, individually or in a team environment, on industrial facilities to determine what is needed to maintain systems and processes. Assessment to include manufacturing systems, network structure, and process flow.

· Write a detailed assessment report including system inventory, process, and recommendations.

· Catalog and maintain all documentation required to service and support each client’s automated processes.

· Communicate with internal management and customers regarding issue/case resolution status. Log case activity in internal CMMS system for customer viewing.

· Identify “value-engineering” opportunities for development projects.

· Deliver refresher/follow up training to customer operators and technicians on new or modified systems, portal, and/or CMMS system.

Additional Responsibilities:

· Regular and routine logging/updating of work orders in CMMS application.

· Identify technical risks and sales opportunities in assigned work.

· Implement many of the Avanceon standards.

· Work flexible hours as needed to meet client needs.

· Problem solve as needed.

· Assist Service Manager in recruiting skilled personnel as needed.

Required Skills & Abilities:

· Low to mid-level PLC programming experience.

· Strong troubleshooting ability.

· Strong customer relation skills.

· Strong communication and interpersonal skills.

· Strong computer skills.

· Good documentation and organization skills.

· Ability to work on multiple tasks and/or projects with minimal supervision.

· Speak, read, and write fluently in English.

· Valid driver’s license and current personal auto insurance.

· Valid, usable credit card for field expenses.

Desired Skills:

An interest in learning the following or;

· Mid to high-level IT infrastructure experience.

· Mid to high-level VB and/or .NET programming experience.

· Mid to high-level SQL Server experience

· Programming experience with any MES System a plus.

· Programming experience with Siemens Simatic IT or Invensys Archestra a HUGE plus.

Physical Requirements (if applicable):

· Ability to travel 50% or more.

· Physically able to be mobile and work safely in an industrial environment.

· Be conscious of safety rules and practices to protect against injury to self, others, machinery, and product.

· Utilize safety equipment that can be utilized outside the workplace.

Required Credentials:

· Bachelor’s degree in related field preferred.

· One to three years of engineering experience.

· Experience on a limited number of hardware platforms.

Potential Career Path

· Personal growth in sales, business, and project management skills

· Engineer III, Engineer IV, Senior Engineer

· Project Manager

· Service Manager, Technical Manager, Senior Technical Manager

· Director of Projects, Director Support Services

Electrical Deigner - Contractor

Job Summary:

Responsible for Electrical Design in a Manufacturing environment.

Essential Functions:

1. Equipment Installations in a manufacturing environment

2. Panel Lay-outs

3. Read electrical and mechanical drawings

4. Select components

5. Compile BOM

6. Circuit Design

7. Create electrical drawings

8. Understand and explain National Electric code

Additional Responsibilities:

1. Performs other duties or special projects as assigned.

Required Skills & Abilities:

1. Must have AutoCAD experience and familiarity with PLC Hardware and Electrical Circuit Designs.

2. Knowledge of Electrical Power Design

3. Familiarity with Electrical Safety Programs

4. Familiarity with NEC

5. Experience with AutoCad Electrical a plus,

6. Experience with Microsoft Office Suite

Required Credentials:

1. 2-5 years experience in Electrical Design. No specialized degree required. Bachelor’s degree preferred

Engineer - MES, Controls, and SCADA

Full time position in a versatile work environment providing computer consulting and development support to our manufacturing clients.

Experience

Manufacturing Execution Systems (MES) experience or SCADA experience
.Net experience preferred
Process experience

PLC interface experience

Duties:

Integrating, developing, designing, programming, documenting and training our clients Manufacturing Execution Systems (MES) , SCADA, and data reporting

Design and engineering for controls and instrumentation
Assist in design and engineering for electrical systems in support of the process and utility systems
Design and engineering for the selection, procurement and installation of instruments and controls systems
Assist plant personnel in troubleshooting operational problems from a control engineering perspective
Support the development and maintenance of an operating model in support of each plant corporate facility that addresses networking support (LAN.WAN), maintenance of system landscape, plans for application upgrade and maintenance, performance monitoring, etc.
Experience with Wonderware, Rockwell and Siemens systems is preferred.

Control Engineer - Pakistan

Job Summary:

Provide engineering services within a predefined scope individually or as a team member. Capable of leading others in the delivery of and/or being assigned to multiple tasks of a project including specification, electrical design, programming, testing, field commissioning, and technical training. Projects range over a variety of processes in an array of industries.

Essential Functions:

1. Apply Programmable Logic Controller (PLC) and Human Machine Interface (HMI) programming.

2. Apply Manufacturing Execution System (MES) package configuration and programming.

3. Determine and define Electrical Design.

4. Read and understand project related drawings.

5. Write documents such as User Requirements, Functional Specifications, Detailed Design Specifications, etc.

6. Provide Module and Factory Acceptance Testing.

7. Participate in and lead Startup and Commissioning of large projects at the customer site.

8. Create technical solutions for large projects.

Additional Responsibilities:

1. Identify technical risks in assigned work.

2. Create and implement Avanceon standards.

3. Work flexible hours as needed to meet client needs.

4. Problem solve as needed.

5. Train associates and customers as needed.

Required Skills & Abilities:

1. Strong communication and interpersonal skills.

2. Ability to lead and manage others

2. Strong computer skills.

3. Ability to work on multiple tasks and/or projects.

4. Speak, read, and write fluently in English.

5. Valid driver’s license.

6. Valid, usable credit card for field expenses.

Physical Requirements (if applicable):

1. Ability to travel 25% - 40% - passport required.

2. Physically able to be mobile and work safely in an industrial environment.

3. Be conscious of safety rules and practices to protect against injury to self, others, machinery, and product.

4. Utilize safety equipment that can be utilized outside the workplace.

Required Credentials:

1. Bachelor’s degree in related field preferred.

2. Five plus years of engineering experience.

3. Experience on all major hardware platforms.

Potential Career Path:

1. Personal growth in sales, business, and project management skills

2. Senior Engineer

3. Project Manager

4. Technical Manager, Senior Technical Manager

5. Director of Projects

Project Manager / Project Administrator

Job Summary:

Establish, develop, and maintain customer relationships per company's project execution model, resulting in customer satisfaction, project profitability, and repeat sales. Manage projects resulting in client and commercial success. Demonstrate value to the client by assuring that the client’s business goals are met and exceeded. This position works closely with an experienced project manager on all projects. This position typically manages small to medium size projects.

Essential Functions:

· Participate in the sales process by clarifying the scope, assisting in the technical solution, assisting to set strategy, assisting in the writing of the proposal and providing innovative solutions to meet or exceed customer needs and requirements.

· Develop and grow Client Relationships by maintaining contact with key decision makers, ensuring customer satisfaction, and demonstrating value.

· Consult with client on vision of automation; conceptualize automation; and developing automation plans, practices, standards, and specifications.

· Manage Projects throughout the life-cycle by:

- Developing plan to manage scope, schedule, budget, and risk.

- Overseeing project execution for planning, performance, quality, and profitability.

- Interviewing for additional scope, services, and added value opportunities.

- Managing outside contractors.

- Augmenting project team as needed.

- Assuring alignment with customer’s expectations.

- Running client Factory Acceptance Test.

- Supervising Field commissioning

· Takes lead in quality assurance by verifying client satisfaction, consistent with expectations in the following areas:

- User, Functional, and Detailed Design Specifications

- Site Acceptance Test

- Project release

- Customer relations

- Factory acceptance test

- Ongoing support and follow-up

- Ensure effective corrective action is taken upon receipt of complaint

Additional Responsibilities:

· Augment associate development though mentoring.

· Assist sales to optimize repeat business and to penetrate the sales account.

· Follow Advanced Automation values, practices, standards, policies, and procedures.

· Work flexible hours as needed to meet client needs.

· Problem solve as needed.

· Oversee material purchases and subcontractors.

· Oversee resource planning.

· Performs other duties or special projects as required.

Required Skills & Abilities:

· Strong organizational skills.

· Good communication and interpersonal skills.

· Ability to work on multiple tasks and/or projects.

· Speak, read, and write fluently in English.

· Strong computer skills.

Physical Requirements (if applicable):

· Ability to travel up to 40% - Passport required

· Physically able to be mobile and work safely in an industrial environment.

· Be conscious of safety rules and practices to protect against injury to self, others and machinery and product.

· Utilize safety equipment that can be utilized outside the workplace.

Required Credentials:

· BS or AS in related field, degree in engineering preferred.

· 2 years experience in related discipline.

Potential Career Path

· Personal growth in sales, business, and project management skills

· Project Manager II and Senior Project Manager

· Manager of Projects, Director of Projects

Control Engineer - Lead

Job Summary:

Essential Functions:

1. Apply Programmable Logic Controller (PLC) and Human Machine Interface (HMI) programming.

2. Apply Manufacturing Execution System (MES) package configuration and programming.

3. Determine and define Electrical Design.

4. Read and understand project related drawings.

5. Write documents such as User Requirements, Functional Specifications, Detailed Design Specifications, etc.

6. Provide Module and Factory Acceptance Testing.

7. Participate in and lead Startup and Commissioning of large projects at the customer site.

8. Create technical solutions for large projects.

Additional Responsibilities:

1. Identify technical risks in assigned work.

2. Create and implement Avanceon standards.

3. Work flexible hours as needed to meet client needs.

4. Problem solve as needed.

5. Train associates and customers as needed.

Required Skills & Abilities:

1. Strong communication and interpersonal skills.

2. Ability to lead and manage others

2. Strong computer skills.

3. Ability to work on multiple tasks and/or projects.

4. Speak, read, and write fluently in English.

5. Valid driver’s license.

6. Valid, usable credit card for field expenses.

Physical Requirements (if applicable):

1. Ability to travel 25% - 40% - passport required.

2. Physically able to be mobile and work safely in an industrial environment.

3. Be conscious of safety rules and practices to protect against injury to self, others, machinery, and product.

4. Utilize safety equipment that can be utilized outside the workplace.

Required Credentials:

1. Bachelor’s degree in related field preferred.

2. Five plus years of engineering experience.

3. Experience on all major hardware platforms.

Potential Career Path:

1. Personal growth in sales, business, and project management skills

2. Senior Engineer

3. Project Manager

4. Technical Manager, Senior Technical Manager

5. Director of Projects

Control Engineer - Lead

Job Summary:

Essential Functions:

1. Apply Programmable Logic Controller (PLC) and Human Machine Interface (HMI) programming.

2. Apply Manufacturing Execution System (MES) package configuration and programming.

3. Determine and define Electrical Design.

4. Read and understand project related drawings.

5. Write documents such as User Requirements, Functional Specifications, Detailed Design Specifications, etc.

6. Provide Module and Factory Acceptance Testing.

7. Participate in and lead Startup and Commissioning of large projects at the customer site.

8. Create technical solutions for large projects.

Additional Responsibilities:

1. Identify technical risks in assigned work.

2. Create and implement Avanceon standards.

3. Work flexible hours as needed to meet client needs.

4. Problem solve as needed.

5. Train associates and customers as needed.

Required Skills & Abilities:

1. Strong communication and interpersonal skills.

2. Ability to lead and manage others

2. Strong computer skills.

3. Ability to work on multiple tasks and/or projects.

4. Speak, read, and write fluently in English.

5. Valid driver’s license.

6. Valid, usable credit card for field expenses.

Physical Requirements (if applicable):

1. Ability to travel 25% - 40% - passport required.

2. Physically able to be mobile and work safely in an industrial environment.

3. Be conscious of safety rules and practices to protect against injury to self, others, machinery, and product.

4. Utilize safety equipment that can be utilized outside the workplace.

Required Credentials:

1. Bachelor’s degree in related field preferred.

2. Five plus years of engineering experience.

3. Experience on all major hardware platforms.

Potential Career Path:

1. Personal growth in sales, business, and project management skills

2. Senior Engineer

3. Project Manager

4. Technical Manager, Senior Technical Manager

5. Director of Projects

Control Engineer - Co-Op/Internship

Job Summary:

Provide electrical design assistance; software development services (typically programming) within a predefined scope, individually or as a team member, capable of being assigned to multiple tasks of a project including specification, technical design, programming, testing, and field commissioning.

Essential Functions:

· Develop, design, build, and manage project Input/Output lists

· Generate electrical design drawings in AutoCAD (Version 2000 and greater)

· Perform PLC programming using a variety of software platforms

· Perform HMI programming using a variety of software platforms

· Develop simulation code and support project testing

· Participate in Startup & Commissioning at the customer site

· Identify technical risks in assigned work

· Problem solve as needed

Additional Responsibilities:

· Performs other duties or special projects as assigned.

Required Skills & Abilities:

· Engineering Student with solid circuit, electronic, and programming Skills

· Strong communication and interpersonal Skills

· Ability to work on multiple tasks and/or projects

· Speak, read, and write fluently in English

· Valid driver’s license

· Work flexible hours as needed to meet client needs

· Ability to travel

Physical Requirements (if applicable):

· None

Required Credentials:

· Candidates for Bachelor of Science degree in Computer Science or Engineering preferred

Potential Career Path

Control Engineer

Job Summary:

Provide engineering services within a predefined scope individually or as a team member. Capable of being assigned to multiple tasks of a project including specification, electrical design, programming, testing, field commissioning, and technical training. Projects range over a variety of processes in an array of industries.

Essential Functions:

1. Apply Programmable Logic Controller (PLC) and Human Machine Interface (HMI) programming.

2. Apply Manufacturing Execution System (MES) package configuration and programming.

3. Determine and define Electrical Design.

4. Read and understand project related drawings.

5. Write documents such as User Requirements, Functional Specifications, Detailed Design Specifications, etc.

6. Provide Module and Factory Acceptance Testing.

7. Participate in and lead Startup and Commissioning of large projects at the customer site.

8. Create technical solutions for large projects.

Additional Responsibilities:

1. Identify technical risks in assigned work.

2. Create and implement Avanceon standards.

3. Work flexible hours as needed to meet client needs.

4. Problem solve as needed.

5. Train associates and customers as needed.

Required Skills & Abilities:

1. Strong communication and interpersonal skills.

2. Strong computer skills.

3. Ability to work on multiple tasks and/or projects.

4. Speak, read, and write fluently in English.

5. Valid driver’s license.

6. Valid, usable credit card for field expenses.

Physical Requirements (if applicable):

1. Ability to travel 25% - 40% - passport required.

2. Physically able to be mobile and work safely in an industrial environment.

3. Be conscious of safety rules and practices to protect against injury to self, others, machinery, and product.

4. Utilize safety equipment that can be utilized outside the workplace.

Required Credentials:

1. Bachelor’s degree in related field preferred.

2. Two to ten years of engineering experience.

3. Experience on all major hardware platforms.

Potential Career Path:

1. Personal growth in sales, business, and project management skills

2. Senior Engineer

3. Project Manager

4. Technical Manager, Senior Technical Manager

5. Director of Projects

Support Services Enginer (IT Interest)

Job Summary:

Essential Functions:

· Provide engineering support, via phone and/or site visit, on a breakdown (emergency) or preventative maintenance basis.

· Apply Programmable Logic Controller (PLC) and Human Machine Interface (HMI) programming.

· Write a detailed assessment report including system inventory, process, and recommendations.

· Catalog and maintain all documentation required to service and support each client’s automated processes.

· Communicate with internal management and customers regarding issue/case resolution status. Log case activity in internal CMMS system for customer viewing.

· Identify “value-engineering” opportunities for development projects.

· Deliver refresher/follow up training to customer operators and technicians on new or modified systems, portal, and/or CMMS system.

Additional Responsibilities:

· Regular and routine logging/updating of work orders in CMMS application.

· Identify technical risks and sales opportunities in assigned work.

· Implement many of the Avanceon standards.

· Work flexible hours as needed to meet client needs.

· Problem solve as needed.

· Assist Service Manager in recruiting skilled personnel as needed.

Required Skills & Abilities:

· Low to mid-level PLC programming experience.

· Strong troubleshooting ability.

· Strong customer relation skills.

· Strong communication and interpersonal skills.

· Strong computer skills.

· Good documentation and organization skills.

· Ability to work on multiple tasks and/or projects with minimal supervision.

· Speak, read, and write fluently in English.

· Valid driver’s license and current personal auto insurance.

· Valid, usable credit card for field expenses.

Desired Skills:

An interest in learning the following or;

· Mid to high-level IT infrastructure experience.

· Mid to high-level VB and/or .NET programming experience.

· Mid to high-level SQL Server experience

· Programming experience with any MES System a plus.

· Programming experience with Siemens Simatic IT or Invensys Archestra a HUGE plus.

Physical Requirements (if applicable):

· Ability to travel 50% or more.

· Physically able to be mobile and work safely in an industrial environment.

· Be conscious of safety rules and practices to protect against injury to self, others, machinery, and product.

· Utilize safety equipment that can be utilized outside the workplace.

Required Credentials:

· Bachelor’s degree in related field preferred.

· One to three years of engineering experience.

· Experience on a limited number of hardware platforms.

Potential Career Path

· Personal growth in sales, business, and project management skills

· Engineer III, Engineer IV, Senior Engineer

· Project Manager

· Service Manager, Technical Manager, Senior Technical Manager

· Director of Projects, Director Support Services

Control Engineer - Contractor - USA

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Job Summary:

Essential Functions:

1. Apply Programmable Logic Controller (PLC) and Human Machine Interface (HMI) programming.

2. Apply Manufacturing Execution System (MES) package configuration and programming.

3. Determine and define Electrical Design.

4. Read and understand project related drawings.

5. Write documents such as User Requirements, Functional Specifications, Detailed Design Specifications, etc.

6. Provide Module and Factory Acceptance Testing.

7. Participate in and lead Startup and Commissioning of large projects at the customer site.

8. Create technical solutions for large projects.

Additional Responsibilities:

1. Identify technical risks in assigned work.

2. Work flexible hours as needed to meet client needs.

3. Problem solve as needed.

4. Train associates and customers as needed.

Required Skills & Abilities:

1. Strong communication and interpersonal skills.

2. Strong computer skills.

3. Ability to work on multiple tasks and/or projects.

4. Speak, read, and write fluently in English.

5. Valid driver’s license.

6. Valid, usable credit card for field expenses.