PDS Tech Commercial, Inc. is recruiting for an Engineer III in Lowell, MA.
Pay: $92 per hour
Contract Duration: 6 months
Shift: 100% onsite in Lowell, MA. Monday - Friday 8 am - 5 pm.
*Due to client regulations, all candidates for this role must have a US Citizen or US Permanent Resident status*
Job Purpose
* Research, install, and configure data interfaces from plant instrumentation and control systems to SCADA systems.
* Provide plant operations and performance engineers with reliable data and graphic representations of plant systems for evaluating key plant performance indicators.
* Introduce new instrumentation interface technologies to plant management to assist in performance improvement methods and techniques.
* Maintain knowledge of current networking and instrumentation interface technologies.
* Maintain required security on critical computer systems and networked devices installed and used in the plants.
* Support asset management functions by providing appropriate, timely data to asset management and operators.
* Knowledge of NERC CIP requirements about critical cyber assets and operational technology (OT).
* Develop departmental standards and management of internal/external project compliance to standards to ensure optimum efficiency, cost-effectiveness, safety, and security.
Job Duties
* Protect plant critical cyber assets from unauthorized access.
* Successful disaster recovery techniques.
* Higher availability of critical data to marketers, operators, plant engineers, and marketers.
* Successful integration of plant instrumentation to data acquisition systems.
* Verify/Oversee that contractor work is performed safely, on time, with the agreed.
* Work closely with Process Safety, Operations, Key Stakeholders, and Contractors to ensure maximum efficiency in developing the asset project plan.
* Analytical, critical thinking, and problem-solving skills.
* Experienced with ladder, statement, and function block programming languages.
* Required industrial network experience and detailed knowledge of secure configuration fundamentals for industrial and safety systems.
* Good project management skills, including management of risk for the delivery of projects to scope, time, and cost.
* Demonstrated technical capabilities in instrumentation and data acquisition systems, software, and hardware.
* Strong interpersonal skills and effective people management skills.
* Creative, Innovative, Adaptable, and Flexible. Able to work with current plant systems.
* Demonstrated ability to apply technical knowledge in a working environment.
Required Qualifications
* Bachelor's degree in an engineering discipline.
* 3 years + of process plant experience or other appropriate experience.
* 5 years + of instrumentation and control systems experience.