Automation Engineer

Job Summary

• This position is open to Saudi national Only
• Working on both projects and bid proposals, the Automation Engineer is responsible for the execution of automation systems, or parts thereof.
• The Automation Engineer is responsible for:
• developing an automation solution which meets the requirements of the proposal or project
• ensuring design and execution outputs are delivered in line with the time schedule and quality requirements
• providing technical support regarding automation design aspects throughout project and bid lifecycles
• undertaking other technical tasks as required (e.g. site surveys, feasibility studies, support to sales, etc)
• providing aftermarket support for customers with on 24/7 support up to 1 week per month (possible travel)
• basic understanding of English language – written and spoken
• additional languages a benefit
• In general, the Automation Engineer will work as part of a team and will collaborate closely with other team members and functional disciplines to ensure successful delivery of the project or bid scope.

Principal Duties And Responsibilities

Automation Engineer

• The primary role will be to undertake automation engineering design and execution tasks on projects or proposals, including:
• *Safety & Environment*
• + Ensuring that automation solutions are safe
• + Ensuring that e-stop, isolation & maintenance aspects of solutions have been considered appropriately
• + Participating in relevant reviews, as defined in SPX Flow procedures and, additionally, customer contracts, and ensuring that her/his resultant actions have been completed. (Example reviews include: Design Reviews, Risk Assessments)
• + Ensuring compliance with local legislation and regulations (for the locality of the plant/process) which apply to engineering design (e.g.
• EU Machinery Directive)
• + Acting in a safe fashion, particularly when operating outside of the known office environment (e.g. on customer and supplier sites)
• *Automation Design & Execution Tasks*
• + Generating automation solutions and defining and implementing their characteristics by means of (for example):
• Automation architecture diagrams
• Hardware and software selection and specification
• Control philosophy
• Software structure
• Functional design descriptions (e.g. FDS)
• Detailed design specifications (e.g. DDS)
• PLC software code (e.g. device logic, equipment modules, control modules, etc)
• Network and comms configuration
• Design and configuration of HMI applications
• Design and configuration of SCADA applications
• Interface with SCADA systems, I/O servers, etc
• Interface with MIS/MES systems and databases, where applicable
• Interface with ERP systems, where applicable
• Signal exchange / interfaces with other systems
• + Adhering to SPX Flow procedures, and utilising applicable tools and design standards, during the development of automation solutions
• + Completing design calculations (e.g. estimating number of tags) to support automation design and equipment selection
• + Undertaking software simulation / Factory Acceptance Testing (FAT) and Customer Acceptance Testing (CAT)
• + Ensuring that tasks are completed in accordance with the project schedule, to the required quality and within the allocated budget.
• *Solution Ownership*
• + Ensuring that the solution, for which they are responsible, is functional, and is executed in line with:
• Applicable legislation and regulation
• Customer contractual requirements (or, in case of proposal, RFQ/URS requirements)
• SPX references, standards and best practices, where applicable
• + Ensuring that design output is complete and of a consistent standard.
• Examples include ensuring that:
• Documentation (e.g. FDS, DDS, SFC) utilises common standards across the project/proposal and that it is delivered to a consistent level in terms of content and quality
• Ensuring that S88 based software structures are maintained and applied consistently across an installation
• + Ensuring all scope elements/sub-systems for which they are responsible integrate coherently and that external interfaces are clearly understood and defined
• + Considering economic factors with a view to ensuring that the overall project is delivered on budget