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Automation Engineer II
Nabors Industries
Houston, USA
Full-time
Mid · 3–5 years experience
Onsite
Discovered 3 weeks ago
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Qualifications
- Required
- Bachelor’s degree in Electrical, Controls, Mechatronics, Robotics, or a closely related engineering discipline.
- 3–5 years of progressively responsible controls and automation software development experience, including hands-on Rockwell PLC programming using Logix 5000.
- Experience with PLC programming, HMI design and implementation, instrumentation, sensor interfaces, and data logging.
- Working knowledge of induction motors, AC drives, motor control centers, hydraulics, pneumatics, and valve controls.
- Ability to read and apply electrical schematics to troubleshoot controls software, hardware, wiring, networks, and system interfaces.
- Experience producing technical documentation, including PLC code records, HMI applications, bills of material, network architectures, one-line drawings, test records, and operations manuals.
- Clear technical communication skills; ability to work independently and with customers, engineers, technicians, and field teams; willingness to learn and seek senior engineering guidance when needed.
- Ability to travel approximately 30% domestically and internationally to yards and rigs, and respond to calls and provide support outside regular hours, including evenings and weekends, when needed.
- Preferred
- Previous experience with controlling heavy rotating equipment using induction motors
- Experience in the drilling industry
- Experience controlling heavy rotating equipment using induction motors.
- Experience with drilling equipment, drilling-rig controls, oilfield operations, or other safety-critical industrial equipment.
- Hands-on experience with Rockwell RSLogix 5000, SLC 500, FactoryTalk, or comparable Siemens PLC and HMI platforms.
- Experience with industrial communication protocols, including OPC, MODBUS, EtherNet/IP, Profibus, or comparable protocols.
- Familiarity with Cisco switches or industrial-network configuration and troubleshooting.
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Responsibilities
- Controls Software & Machine Automation Development
- Primary Skills: Process Automation • Software Design • Programmable Logic Controller Programming • Human-Machine Interface Design
- Design and develop controls software for drilling applications from approved requirements and specifications.
- Develop machine-control algorithms for PLC-based systems, including sequencing and control of induction motors, AC drives, motor control centers, hydraulic and pneumatic functions, and valve controls.
- Design and implement HMI applications, instrumentation and sensor interfaces, data logging, and communication interfaces with industrial controllers.
- Apply Rockwell or Siemens controls platforms and related development tools appropriate to the assigned application.
- System Design, Requirements & Technical Documentation
- Primary Skills: Requirements Management • System Architecture • Design Documentation • Engineering Specifications
- Interpret client and internal requirements, identify relevant design parameters and engineering constraints, and develop controls-system solutions using sound engineering principles.
- Produce and maintain design documentation, PLC code, HMI applications, bills of material, network architectures, one-line drawings, and operations manuals.
- Review electrical schematics and system interfaces to confirm that software, controls hardware, instrumentation, communications, and equipment functions are aligned.
- Document design decisions, test results, configuration information, and implementation requirements to support manufacturing, commissioning, service, and future maintenance.
- Equipment Commissioning, Prototyping & Validation
- Primary Skills: Commissioning Processes • Technical Prototyping • System Testing Framework • Equipment Validation
- Commission new equipment and drilling-rig control systems in yard or field environments, including deployment, functional testing, issue resolution, and completion of required documentation.
- Build or support design prototypes and perform field implementation and testing to verify intended operation.
- Validate controls behavior, HMI functionality, instrumentation, communications, alarms, and equipment interfaces against approved requirements.
- Identify implementation problems, coordinate corrective actions, and communicate readiness or outstanding risks to the project team.
- Sustaining Engineering & Technical Troubleshooting
- Primary Skills: Technical Support • Equipment Troubleshooting • Network Engineering • Problem Solving Techniques
- Provide Level 3 technical support to internal and external customers for current rig applications and controls systems.
- Diagnose and correct reported software, hardware, wiring, PLC, HMI, sensor, and industrial-network issues through remote access, collaboration with technicians, or travel to the rig site.
- Troubleshoot industrial communications and network components, including interfaces using OPC, MODBUS, EtherNet/IP, Profibus, and related protocols.
- Document findings, corrective actions, and relevant technical information to support reliable operation and future issue resolution.
- Project Execution, Safety & Collaboration
- Primary Skills: Project Leadership • Project Management • Workplace Safety • Cross-functional Teamwork
- Contribute to project success as a project leader or project team member by managing assigned scope, technical deliverables, risks, schedule commitments, and budget considerations.
- Coordinate with customers, engineering disciplines, technicians, manufacturing, and field personnel to implement solutions accurately and resolve technical dependencies.
- Maintain product safety in controls and automation designs and observe applicable safety objectives and legal requirements for completed work.
- Communicate technical status, design considerations, implementation issues, and recommended actions clearly in individual and group settings.
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