Job Description

STRATEGIC STAFFING SOLUTIONS (S3) HAS AN OPENING!

Strategic Staffing Solutions is currently looking for Control Systems Engineerfor a W2 contract opportunity with one of its largest clients!!

 Candidates should be willing to work on our W2 ONLY.

Job Title: Control Systems Engineer (PLC/SCADA)
Location: Richmond, CA (On-Site)
Duration: 12 Months
Type: W2 Contract with a possibility to convert to hire
Client Industry:  Energy - Oil & Gas 
W2 hourly rate: upto 80$ per hour.
Key Skills:

• 5+ years experience as a Control Systems Engineer, or equivalent.
• Expertise in Process Control Systems and SCADA
• Expertise in PLCs & DCS

Job Description:

It is an exciting opportunity to support the research of Downstream Technology and Services as a Control Systems Engineer.
This position is part of a small team that programs and maintains the control systems used to control our Research Units and smaller Bench Scale units, which are fundamental in catalyst R&D, lower carbon initiatives, and process technology advancement in areas such as carbon capture.
The individual will be expected to perform the following tasks:

• Designs, programs and maintains process control systems (PCS), PLCs, HMIs and supervisory control and data acquisition (SCADA) systems.
• Supports clients/customers and makes significant contributions to more complex projects under periodic supervision.
• Make programming modifications/enhancements to existing PLCs
• Develop PLC programs/logic for new Research Unit construction
• Develop Human Machine Interfaces (HMIs) for new and existing Research Units
• Provide programming support for existing Yokogawa distributed control system (DCS)
• Support the Process Control Network (PCN) infrastructure, network security, and backup systems
• Work with Instrumentation Technicians to troubleshoot issues in the field Additional responsibilities include tuning of control loops, and assistance in training console operators.
• Requires regular communication with many work groups including Operations, Maintenance, and Project Services. Individual reports to the DT&S IT/Controls Team Leader.
• This is a small team which interfaces directly with our Research community and therefore good communication skills are required as well as a dedication to sound documentation principals and a basic knowledge of Information Risk Management (IRM) guidelines.

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