Automation Engineer III

About the role

Canrig Drilling Technology is seeking a highly skilled and motivated Controls Engineer to join our team. The successful candidate will be responsible for design support, implementation, deployment (I&C) and support for control systems for land-based drilling rigs.

Responsibilities

• Support the development and implementation of advanced control systems for land-based drilling rigs and drilling rig equipment, including participation in customer and vendor facing meetings, and internal design and status reviews.
• Perform regular support activities such as lab and shop floor set-up, integration testing, factory and customer acceptance testing.
• Participate in and perform troubleshooting of drilling rig and associated equipment control systems to minimize downtime and optimize performance. Provide technical support and guidance to internal field technicians and drilling operations and support teams.
• Ensure all control systems comply with industry safety standards and regulations.
• Collaborate with Canrig and Nabors engineering teams, and Nabors and 3^rd party operations teams to integrate new technologies and improve existing systems.
• Prepare and maintain technical documentation for control systems and procedures, such as product documentation, functional requirements documents, software release documents, commissioning documents, etc.
• Train and mentor junior engineers on control system design, implementation, and maintenance. Train and support field technicians on the deployment, set-up, and commissioning of drilling rig and drilling equipment control systems.

Requirements

• BA/BS in Electrical Engineering, Control Systems Engineering, Mechatronics, or a related field.
• Minimum of 5 years of experience in designing and maintaining control systems for drilling rigs.
• Proficiency in PLC programming (Allen-Bradley preferred, but also Siemens).
• Experience with SCADA systems and HMI development.
• Experience with Variable Frequency Drives (ABB and GE Converteam preferred).
• Experience and understanding of Industrial PCs, Servers, networking and communications protocols.
• Strong troubleshooting and diagnostic skills.
• Hands-on approach to solving problems.
• Knowledge of industry safety standards and regulations.
• Excellent communication and teamwork abilities.

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS

• Previous experience with controlling heavy rotating equipment using induction motors.
• Experience in the drilling industry.

Behavioral Competencies

• Strong Field Troubleshooting skills.
• Effective communication skills both verbal & written, both 1-1 and group situations.
• Situational Leadership.
• Time management.

Techical Competencies

• PLC: C++, RSlogix 5000, SLC 500, Omrom, Wago.
• HMI: Factory Talk View.
• Understanding for Rockwell software suite.
• Understanding of Hydraulics/ Pneumatics, AC drives and controls a plus (ABB/ Converteam/ Yaskawa).
• Knowledge of industrial communication protocols, including OPC, MODBUS, Ethernet IP, and Profibus required.
• Software design and development experience.
• Ability to read electrical schematics.
• Basic knowledge of Cisco switches and configurations.
• Project management and presentation skills.
• Ability to extract and document requirements from user problem description.

Physical Requirements / Working Conditions

• While this position is primarily based in a professional office environment, travel to yards and rigs is essential and required 25% travel is expected.
• The position supports drilling rigs that work 24/7 and will routinely require phone availability outside regular work hours.

Work Authorization Requirement

Candidates must be currently authorized to work in the United States on a full-time basis. Nabors does not provide work visa sponsorship for this position, now or in the future.