PLC Applications Engineer - SE
About the role
Join Inframark's award-winning Automation and Intelligence team, delivering cutting-edge solutions in instrumentation and controls, industrial cybersecurity, data analysis, and remote network operations center services for water and wastewater plants. Our dedication to sustainability and community impact drives us to ensure clean, safe water for future generations. Whether you're at the start of your career or looking for advancement, Inframark offers purpose-driven work and opportunities for growth.
We are looking for a PLC Applications Engineer with PLC expertise in developing PLC application monitoring and control software, performing factory and field testing, startup, customer training, and other PLC-related service work.
Benefits
- Health, dental, and life insurance
- 401(k) plan
- Paid time off (flexible, as needed with the understanding that work requirements are met and it does not impact the workload of others)
- Sick leave
- Holidays
- Wellness plan
Responsibilities
- Receive project requirements and direction through meetings with the Project Manager and review of contract documents
- Keep managers advised of the status of tasks and project milestones
- Maintain awareness of project budgets and keep the PM aware of issues that would adversely affect the budget
- Produce timely, accurate project documentation such as timesheets, trip reports, etc.
- Follow established Best Practices and Development Standards and Procedures
- Produce the System Control Narrative on projects
- Develop Programmable Logic Controller (PLC) application programs based on contract documents and System Control Narrative using the PLC manufacturer’s Programming Software
- Install all developed application software and required vendor software and verify their accurate execution
- Interface the company’s supplied equipment to third-party vendor systems via industrial communication protocols, when applicable
- Participate in Factory Acceptance Testing (FAT) and Site Acceptance Testing (SAT), when required
- Demonstrate overall system functionality to the Owner/Engineer/Contractor including hardware and network operation, SCADA monitoring and control, displaying data, alarming, and historical data collection for report generation
- Provide training to operators, supervisors, and administrative personnel
- Generate and gather all required final project documentation
- Provide technical assistance to customers
- Provide reactive and adaptable support to field service technicians to assist in solving and repair of PLC-related issues at customer sites or by remote support as appropriate
Qualifications
- Minimum 2 years' experience in PLC programming, preferably in the Water & Wastewater industry
- Knowledge and experience with PLC hardware and programming software (Allen-Bradley and/or Schneider and/or Siemens and/or Emerson)
Physical demands
- Ability to communicate orally with management and other co-workers
- Regular use of telephone and e-mail for communication
- Sitting for extended periods in front of a computer monitor
- Hearing within normal ranges for communication with the Project Team and customers
- Adequate vision for using a computer monitor
- Lifting of computer servers, workstations, and peripherals
- Good manual dexterity for setting up computer equipment and attaching associated cables
Work environment
The job is performed both indoors at the office and at the jobsite. Activities include extended periods of sitting and extensive work at a computer monitor. This job includes the potential of working irregular hours with on-call availability to solve project startup and warranty problems.
Travel
Travel is required on a regular basis to start up, test, and demonstrate the company’s supplied SCADA monitoring and control systems.