Senior IoT Control Engineer

About Kelvin

Kelvin is a software company dedicated to unlocking the power of domain knowledge and AI to create a more efficient, safe and sustainable industrial automation industry.  The Kelvin Intelligent Control Software Platform enables our customers to transform their legacy operations into self-optimizing systems using AI-driven intelligent automation applications. Our team is distributed around the world with offices in San Francisco, Colorado, Australia, and Portugal.

How we work

Kelvin embraced the remote spirit, meaning you get to create your own schedule no matter the timezone. You’ll be joining a team of engineers, data scientists, designers, product managers, project managers, operations and finance, around the globe. 

The Job

As a Senior IOT Control Engineer at Kelvin, you will work closely with customers to understand their requirements and in turn provide that “context” to the internal Data Science and Engineering Teams.

You will be the right fit if you:

• Understand the techniques and methods of modern product discovery and product delivery
• Are deeply collaborative. You love being part of a close-knit, high-paced, interdisciplinary team
• Are client oriented. You are motivated by knowing that your work is immediately valuable for a business and thrive in external collaborative environments
• Are excited to make industrial controls smarter & more efficient with data science
• Want to build tools that empower data scientists and industrial operator workflows. 
• Are a natural born communicator. You have the skills to explain and translate complex technology concepts into simple and intuitive communications, in a way that relates to each audience

At Kelvin, your main responsibilities will be:  

• Understanding a customer's process and practice (understand how a manufacturing line operates and is controlled) and being able to relate that to Kelvin’s product offerings. 
• Interfacing with Kelvin Product and Engineering Teams on what is understood about a customer's requirements and collaborate on a solution.
• To become versed in the entire Kelvin offering and develop example applications for testing and training purposes.
• To be one of the primary OT context holders. This means that your knowledge of how control systems work will be key to what gets built and how the Kelvin tools are used to solve customer problems.

Must Have:

• 10 years of industrial experience in Oil and Gas AND/OR Manufacturing, specifically in Process Control, Mechanical and Electrical Engineering
• Factory Design and Documentation of industrial systems (Instrument Diagrams, Leveraging and Creating Project Documents) 
• Factory Automation Systems (PLC, DCS)
• Factory Instrumentation (Sensors, End Devices)
• Experience with OT/IT Protocol Clients / Server applications (at least one of the following: OPCUA, OPCDA, Modbus, Ethernet IP or other similarly structured protocols)
• Experience in implementing an AI or ML solution that leveraged control system data. 
• A Strong interest in the Python programming language. The Kelvin Platform tools produce workloads based upon Python.

Preferred To Have:

• Bachelor’s degree in Process Control, Mechanical, Electrical Engineering with significant experience
• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or a related field with significant experience
• Python (classes, typing, REST APIs, batch- and event-based programming)
• Software Version Control (GitHub, Bitbucket, etc.)
• Database Systems (Relational, Time-Series)
• Containerization (Docker, Kubernetes) and cloud-services (AWS, Azure)
• Continuous Integration / Continuous Deployment (CI/CD)

• Multiple OT/IT SCADA Systems (Ignition, Wonderware, Iconics)
• OT Experience solving problems or projects related to continuous or batch manufacturing processes.
• OT/IT Experience Leveraging automation vendor APIs (Siemens Openness, Rockwell Library Designer, APM)
• OT APC / MPC Implementation / maintenance (AspenTech)

Benefits

Kelvin believes in putting its employees first. We embraced a Remote work culture, with flexible working hours. We provide a Home office setup and other perks like health insurance.

Equal Opportunities Employer

Kelvin is deeply committed to building a diverse and inclusive team. We believe that different backgrounds and life experiences make our team better. We do not discriminate against qualified employees or applicants because of race, color, religion, gender identity, sex, sexual preference, sexual identity, pregnancy, national origin, ancestry, citizenship, age, marital status, physical disability, mental disability, medical condition, military status, or any other characteristic protected by local law or ordinance.