Application Engineer - Control Systems

Description

Novaspect, Inc., an Emerson Impact Partner, the global leader of automation systems and solutions, is currently offering an opportunity for an Application Engineer on our customer-oriented, fast paced Iowa Field Service team. The successful candidate will assist our automation and digital transformation system customers in developing, delivering, maintaining, and optimizing our state-of-the-art automation and digital transformation solutions.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

• Work with our customers to:
  • Become a Trusted Advisor by actively listening and communicating to accomplish their goals
  • Participate in the establishment, measurement, and achievement of customer satisfaction metrics
  • Provide an ongoing communication channel between them and internal teams to ensure expectations are well established and understood
  • Manage expectations and engagement scope to ensure a clear understanding of technological capabilities and limitations
  • Comply with internal and customer safety programs
  • Recommend and implement plant floor digital transformation technologies, including Operational Analytics, Production Data Management, and Operations Management
  • Recommend and implement improvement to Distributed Control Systems, PLC, and other control systems
  • Provide ongoing site support, which may include:
    • Distributed Control System configuration, commissioning, startup, and tuning
    • Distributed Control System, field instrumentation, and valve-related situations troubleshooting and problem resolution
    • Configuration optimization of both batch and continuous process control
    • Loop tuning
    • Troubleshooting field instrumentation and valve application
    • Interfaces to PLCs, drives, and various control bus networks
    • Cybersecurity
    • Microsoft Windows administrator functions
    • Ethernet IP networks
    • Setup and configuration of Operational Analytics, Production Data Management, and Operations Management systems
• Work to grow Novaspect as an employee-owner of our ESOP
  • Develop new and improve existing engineering tools
  • Work as a team with sales to market, find, and sell solutions
• Work as a team
  • Work independently and as part of a team supporting a customer
  • Coordinate with internal sales and project teams to help investigate and resolve complex obstacles
  • Help colleagues as they encounter situations they are not as familiar with
• Provide clear and frequent communications
  • Perform diagnostic and troubleshooting over the phone
  • Create in-depth and professional engineering proposals and reports
  • Author whitepapers on engineering subjects
  • Converse with other industry experts about technical concepts
  • Deliver presentations to external and internal customers
  • Articulate and communicate solutions to both engineers and non-engineers

Requirements

Education and/or Experience:

• Bachelor’s Degree in Engineering or Technology field
• 3-5 years of experience in the control system engineering field
• DeltaV experience preferred or 3-5 years in another DCS/PLC experience preferred
• Field application of industrial instrumentation preferred
• Microsoft administration and TCP\IP networking knowledge a plus
• Emerson Product Knowledge is a plus

Additional Requirements:

• Own and maintain an individual learning and development plan of continuous learning, including soft skills and the latest technologies
• Ability to travel throughout the designated service area (typically travel is by company vehicle and most events are day trips with up to 35% hotel stays depending on your home base)
• Role will be onsite for 2-5 years
• A valid U.S. driver's license
• Permanent work authorization to work in the United States

Physical Requirements:

• Ability to lift 30lbs
• Ability to work extended hours on a computer
• Ability to work in a loud industrial environment

Pay:

• Cash compensation potential: $82,000-$134,000 (includes base, bonus, OT)
• Company car eligible
• OT eligible

Benefits: Recognized with a Top Employee Benefit Plan Award in 2020, below you will find our outstanding total rewards package when you join our team including:

• Generous paid time off; starting at 15 vacation days, 10 holidays, and personal time off
• 401K with 6% company match
• Employee Stock Ownership Program (ESOP)
• Excellent health & wellness benefits
• Student debt & tuition reimbursement

Schedule:

• Travel up to 35% of the time (includes overnights)

Keywords: Automation Engineer, Digital Transformation, Industrial IoT, IIoT, SaaS, XaaS, Process Control Engineer, Control Systems Engineer, DeltaV Controls Engineer, Electrical Engineer, Mechanical Engineer, Computer Engineer, Chemical Engineer