IRA Specialist jobs in San Diego, CA

Discover your full potential. At Tetra Tech, we collaborate with industry-leading experts for a sustainable future for our world. We combine consulting and engineering with advanced analytics and technology to solve the world’s most complex challenges. Our global innovation hubs will enable you to share ideas and best practices while growing your professional network. Wherever you are in your career journey, you will benefit from working with world-class engineers, scientists, and technical specialists.

Are you ready to make a positive difference for our planet and join a dynamic group of professionals who share this common value? Our engineering and support teams are focused on providing resilient engineering designs for the United States infrastructure. If this sounds appealing to you, then consider our Automation & Controls Engineer-Specialist opportunity. The position is based in San Diego, CA locations.

This position supports Tetra Tech's municipal and industrial water and wastewater market. The selected candidate shall experience a unique opportunity to be involved with SCADA projects located in various areas of the country working with a team of in-house experts in all disciplines.

Our team delivers automation services to improve operational efficiency, increase reliability, and enhance safety. Our clients gain improved visibility and control for energy and chemical usage, process optimization, and equipment maintenance and repair. We accomplish this through SCADA design, integration, programming, process/energy efficiency, and optimization, system optimization with real-time control, and AI and software solutions  

Your Role:

• PLC and HMI programming, SCADA system design, simulation and testing, and startup assistance
• Maintaining and growing solid client relationships (internal and external)
• Simulation and testing, and provide startup assistance
• Assisting in the development of company programming standards and templates
• Position requires periodic travel, approximately 25% overnight travel

Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s Degree in an engineering discipline or related technical degree is required;
• 2 years of related automation/controls experience with HMI’s, PLC’s and general SCADA integration is required;
• Valid Driver’s License with an acceptable driving record
• Experience with Allen-Bradley (RSLogix 5000 PLC software), Industrial Communication Networks (Ethernet, ControlNet, DeviceNet etc.) is a plus;
• Experience with Schneider Electric Modicon PLC is a plus
• Siemens Step 7 (TIA Portal) is a plus;
• Knowledge of any of the following HMI software platforms is a plus, Wonderware InTouch & System Platform; Rockwell FactoryTalk View (SE and ME); GE iFIX; 
• VTScada; Ignition by Inductive Automation;
• Experience with MSSQL Server, SQL Reporting Services, Wonderware Information Server, Rockwell FactoryTalk VantagePoint is a plus;
• Ability and willingness to travel is required.