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R.E. Mason

Senior Automation Engineer - DeltaV

Elkton, VA · On-site

$101K - $133K/yr

Mason & Associates, Inc. believes our Associates are the foundation of both our customers' and our ... Career Development Program * Retirement and Financial Wellness program * Employee Assistance ...

R.E. Mason

Automation Engineer - DCS

Elkton, VA · On-site

$50K - $200K/yr

Mason & Associates, Inc. believes our Associates are the foundation of both our customers' and our ... Career Development Program * Retirement and Financial Wellness program * Employee Assistance ...

R.E. Mason

Automation Engineer - DCS

Elkton, VA

$50K - $200K/yr

Mason & Associates, Inc. believes our Associates are the foundation of both our customers' and our ... Career Development Program * Retirement and Financial Wellness program * Employee Assistance ...

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Senior Automation Engineer - DeltaV

R.E. Mason

Elkton, VA • On-site

$101K - $133K/yr

Full-time

Medical, Dental, Vision, Life, Retirement, PTO

Posted 27 days ago

Key responsibilities

  • Design, develop, and implement automation systems using DeltaV and other Emerson solutions during capital projects.

  • Lead and work within project teams to meet schedule and budget, including monitoring scope and evaluating deviations.

  • Configure control strategies, including process control, batch control, and custom displays, and support system testing, start-up, and commissioning activities.

Job description

As a 100% Employee-Owned company, Robert E. Mason & Associates, Inc. believes our Associates are the foundation of both our customers' and our success. Our strong company culture, and belief in continued investment in our Associates, has helped us realize long Associate tenures, as well as long lasting relationships with our customers. Under the Robert E. Mason & Associates, Inc. umbrella there are two divisions: R.E. Mason and Apperture Solutions.
R.E. Mason is an Emerson Impact Partner covering North Carolina, South Carolina, and Virginia. Emerson is the global leader of process systems and solutions. R.E. Mason provides industry-leading process equipment and service for process control, automation, safety, and reliability. The industries served include Chemical, Pharmaceutical & Life Sciences, Power & Utilities, Food & Beverage, and Pulp & Paper.
What R.E. Mason Offers Associates:
R.E. Mason is a 100% employee-owned company that offers a comprehensive, industry leading benefits package to all eligible Associates:
  • Participation in the Employee Stock Ownership Program (ESOP)
  • Retirement plan, including a Safe Harbor contribution
  • Medical / Dental / Vision Insurance
  • Employer paid Life Insurance and Long-Term Disability Insurance
  • Generous paid leave options that include vacation time, sick leave, personal leave time, R.E. Mason Way Half Day, paid Jury Duty, and paid Bereavement Leave
  • Paid Parental Leave
  • Paid company holidays
  • Career Development Program
  • Retirement and Financial Wellness program
  • Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
  • Alternative/Hybrid Work Schedules

General Description
The successful candidate will be a significant contributor on our Project Execution Team. The Automation Engineer is responsible for the lead role in design, development, and implementation of our customers' automation systems during capital projects. The Automation Engineer will be a significant contributor and often the lead technical resource on customer projects. The Automation Engineer will deliver quality solutions and services to customers using the technologies provided by DeltaV, Asset Management Systems (AMS) and other Emerson solutions.
The Automation Engineer will have close interaction with project management and account management to ensure that the project is delivered within the schedule and budget and with the high level of quality expected by our customers. Additionally, the Automation Engineer will provide mentoring and leadership to other engineers assigned to projects.
The Automation Engineer will also be expected to provide support to sales, generate estimates and proposals, and contribute to operations and project management functions.
Specific Responsibilities
  • Lead and work in a project team to meet schedule and budget
  • Monitor project scope and identify and evaluate potential deviations
  • Design and implement process control strategies
  • Implement control strategies within the DeltaV DCS that are used to interface with and control physical devices such as valves and pumps within the plant environment. This will include:
    • Configuring and testing control and equipment modules classes and instances
    • Configuring and testing batch control strategies including phase classes and recipes
    • Configuring custom dynamos, graphic displays, and trends
  • Develop system design documentation for a variety of continuous and batch process control applications
  • Support Factory Acceptance Tests ("FAT"s) / Software Acceptance Tests ("SAT"s)
  • Support start-up and commissioning activities at customer sites
  • Troubleshoot system hardware, software, network, and instrument bus technologies
  • Configure and commission wireless field networks
  • Configure DeltaV Continuous Historian and integration to 3rd party Historians such as OSI PI
  • Develop custom shift, environmental, or production reports for plant maintenance and operations personnel
  • Configure process modeling & simulation (using both Mynah MiMic software & DeltaV)
  • Work independently on-site at a customer location

Required Competencies
  • Excellent verbal and written communication skills
  • Ability to work in team environment; a team player
  • Self-directed, self-motivated, and detail oriented
  • Customer focused
  • Organized and reliable; Demonstrates integrity
  • Be a United States Citizen with a valid driver's license.

Required Education and Experience
  • B.S. in CHE, EE, ME, Comp. Eng, Comp. Sci., other related disciplines
  • 5+ years of relevant experience with DeltaV Control Systems or PLCs
  • MS Office Experience

Preferred Experience/Competencies
  • Experience with additional Control Systems or PLCs
  • ISA S88 experience
  • Understanding of regulated or validated systems
  • Prior experience working in a relevant manufacturing environment
  • Windows Server 2016/2019 and network troubleshooting skills

Physical Requirements
  • Standing
  • Walking
  • Sitting
  • Kneeling
  • Reaching Overhead
  • Climbing
  • Pushing and Pulling
  • Lifting - 20 pounds
  • Using a Computer
  • Using a Telephone
  • Driving

Compensation
The base salary range for this role is $50,000 to $200,000 annually. Individual compensation may vary based on experience, qualifications, and other job-related factors.
RE Mason Company is a federal contractor and, as such, is required to solicit the disability status and protected veteran status of candidates. Thus, you are required to answer self-identification questions as part of your application process. These questions are part of RE Mason's Affirmative Action Plan and the completion of these questions will not have any effect on any consideration of your application materials.
In compliance with the ADA Amendments Act (ADAAA), if you have a disability and need to request an accommodation in order to apply for a position with RE Mason, please call our office at (704) 375-4465.
This is a drug-free workplace. Employment is contingent upon the successful completion of any required pre-employment and, if applicable, ongoing drug testing, including testing mandated by customer site access requirements.

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