Job Description
Job Location SA - SAN ANTONIO, TX 78247
Strata Innovative Solutions is a leading electrical and controls systems integrator; we help our clients create a more efficient field and connected enterprise. We are a customer-centric organization and passionately deliver solutions tailored to each clients’ distinct business objectives. We are proud to have employees who embody our core values of Integrity, Excellence, Innovation, Dedication & Sustainability
Purpose: The Project Engineer designs and implements automation solutions for control systems.
Essential Duties include the following:
- Designs and Implements automation solutions to create the best solution to satisfy customer functional requirements, safety expectations, quality expectations, cost parameters and internal specifications and standards.
- Drives and provides overall support to the Engineering team to assure the following project milestones are met within the stipulated deadline: System Design and Procurement, Programming and Configuration, Factory Acceptance Test (FAT) and Site Acceptance Test (SAT) and Commissioning.
- Provides project lifecycle leadership and expertise for Control and Automation projects to include project scope, cost, schedule, estimating, and progress measurement and change management.
- Participate in kick-off meetings with the Project Manager / Sales to ensure understanding of scope, cost, schedule, and execution strategy.
- Monitor adherence to project schedule and budgets throughout project execution and report progress and status of all aspects to Project Manager.
- Aides in the procurement process by creating Bill of Materials (BOM), preparing Request for Quote (RFQ), reviewing vendor quotes and delivery schedules and approving vendor invoices.
- Coordinates facility and well pad automation project work to be done by the assigned field support team.
- Plans and implements Factory Acceptance tests with customers, including required documentation.
- Plans and implements field automation solution commissioning activities, including Customer Acceptance Test.
- Supervise assigned Engineer on their tasks and ensures timely delivery of assigned projects.
- Facilitate internal and client meetings to review and update project status.
- Assist business development team in the proposal process by proposing suitable automation solution and preparing equipment and service cost estimates.
Qualifications
Qualifications/Requirements:
- Bachelor’s or Master’s Degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer science, Mechanical Engineering or equivalent
- Minimum of 5 years’ experience with Industrial Control and Automation Projects
- PLC experience to include ladder logic programming
- Experience with programming HMIs
- Knowledge of ODBC, Data analysis, SQL, communication protocols and networking
- EIT certified engineer preferred
- Required skills in specific disciplines such as PLC, HMI, SCADA, and AutoCAD
- Panel Design and Construction experience required
- Ability to work with engineering and automation enabling software packages a plus
- Microsoft Office experience required
- Strong understanding of HSE processes and procedures
- Behave in a professional and ethical manner.
- Must complete all Company required safety trainings.
- Must be able to professionally communicate with employees, managers, customers, and vendors
Physical Requirements:
- Lifting requirements, no greater than 80 pounds
- Sitting in truck traveling to and from customer job sites
- Climbing and working at heights
- Meticulous/fine motor skill work
Work Environment:
Office is well-lit, heated, and/or air-conditioned modern office setting with adequate ventilation.
Field work duties will have exposure to the elements, including heat, sun, rain, wind, cold, snow and slippery conditions.
The above statements are intended to reflect the principal duties of the position and are not intended to be all inclusive. Management reserves the right to change the position and/or requirements as necessary.
