Control Systems Engineer

Pretoria, Gauteng

Posted more than 30 days ago


Company:: ATripleA Recruitment and Temps
Company Description:: AtripleA Recruitment was established in 1999. Its success in the Recruitment Industry has allowed us to deliver an efficient and trustworthy service to both employer and employee. We aim to provide outstanding Recruitment Services to our valued clients, by providing totally reliable, competitively superior, quality candidates 100% according to client specification and time-certain delivery at a cost effective price. AtripleA Recruitment has to earn the loyalty of Corporate Clients in the surrounding area and grow our family by developing and marketing world class service.
Contract Type:: Full Time
Experience Required:: 5 to 10 years
Education Level:: Bachelor
Gender:: Any
Age:: 21 to 99 years
Number of vacancies:: 1

Job Description

Main Purpose:
This position is responsible for the design, development and testing of any given control system according to client specific requirements.

Minimum Qualifications and Requirements:
•B.Eng Electrical and Electronics / B.Tech, Technical Diploma or NQF Equivalent in Electrical, Electronic or Mechatronic Engineering At least 5 year operational and design experience (inclusive of relevant design program exposure).
•5-10 years of relevant industrial automation experience.
•Practical experience in Control System Design, Development, FAT Testing and Commissioning.
•An intermediate to advanced understanding of PLC programming and the methodology thereof with practical experience in at least two of the following industry automation platforms: Siemens, Schneider, Allan Bradley, Omron, Beckhoff, advanced Mitsubishi skills required
•An intermediate to advanced understanding of SCADA development and the methodology thereof with practical experience in at least two of the following industry supervisory platforms: Wonderware, Siemens, Schneider, Allan Bradley, Adroit.
•An intermediate to advanced understanding of relational databases and report generation and the methodology thereof with practical experience in Microsoft SQL and Microsoft
•Reporting Services.
•Experience in Manufacturing Execution Systems (MES), Building Management Systems (BMS) and Environmental Management Systems (EMS) will be advantageous.
•Exposure to the FMCG, Food and Beverage and Milling industries will be advantageous
•Attention to detail
•Analytical Thinking
•Interpersonal, team and relationship building skills
•Ability to lead, guide, mentor
•Ability to work under pressure and meet deadlines
•Ability to take initiative and make decisions under pressure
•Ability to adapt to changing business and client environments/requirements
•Ability to demonstrate high ethical standards

Tasks
•To design a cost-effective solution for projects in order to meet the customer needs.
•To prepare a functional and detailed design of the approved solution for the client to ensure the effective development thereof.
•To design system architecture for software implementations.
•To design and implement industrial communication networks for software implementations (ethernet, fibre, Profinet, Profibus etc.)
•To design, develop, test, and implement PLC programs according to client specifications and ensure the optimal functioning thereof.
•To design, develop, test, and implement SCADA and/or HMI applications according to client specifications and ensure the optimal functioning thereof.
•To develop simulation applications for testing and training purposes.
•Test the solution to ensure that the designed solution is totally functional.
•To provide post project system support as and when required.
•To provide support to clients for Callouts and Service Level Agreements (SLA).
•To provide training and assistance to the client, to ensure that the client is able to use the system within the design constraints.