Lead Systems Design Engineer

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Houston, TX
In-Office
Internet of Things • Other • Software • Analytics • Energy
The Role

About Sensia

We bring together the best of the best: the pioneering process automation, real-time control and IoT technologies of Rockwell Automation, combined with the unmatched measurement and instrument, software and analytics capabilities of Schlumberger.  Sensia is further strengthened by the oil and gas domain expertise and artificial lift experience shared by Rockwell Automation and Schlumberger. The result is Sensia – the leading automation specialist in oil and gas production, transportation and processing with a team of more than 1,000 experts serving customers globally in more than 80 countries. As the first fully integrated oilfield automation solutions provider, Sensia makes the production, transportation and processing of oil and gas simpler, safer, more secure, more productive and better understood from end to end. Now every oil and gas company can experience the advantages of industrial-scale digitalization and seamless automation, enabling each asset to operate more productively and more profitably.

We are also looking for the best of the best to join our team. If you have top-tier talent with a collaborative mindset, exceptional problem-solving skills, and the ability to generate innovative, out-of-the-box solutions. We would love to have you join our team!

Job Description

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS: 

Functional 

  • Supports Project Manager with the analysis of customer's requirements to determine the optimal process control system solution and applicable control and safety system component selection. 

  • Updates project engineer regarding status of activities, performance to schedule and budget 

  • May provide on-site process control system start-up as required. 

 

Leadership 

  • Provide verbal and written reports to communicate project status as required and contribute to project review meetings. 

  • Visit internal/external panel manufacturing facilities to assess progress, provide technical assistance and for final inspection and sign off. 

  • Coordinates work package execution with remote or third-party resources, reviews quality of work and ensures compliance to customers’ requirements. 

 

Interpersonal 

  • Team player with the ability to integrate with other team project members. 

  • Interfaces with internal and external stakeholders during project execution. 

 

Business 

  • Participate in technical execution of projects with a combined value of up to $500k with multiple projects simultaneously. 

  • Responsible for meeting project schedule, engineering hour budgets, and customer satisfaction targets for own activities in support of the project team. 

  • Review project hardware/software for compliance with applicable codes/standards and assure personnel/machinery safety practices are fully implemented. 

 

 

QUALIFICATIONS: 

  • 5+ years’ experience in Automation in the Oil & Gas Industry 

  • Bachelor’s degree in engineering discipline or equivalent. 

  • Minimum of 5 years related experience in control systems engineering which relates to industrial automation systems (BPCS, CCS, SIS, BMS, HIPPS, LNG). 

  • Knowledge of Rockwell Automation Logic Solvers (BPCS and/or Safety Systems) ControlLogix, CompactLogix, GuardLogix, AAdvance, Trusted. 

  • Minimum of 5 years of experience programming PLC applications, basic and advanced process control (PID, Control sequence, Control narrative). 

  • Minimum of 5 years of experience programming HMI applications for local and network distributed applications (Process, Alarms, Database, Faceplates, Monitoring). 

  • Occasional travel and work at customer sites, including industrial plants, ships, offshore platform etc. 

  • Experience of control system applications throughout the project lifecycle from initial design concepts through to installation and subsequent client support. 

  • Familiarity with IT infrastructure (Microsoft Server), virtualization (vMware, thin clients), and database (OSI-PI, SQL) set-up, configuration and deployment would be a plus 

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The Company
HQ: Houston, TX
1,001 Employees
Year Founded: 2019

What We Do

Sensia represents the unification of sensing, intelligence and action.

We bring together the best of the best: the pioneering process automation, real-time control and IoT technologies of Rockwell Automation, combined with the unmatched measurement and instrument, software and analytics capabilities of Schlumberger.

Sensia is further strengthened by the oil and gas domain expertise and artificial lift experience shared by Rockwell Automation and Schlumberger.

The result is Sensia - the leading automation specialist in oil and gas production, transportation and processing with a team of more than 1,000 experts serving customers globally in more than 80 countries.

As the first fully-integrated oilfield automation solutions provider, Sensia makes the production, transportation and processing of oil and gas simpler, safer, more secure, more productive and better understood from end to end.

Now every oil and gas company can experience the advantages of industrial-scale digitalization and seamless automation, enabling each asset to operate more productively and more profitably.

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