Catalyx is seeking a PCS Hardware Engineer is responsible
for leading the design, coordination, and documentation of physical hardware
arrangements for the project’s Emerson DeltaV Distributed Control System (DCS).
The role ensures that PCS hardware is properly integrated with process
equipment, instrumentation and controls, electrical systems, networking, and
facility layouts while supporting site standards, maintainability, future
expansion, and successful project execution.
Responsibilities
· Lead the technical design and layout of PCS
hardware, including cabinets, panels, racks, servers, workstations, network
equipment, and power supplies.
· Coordinate with site automation personnel to
align designs with site standards, operational needs, and the long-term
automation roadmap.
· Review control rooms, equipment layouts, and
technical spaces to ensure appropriate access, cable routing, environmental
conditions, power, cooling, and maintenance clearances.
· Collaborate with process, instrumentation and
controls, electrical, networking, and equipment engineering teams to ensure
seamless system integration.
· Support long-lead process equipment integration,
including vendor-supplied packages, remote I/O cabinets, hardware interfaces,
and definition of vendor scopes of work.
· Identify and resolve hardware layout, interface,
and integration issues before procurement, fabrication, installation, and
commissioning.
· Develop and maintain PCS hardware design
documentation and support related project deliverables.
Requirements
· Demonstrated experience designing and
implementing PCS/DCS hardware systems, preferably Emerson DeltaV.
· Hands-on experience with control system
cabinets, panels, remote I/O, servers, workstations, networking hardware, and
associated infrastructure.
· Experience integrating control system hardware
with vendor-supplied process equipment and packaged skids.
· Strong understanding of instrumentation and
controls, electrical interfaces, industrial networking, equipment layouts, and
system integration.
· Experience developing hardware design
documentation, equipment specifications, interface definitions, and vendor
scopes of work.
· Ability to collaborate effectively with
multidisciplinary engineering teams, site personnel, vendors, design-build
contractors, and system integrators.
· Strong technical problem-solving, coordination,
and communication skills.
· Previous experience supporting large-scale
industrial, pharmaceutical, biotechnology, or process engineering projects is
preferred.
Skills Required
- Demonstrated experience designing and implementing PCS or DCS hardware systems, preferably Emerson DeltaV
- Hands-on experience with control system cabinets, panels, remote I/O, servers, workstations, networking hardware, and associated infrastructure
- Experience integrating control system hardware with vendor-supplied process equipment and packaged skids
- Strong understanding of instrumentation and controls, electrical interfaces, industrial networking, equipment layouts, and system integration
- Experience developing hardware design documentation, equipment specifications, interface definitions, and vendor scopes of work
- Ability to collaborate with multidisciplinary engineering teams, site personnel, vendors, design-build contractors, and system integrators
- Strong technical problem-solving, coordination, and communication skills
- Experience supporting large-scale industrial, pharmaceutical, biotechnology, or process engineering projects
What We Do
Xyntek, Inc. is a firm providing IT and automation systems engineering consulting, design, development, and implementation services, focusing on real-time solutions for the Life Sciences industry, including pharmaceutical and medical device companies.
