Automation System Engineer

Actemium Sharjah is the operational entity of Vasundhara Automation & Engineering Services (a subsidiary of VINCI Energies Oil & Gas), based in Sharjah, United Arab Emirates. The company specializes in automation and control solutions for the energy, water, infrastructure, and industrial sectors.

Our expertise
: VAES delivers turnkey solutions covering the entire project lifecycle — from design, integration, and testing to commissioning and maintenance of ICA (Instrumentation, Control & Automation) systems.

With the strength of the VINCI Energies network and its brands, Actemium Sharjah delivers reliable,
agile
, and locally adapted solutions, while embracing a culture of sustainable performance
.

We are looking an experienced Automation System Engineer required to deliver ABB System 800xA, AC800M, SCADA/DCS, and Substation Automation projects from design and integration through FAT, commissioning, handover, and support. The role requires IEC 61850, industrial networking, redundancy, cybersecurity, virtualization, and brownfield migration expertise.

• Design, configure, test, and commission ABB System 800xA, AC800M, S800 I/O, controllers, servers, networks, and redundant architectures.
• Develop control logic, interlocks, sequences, reusable libraries, I/O databases, backups, and engineering records.
• Develop operator displays, faceplates, alarms, events, trends, historian interfaces, access control, and High Performance HMI functions.
• Engineer SAS, electrical SCADA, and PMS; integrate IEDs, relays, meters, switch gear, generators, transformers, PLCs, RTUs, drives, gateways, and third‑party systems.
• Perform IEC 61850 engineering including ICD/CID/SCD files, MMS, GOOSE, datasets, report control blocks, SOE, and NTP/PTP/IRIG‑B time synchronization.
• Configure and troubleshoot IEC 101/104, DNP3, Modbus, Profinet, Profibus, Ether Net/IP, OPC, VLANs, fiber, PRP, HSR, MRP, RSTP, VPNs, and remote telemetry.
• Lead FAT, SAT, loop checks, commissioning, startup, migrations, shutdowns, cutovers, rollback, troubleshooting, and customer acceptance.
• Apply IEC 62443‑aligned cybersecurity; support VMware/Hyper‑V, backup, disaster recovery, licensing, lifecycle management, documentation, training, and warranty support.

• ABB System 800xA, AC800M, Control Builder M, Engineering/Operations Workplace, S800 I/O, object types, aspect objects, faceplates, libraries, bulk engineering, diagnostics, upgrades, and backup/restore.
• IEC 61850, IEC 60870-5-101/104, DNP3, Modbus TCP/RTU, Profinet, Profibus, Ether Net/IP, OPC, industrial networks, redundancy, and Wireshark diagnostics.
• IEC 62443 cybersecurity, VMware/Hyper‑V, backup/disaster recovery, IEC 61131‑3, ISA‑18.2/IEC 62682, and relevant IEEE/client standards.

• SAS, protection relays, electrical SCADA, PMS, energy monitoring, IET
  600, PCM
  600, ABB Relion/AC500/drives, Siemens S7‑1500, Rockwell Control Logix, Moxa gateways, and RTUs.

• Bachelor’s degree in Electrical, Instrumentation, Electronics Engineering
• 5-8 years in industrial automation, SCADA/DCS, or substation automation, including at least 3 years with ABB 800xA and AC800M.
• End-to-end delivery of at least two ABB 800xA projects covering engineering, FAT, SAT, commissioning, and handover.
• Hands‑on integration of IEDs, relays, PLCs, RTUs, and gateways using IEC 61850 and industrial protocols.
• Ability to independently lead testing, shutdowns, commissioning, troubleshooting, and customer‑facing activities.
• Proficiency with P&IDs, SLDs, control schematics, I/O lists, cable schedules, and network drawings.

• Strong analytical, troubleshooting, communication, reporting, and customer‑facing skills;…