Associate Engineer l - Automation and Controls

Novate Solutions, Inc. is an Industrial Technology Services firm with 20+ years of providing professional engineering design, turnkey project implementation, and support services for the technology that runs industrial production facilities. Our clients are large scale industrial facilities that rely on us for our expertise and high-quality implementation of process control systems, information software, instrumentation, industrial networks, SCADA/BMS, measurement, inspection, motion, and state-of-the-art Industry 4.0 technologies.

Novate is looking for an Associate Engineer I to join our Automation Team at our location in Livermore, CA
. Under immediate supervision this individual must have the ability to work as part of a team, assisting with multiple concurrent projects, provide project support, possess exceptional awareness, and be extremely organized with adaptive time management skills. The primary purpose of this role is to assist with delivering exceptional service by completing all project deliverables on time for all assigned projects, meeting all company quality control requirements and keeping on top of project status/deadlines.

The ideal individual is flexible, a team player, works well under pressure in a fast pace environment.

• Effective communicator both verbally and in writing.
• Self-starter and highly motivated.
• Well organized with exceptional time management skills.

• Assist with completing programming on client required platforms in various industrial environments.
• Provide input and recommendations that help clients clarify their mission objectives, understand the implications of their decisions and requirements and anticipate efficiency, compliance, safety, and operational needs.
• Provide engineering support as needed, and on-call, for critical process failures and warranty support for automation solutions.
• Other duties as assigned.

• Paid vacation
• 401(k)
• Flexible work schedule
• Health and vision insurance
• HRA
• Wellness benefits
• Life Insurance
• Identity theft protection

• Minimum of one (1) to two (2) years experience of verifiable PAC/PLC and SCADA programming skills to deliver turnkey automation solutions for sophisticated industrial applications.
• Intermediate knowledge with PLC programming:
  Rockwell RSLogix 5000, Allen Bradley, Delta V, Siemens and Studio 5000.
• Exposure to multiple PLC manufacturers and platforms.
• Ability to operate in RLL, SFC and ST.
• One (1) to two (2) years of project management experience a plus.
• Intermediate knowledge of HMI/SCADA programming:
  System Platform, Ignition, Factory Talk
• Able to configure HART instrumentation.
• Basic knowledge of industry and regulatory standards, design criteria and codes relevant to Instrumentation and Controls.
• Ability to type 35+ WPM.
• Ability to travel locally or out of state if necessary up to 25% of the time.

• Experience in operation or engineering work within large scale industry (food, semi-conductor, petro-chemical, biotech, mining, etc.)
• Database scripting, SQL query generation for MS SQL, MySQL or Oracle
• AutoCAD experience in the controls engineering field
• C++/C# development and troubleshooting
• Electrical design experience
• Basic understanding of Ethernet based networks
• ISA Certified Automation Professional (CAP)

Bachelor’s degree in Engineering from an ABET accredited program or equivalent combination of education and industry experience.

• Valid CA driver’s license
• California Professional Engineer (PE) (in the process of obtaining)

• Communication
• Results Driven
• Critical Thinking
• Work Independently

The ability to lift up to 50 pounds with frequent standing, walking, bending, kneeling, stooping, crouching and crawling into confined spaces.

Ability to travel frequently locally and out of state when necessary. Travel up to 25%.

Ability to pass a DOD security level background check. Must be a US Citizen or Permanent US Resident.

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