Automation Engineer

Overview

Relocation Authorized:
National - Family. Telework Type:
Part-Time Telework.

Work Location:

Richland, WA. Salary Range: $78,000 - $119,000 annually (salary range is based on market data; final salary offered is determined by education, experience, and qualifications of the applicant).

In this role, you will execute the development of automation tools, templates, and workflows in alignment with the project’s automation plan. You will configure and customize engineering applications and reports to meet project needs, ensuring accuracy, usability, and consistency. Your responsibilities include reviewing test plans, evaluating performance curves, and managing engineering output data to maintain quality and compliance. Your technical recommendations will help ensure applications adhere to established engineering work processes and that project requirements are fully supported by the structure and availability of project data.

This position is a full-time role that offers part-time telework flexibility in the Richland, Washington project office. Upon initial hire and onboarding, the position will require full time presence in the Richland, Washington project office, then may offer part-time telework flexibility. This position works a 9/80 schedule, offering every other Friday off. The telework designation of the position may be changed in the future at the discretion of the company or project.

• Establishes and administers selected Engineering applications on the project, including but not limited to Open Plant P&, Open Plant Modeler, Open Plant Support Engineering, Bentley Raceway and Cable Management, Open Buildings Designer, Project Wise, Microstation, Smart Materials, Smart Plant Foundation, Smart Interop Publisher, Agile, etc. Implement the engineering automation tools in accordance with the project automation plan, designing and developing workflows, forms, and templates for automation tools.
• Coordinate with construction, procurement, project controls and other departments to establish automated data transfer between applications.
• Understand reporting requirements for each application and configure reports accordingly; ensure reports are accurate reflections of the data and are functioning as intended.
• Collate performance curves, metrics, trackers, and user feedback to show trends and drive improvements.
• Review output data and prepare engineering reports with direction from Engineering Group Supervisors and Project Engineering Manager.
• Provide training and technical support of the suite of Engineering Automation applications to field engineering, supervision, administration, project controls and other site personnel.
• Evaluate and coordinate the implementation of new automation modules and tools. Test and support data integration of new releases of production software/programs.
• Customize applications as required by the project.
• Prepare user guides and training materials and deliver training.
• Recommend adjustments in coordination with the Engineering Group Supervisors and Project Engineering Manager.

Requires a bachelor s degree in Mechanical Engineering, Computer Science, Computer Engineering, or Information Systems (or international equivalent) and 2-5 years of relevant professional experience or 6-9 years of relevant professional work experience.

• Must be authorized to work and remain in the United States without Bechtel visa sponsorship now or in the future.
• Must be able to complete and pass a pre-employment drug screen, physical (if located at the construction site), and background check which includes verification of employment and education.
• Must be able to obtain a Department of Energy badge for access to the Hanford Site. (Even if teleworking, must still be able to comply with security requirements to obtain a badge.)
• Non-U.S. citizens from countries identified by the Department of Energy as posing heightened security concerns—including sensitive countries, state sponsors of terrorism, countries of risk, and other designated countries—are subject to additional security…