Corporate Controls Infrastructure Engineer (Dallas, TX)

Company: Volt
Location: Richardson
Posted on: October 18, 2024

Job Description:

YOU DESERVE A JOB YOU LOVEVolt is immediately hiring a Corporate Controls Infrastructure Engineer in Dallas, TX. Relocation assistance is available! This is a tobacco and drug free workplace.As a Corporate Controls Infrastructure Engineer, you will be part of the Corporate Controls Engineering Department with a focus on Control System Infrastructure. As the Corporate Controls Infrastructure Engineer, you will primarily be responsible for monitoring and maintaining the Control System at each site to ensure proper uptime, performance, user access, and security.The Corporate Controls Infrastructure Engineer will report directly to the Corporate Controls Engineering Manager. Within this role, you will:

• Maintain the Plant Controls & Automation Systems, specifically PLC and HMI firmware updates, to ensure Control Systems stay up to date on needed features and cybersecurity mitigations.
• Maintain Rockwell Software infrastructure, including AssetCentre PLC and HMI asset management and backups, licensing, Studio5000 and FactoryTalk View SE software, and staying current on Rockwell-supplied patches.
• Maintain AVEVA System Platform and MES infrastructure, including staying current on AVEVA-supplied patches, automatic galaxy backups, licensing, and providing Technical Support for AVEVA systems.
• Develop and maintain configuration for system monitoring tools that report on abnormal conditions within the Control Systems.
• Specify OS, hardware, software, and network configurations on all Engineering Servers. Maintain documentation related to all Engineering Servers.
• Approve Microsoft patches for all Engineering Servers based on published patch compatibilities from Rockwell Software and AVEVA. Coordinate with IT Infrastructure Team and plant personnel to install patches with minimal plant impact.
• Develop and maintain documentation for Control System Standards.
• Develop and maintain Backup and Recovery Standards for all relevant Engineering devices. Coordinate with IT to have them execute backups according to developed standards.
• Maintain Control System networks, including Device Level Ring (DLR) technology, industrial Ethernet/IP switch technology, and legacy ICS network technology including but not limited to ControlNet. Collaborate on and document network design and standards. Provide network assignments and network documentation for all Control System devices. Coordinate with IT on Control System connection and traffic requirements across IT networks.
• Manage existing user access within the Control System environments, including a quarterly audit of user access levels. Provide consultation and support on new user access as authorized by Controls Engineering Manager.
• Controls & Automation Systems Technical Support, utilizing the HELP Desk System, including PLC and AVEVA ArchestrA development tasks.
• Maintain design & specification documentation of Plant Control System Architecture, including Control Panels, Hardware, and Communication Protocols.
• Provide technical consultation on Control System Obsolescence projects.
• Partnership with 3rd Party Controls Engineering partners.This is a full-time, direct-hire opportunity.The ideal candidate will have:
  • Bachelor's degree in an engineering discipline from an accredited college/university.
  • 7+ years working within a Controls & Automation Engineering role in the Food & Beverage, Consumer Goods, or similar industry.
  • Advanced Ladder Logic programming experience within Allen Bradley PLCs (ControlLogix).
  • Advanced HMI Development is required, preferably within Wonderware (AVEVA) ArchestrA System Platform.
  • Understanding of Object-Oriented Programming Principles.
  • Experience with Ethernet/IP Communication within a Plant Control System.
  • Experience with configuring and maintaining industrial managed switches, such as Stratix.
  • Experience with AVEVA MES, or a similar MES platform.
  • Experience with .NET programming environment.
  • Experience with SQL databases.
  • Familiarity with Design/Specification of Process Control Panels.
  • Excellent formal and informal communication skills with a professional attitude.
  • Strong computer skills (MS Office).
  • Ability to travel, up to 25%.Salary Range: $130,000 - $150,000 per year*Pay range offered to a successful candidate will be based on several factors, including the candidate's education, work experience, work location, specific job duties, certifications, etc.Benefits: Since this is a Direct Hire role, benefits will be provided by the employer.Qualified candidates should APPLY NOW for immediate consideration! Please hit APPLY to provide the required information, and we will be back in touch as soon as possible.Volt is an Equal Opportunity Employer and prohibits any kind of unlawful discrimination and harassment. Volt is committed to the principle of equal employment opportunity for all employees and to providing employees with a work environment free of discrimination and harassment on the basis of race, color, religion or belief, national origin, citizenship, social or ethnic origin, sex, age, physical or mental disability, veteran status, marital status, domestic partner status, sexual orientation, or any other status protected by the statutes, rules, and regulations in the locations where it operates. If you are an individual with a disability and need a reasonable accommodation to assist with your job search or application for employment, please email or call (866) 898-0005. Please indicate the specifics of the assistance needed.Volt does not discriminate against applicants based on citizenship status, immigration status, or national origin, in accordance with 8 U.S.C. - 1324b. The company will consider for employment qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records in a manner that complies with the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance, the Los Angeles Fair Chance Initiative for Hiring Ordinance, and other applicable laws.Volt is acting as an Employment Agency in relation to this vacancy.

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