Automation Control Specialist

Automation Control Specialist (Accenture LLP; Houston, TX): Accenture LLP has multiple openings for the position of Automation Control Specialist in Houston, TX, and the job duties are as follows:

• Design, test, develop, and configure control systems.
• Assist with the conceptual design of strategies for process control modifications and plant expansions.
• Implement code, execute system simulation, conduct operator training, and perform commissioning support.
• Provide engineering and technology consulting with department, business development team, and proposals team.
• Understand other aspects of automation, including electrical design, instrumentation design, and industrial IT.
• Configure various automation systems (such as process control systems, safety instrumented systems, and fire and gas systems), including development code, ability to specify hardware, and develop/modify graphics.
• Lead or assist in developing standards, procedures, training manuals, and other documentation for projects or internal use.
• Plan and execute system specification, design, architecture, and development.
• Promote and enforce standards, methods, and procedures to be used in the development and implementation of control system design, PLC/DCS programs, HMI configuration, communications, network & server system design, and industrial IT.
• Promote and enforce an engineering review process to ensure that established procedures are followed, and to facilitate inter-office collaboration on projects, including: project documentation, automation narratives, and operations manuals.
• Assist and/or lead initiatives to obtain organization certifications with CSIA, ISO, and other industry-recognized QA/QC quality programs.
• Create and develop drawings based on input from designers or engineers.

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Qualifications

BASIC QUALIFICATIONS:

Must have a bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering, Controls Engineering, Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Electronic Engineering, or a related field, plus 3 years of experience in the operational technology consulting industry.

Of the required experience, 3 years of experience must be in each of the following:

• Industrial process automation;
• Systems integration;
• Supervisory Control and Data Acquisition (SCADA);
• Programmable Logic Controller (PLC); and
• Manufacturing Execution Systems (MES).

Of the required experience, 2 years of experience must be in each of the following:

• C# Programming Language;
• Microsoft SQL Server;
• JavaScript; and
• AspenTech IP.21.

Must have willingness and ability to travel domestically approximately 80% of the time to meet client needs.

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