Principal Project Application Engineer

Invensys - Driving Innovation in Automation

As part of the Schneider Electric family since 2014, Invensys is a global leader in process automation and cutting-edge software solutions. We empower industries worldwide with advanced technologies that ensure safety, optimize performance, and drive efficiency.

Our portfolio includes critical and distributed control systems, precision measurement and instrumentation products, and state-of-the-art visualization and simulation software. Trusted by the marketplace, we are proud of our iconic brands: Avantis, Eurotherm, Foxboro, Simsci-Esscor, Triconex, and Wonderware -names synonymous with innovation and reliability.

Join us and be part of a team shaping the future of industrial automation and digital transformation.

We are looking for

Principal Project Application Engineer

Why This Role Matters:

• Project Application Engineer provides pre-project, project and post-project engineering services for one or more projects. Provide consultation to prospective users;
• Interpret customer technical specifications and generate strategies for implementation in production;
• Work with customer in defining detailed application, system, and hardware requirements;
• Work from process and instrumentation drawings to design applications and control strategies;
• Develop software and system configuration, control application, human machine interface or safety control application;
• Prepare test, product and project documentation;
• Participate in customer acceptance tests;
• Work on-site engineering, start-up and application commissioning;
• Increase project margins by minimizing re-work and complying with Invensys' technical engineering processes and quality standards;
• Develop and maintain broad knowledge and skills in a specific practice area;
• Develop and maintain technical knowledge of products and applications via active collaboration with different stakeholders;

• Consulting: full scope
• Proposal and sales support: full scope
• Project scope: work on programs and projects with complex features
• Definition of project: full scope
• Design: high complexity
• Implementation: high complexity
• Testing: full scope
• Commissioning: lead
• Startup: lead
• Onsite work / Maintanance: independent
• Task / Project team lead: full scope
• Project lead (task and people): full scope
• Managerial responsibilities: plan, schedule or coordinate activities for multiple major projects within a matrix organization
• Subordinates: no
• Communication scope: regularly interact with clients and others, lead project meetings
• Any other task requested by manager related to the job scope

• Relevant Experience: 10+ years
• Education: Master's degree in engineering, IT, informatics or automation
• Certification: Specialty certification
• PC software: OS Windows, OS Unix/Linux, MS Visio, MS Excel, MS Access, One of SQL database, One of CAD
• Programming: One of programming languages (VB, C#, C++, Java, etc.)
• Control software: PLC, DCS
• Control system HW : PLC, DCS
• Process control: Theory of automation; Practice in Control loop stability and tuning

• Flexibility for working on projects and travelling on the frequent business trips to customers;
• High commitment to work, proactive approach;
• Customer approach, team spirit and good communication and presentation skills;
• Communicative level of written and spoken English; and
• Valid driving license (Category B).

• Straightforward: 'We are Straightforward. We do what we say and we communicate in simple ways. We behave with integrity.'
• Challenge: 'We Challenge ourselves and others to rethink what is expected. We are agile and move at the speed of change.'
• Open: 'We are Open. We value differences. We listen. We learn, connect and collaborate with others.'
• Passionate: 'We are Passionate about our customers, our people, our business and our technology. We are positive in our approach to finding solutions that better our lives.'
• Effective: 'We are Effective. We deliver on promises. We are pragmatic, fast and we compete to win.'