Sr Electrical Engineer - 28605

Expectations:
1. Front Line support of Process Control Systems and infrastructure
a. Automation Support
i. Accountable for providing process control engineering and data acquisition support for McCook Mfr and R&D pilot plant operations (as directed)
1. Honeywell Systems
2. GE Fanuc Systems
3. Standalone systems (want to get these to PI)
ii. Maintain & support McCook PLC and Plantscape issues including refresh and replacement (and rebuild) of workstation PCs.
iii. Develop program changes for process change requests to PLC, PlantScape, PI, and autocad drawings.
iv. File maintenance of Boiler PLC(s) I/O fault tables and Genius distributed I/O.
v. Daily (informal) meetings with McCook plant personnel; discussing status, question & answer sessions, PI and PIML issues, etc.)
vi. Investigate hardware and software requirements to upgrade control systems for McCook Plants 24, 25 and 23 / 26.
vii. Develop/Implement estimates for engineering updates.
b. Data Acquisition Support
i. Maintain and Troubleshoot McCook PI network including application nodes and server including connectivity.
ii. Maintain PI Interface Configuration Utilities and Trusts.
iii. Maintain PI Tag configuration and Process Book applications.
1. PI Manual Logger (Old and New)
iv. Maintain McCook Honeywell Recorder process programs.
v. Data Historians at McCook
1. OSI’s PI Historian is currently McCook’s Historian
2. Honeywell’s PHD is expected.
3. Manual/Stand Alone Recorders
c. Process Control Network Support
i. Infrastructure support like Network Switches
ii. Operating System patches and Antivirus updates
iii. Maintain backups on McCook PCN (PlantScape and Cimplicity).
d. Auxiliary Systems Support
i. Develop and maintain McCook auto dialer programs.
ii. General Instrumentation and Automation Support
e. PIMS
f. Work with established procedures and protocols
i. e-MOC for McCook Management of Change

Expected Skills:
1. Process Loop, Control System and Data Path Troubleshooting
a. Able to troubleshoot Legacy GE Control System hardware and software
b. Able to troubleshoot Legacy Honeywell Control System hardware and software (once instructed)
c. Able to solve instrumentation / operational / process interaction problems
d. Able to troubleshoot data path issues and resolve why process data is not being viewed.
2. Control and Operating System Knowledge
a. Familiar with most common operating systems and control systems
b. Loads software on work station computers and servers
c. Able to maintain SCADA and Web servers
3. Process Control System, Design and Configuration
a. Understands routine control system configuration and able to do basic programming. (Minimum).
b. Demonstrates knowledge of control system hardware and platform, specifically GE (Genius IO, Cimplicity)
c. Understands wiring diagrams, basic wiring concepts and basic instrumentation and can include establishing new wiring diagram standards and recommends new wiring & interface methodologies
d. Demonstrates skill in managing automation design, equipment specifications and installation
4. Process Control Network Maintenance (May take off table)
a. Maintain McCook PCN network, keep current anti-virus software in conjunction with Scott Francy.
i. Maintains network topology to support the Control System infrastructure
ii. Front line support of McCook Firewall
iii. Maintains users and hardware naming conventions.
iv. Maintains TCP/IP address management
v. Maintains security profiles for clients and servers
vi. Rebuild PCN Clients and servers as directed

Bachelors Degree and 6-8 years of experience