Automation Engineer at Unique Personnel

Overall Purpose Of The Job:

• To design and integrate SCADA Systems in an economical and efficient manner and to provide engineering expertise to customers and internal departments,
• To ensure that the Company fulfils its contractual obligations, time, cost and specification,
• To ensure all orders are processed and managed in an efficient manner to the satisfaction of the client in terms of the contract or order and the Company,
• To prepare Mini Apps and other training course material and manage / present internal and external training courses.

Key Tasks: Task Elements

Design & Integrate SCADA Systems

• Maintain regular contact with principals to take advantage of the latest technology developments
• To perform customer application engineering and circuit design of SCADA systems
• To perform engineering wok such as:
• Protection, Metering and Control System Design
• Standardisation and manufacturing instructions
• To supervise the preparation of good quality drawings for customer approval and later use on site and customer records
• To check and approve the drawings

General Engineering

• To assist with the preparation of complete and detailed production packages with respect to specifications and special instructions
• To ensure the protection and control systems are manufactured to acceptable safety standards and quality requirements
• To resolve any production problems on Automation (SCADA, & HMI Systems) in general
• To liaise with the Contracts & Project Management Office on the submission of drawings to customers, and the agreement of cost-effective technical solutions within the constraints of the contract
• To give technical support to the Contracts & Project Management Office on all aspects of Automation Engineering Design and Integration

General Engineering

• To assist with the preparation of complete and detailed production packages with respect to specifications and special instructions
• To ensure the protection and control systems are manufactured to acceptable safety standards and quality requirements
• To resolve any production problems on Automation (SCADA, & HMI Systems) in general
• To liaise with the Contracts & Project Management Office on the submission of drawings to customers, and the agreement of cost-effective technical solutions within the constraints of the contract
• To give technical support to the Contracts & Project Management Office on all aspects of Automation Engineering Design and Integration

Customer Support

• To maintain good relations with all customers
• To advise customers on:
• The correct application of SCADA Systems
• The correct SCADA philosophy
• The correct testing and commissioning procedures for SCADA Systems and relays

Support to Sales and Marketing Departments

• To propose in liaison with the Relay Sales, SCADA Specialist, and Business Development Manager, the development of products specifically directed to the Southern African Market.
• To assist the Commercial and Sales Departments on technical aspects of tendering related to Automation.
• To support Sales Engineers / technicians on a regular basis when technical advice is needed.
• To assist when required with professional technical presentations to customers.
• To evaluate technical aspects of recommended new developments.
• To interpret the technical specification documents and drawings of tenders with respect to the estimated man hours to complete activities.
• To compile general layout engineering drawings, bill of materials, technical comments and schedules as a complete tendering package.
• To ensure that the equipment offered complies with technical specifications.
• To liaise with Consulting Engineers and Customers on all technical non-conformances regarding tender documents.
• To ensure that a highly competitive and viable package is offered to customers that would satisfy customer requirements and quality standards at tender stage.

Support to Service Department

• To guide and assist Test Technicians with site testing and factory testing of all Automation related activities.
• To assist on Breakdown Calls during normal and after working hours.

Commissioning

• Provide Commissioning service to Customers.
• Commission part or complete substation protection, control and metering schemes.

Training

• To assist in training of company’s Trainee Technicians allocated as required.
• Prepare and present Training Courses to internal and External Customers.

General

• Besides the job functions described above any reasonable request to perform other duties and to assist in supplementary job functions as required by my superior shall also be carried out.
• To carry out ad hoc instructions from Management that fall within the general scope of the Department and /or personal skill set
• To ensure that you are fully conversant with all the other job functions carried out by any individual within the department, that should the need arise, you will be able to perform their function for a short period of time

Inherent Requirements    
Education

• BSc Electrical Engineering or B Tech in Electrical Engineering (Heavy Current)

Experience

• Have a minimum of 8-10 years practical experience in Substation Automation Engineering, Design and integration of SCADA Systems.
• Minimum of 8 Years practical experience in Electrical Power Engineering, Commissioning and testing of Protection Systems, e.g., testing of relays.
• Lotus Notes