Control & Instrumentation Engineer at De Beers Group

Job Description:

• You will be responsible for designing, developing, and maintaining high-quality machine control systems.
• This role offers the opportunity to work on exciting projects, leverage cutting-edge technologies, and contribute to the growth and success of the company.

Key Tasks:

• Implement systems for the effective control and monitoring of Advanced Technology Automation products.
• Understanding of configuration management and experience with Windchill or eB software will be advantageous
• Implement and enhance control system standards for machine interoperability and external client connectivity.
• Ensure interfacing to client control systems is implemented effectively. Service authority to meet clients commissioning milestones and service level agreement requirements.
• Develop and review code.
• Perform sub-system level tests and record the results.
• Design, development and commissioning of Human Machine Interfaces and Supervisory Control & Data Acquisition Interfaces for Advanced Technology Automation products including the setting of standards.
• Investigate and propose ideal instrumentation solutions for the specific environment to be used in. Advisory role to the Electrical, Control & Instrumentation Discipline and the Research & Development function into instrumentation selection.
• Develop electrical systems as needed for Advanced Technology Automation products.
• Technical design documentation, report writing, deliver presentations and hold design reviews.
• Formulation of product data packs.
• Strict adherence to all internal HSE policies and procedures as well as all legal regulations/requirements.

Qualifications:

Formal qualifications:

• Minimum qualification is a Bachelor’s Degree in Electronic Engineering or equivalent.
• Specializing in control and instrumentation

Role Specific Knowledge:

• 0-5 years’ experience in design, development, commissioning and interfacing of control and instrumentation systems.
• Familiarity with peer review and presentation of technical work.
• Experience with control system interfacing standards and best practices.
• Experience with instrumentation selection and configuration.

Knowledge and Skills required for the role:

• Executing actions under the direction of a senior engineer.
• Solving Problems, either from existing knowledge or by reading up and generating new knowledge
• Ability to get to grips with a new body of knowledge such that can make contributions in new areas
• Follow a structured process: Design tests, perform tests, analyse results, place results in context, propose next steps.
• System level understanding.
• Responsible for the C&I development of specific components or subsystems.
• Focusses on executing tasks and projects assigned by more senior engineers.
• Simulating, Designing, prototyping, testing, data pack completion.
• Responsible for the technical performance of a subsystem of a product.
• The primary focus is on individual technical contributions.
• Requirement to become an expert in the use of existing and new technology (e.g. fieldbus standards, sensors, instruments).
• Requirement to apply new domain-specific methods, e.g. machine learning, data science, image processing, signal processing.
• Knowledge of C&I bus systems (e.g. ASI, IO Link, Profibus, Profinet, OPC UA)
• Ability to learn about and apply new domain-specific methods, e.g. cloud computing, Internet of things, remote diagnostics, artificial intelligence.
• Knowledge of control system concepts, practices and procedures.
• Control systems programming and networking knowledge.
• Good software debugging and troubleshooting skills.
• Familiarity with Agile and Waterfall project development methodologies.
• Knowledge of instrumentation operation and their selection for differing operational environments.
• Knowledge of the applicable safety regulations to be applied to the design of safety systems.

Management

• Making and carrying out project plans for own work.
• Manage own time and delivery to meet project requirements.
• Supervision or oversight of work is required.

Financial

• Interacting with established suppliers for standard items
• Interacting with new suppliers to assess the applicability of new items or components
• Project budget control for small projects

Closing Date:

• 10 October, 2025