Software Engineer at Hatch

As the successful candidate, you will:

• Work with internal and external stakeholders to define system requirements, develop technical specifications and draft functional requirements specifications for OT systems
• Work with clients to identify process control information and data sources required for operations and business systems
• Responsible for the configuration and deployment of industrial systems targeted at ISA Layers 2 and 3
• Identification and mapping of existing systems and their interfaces, specifically the interface requirements between control systems and industrial systems in higher layers
• Participate in the implementation, and maintenance of Hatch Digital OT systems products
• Ensure that solutions adhere to data security and privacy policies within Hatch and client organisations
• Test, troubleshoot and debug solutions including testing of communications protocols between DCS/PLC systems and manufacturing / operational systems.  
• Responsible to ensure deliverables are technically correct and meet industry and project standards 

Key Performance Deliverables

Specific measures of performance will be discussed with and agreed upon with the successful candidate but will include:

• Responsibility for the achievement of targets related to the delivery of Hatch Digital solutions and consulting services.

You bring to the role;

The following indicates specific industry, academic and functional experience/qualifications that are critical to the successful achievement of the identified responsibilities and performance deliverables.

• Bachelor’s Degree in Electrical, Electronic or Computer Engineering or a related Engineering discipline
• Minimum 3 years (1 year with a Master’s Degree) of systems engineering experience, specific to or with: 
• Metals and mining; oil and gas; power generation, transmission or distribution; ports and rail; or water treatment
• Configuration and deployment of scalable OT solutions in layers 2 and 3 
• Integration of PLC/DCS platforms with operations systems such as OSIsoft PI, other process historians, business intelligence solutions etc. 
• A demonstrated understanding of industrial communication protocols (e.g., OPC UA, EtherNet/IP, MQTT) and their applications in IT/OT solutions
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills 

Preferred Experience

• Registration as a candidate engineer
• Experience using Microsoft Azure cloud platform, building and consuming RESTful APIs and experience with SQL and NoSQL (e.g. MongoDB, Elasticsearch).