Software Engineer (Pressure Control Equipment) (Port Elizabeth) at NOV

PRIMARY RESPONSIBILITIES

• Design and write software for equipment and/or applications.
• Assist in the development and maintenance of commissioning and software documentation including updates after release.
• Provide support for the implementation, training and troubleshooting of software products.
• Develop and de-bug software products prior to release.
• Diagnose and troubleshoot associated hardware as required.
• Perform other work related tasks as assigned.
• Comply with all NOV Company and HSE policies and procedures.

FACILITY/GROUP SPECIFIC RESPONSIBILITIES

• Follow NOV processes to execute projects.
• Work with customers (internal/external) and review project defining documents to understand project requirements.
• Participate in design reviews.

EDUCATION & EXPERIENCE QUALIFICATIONS

• Preferred BS in Electrical Engineering, Mechatronics or equivalent
• Preferred 5+ years experience designing control systems and programming PLCs/HMIs.

JOB REQUIREMENTS

• Develop Software Design Specification for NOV BOP control system in collaboration with the engineering team and customer.
• Write logic for PLC software used to monitor and control a BOP and its auxiliary systems.
• Design and program an HMI Application used on a BOP and its auxiliary systems.
• Perform internal test and customer FAT of BOP control system software.
• Troubleshoot and Debug software and provide remote field support when needed.

TECHNICAL COMPETENCIES

• Siemens PLC platforms with experience in Step 7 and/or TIA Portal.
• Experience with Siemens WinCC OA is a plus.
• Competency in programming Rockwell AADvance PLC, Siemens, Rockwell Logic family of controllers, and/or GE Fanuc PLC platforms.
• Experience with FT View SE and ME. Cimplicity or other HMI software experience a plus.
• Industrial Networking – Ethernet IP, Modbus, Profibus, etc.
• BOP operation and functionality knowledge a plus.