Senior/Principal Industrial Automation Engineer
Energy VaultSnyder, Texas
Full Time
Posted February 14, 2025
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Job Description
The Senior Principal Industrial Automation Engineer will design and implement control systems for energy storage projects, focusing on automation components such as PLCs, VFDs, motion control, and network communications, to support innovative energy storage solutions and the global transition to renewable energy.
Key Responsibilities
- Design and implement on-site control programs for energy storage systems
- Develop control systems involving PLCs, VFD motor drives, motion control, network communications, HMIs, data collection, and metric evaluation
- Lead project efforts related to industrial automation for energy storage solutions
Requirements
- Design and implement on-site control programs for various gravity energy storage system project requirements involving PLCs, VFD motor drives, motion control, network communications, HMIs, data collection, metric generation, and evaluation.
- Experience in designing and implementing control systems for energy storage or similar industrial automation projects.
- Proficiency in programming and configuring PLCs, VFD motor drives, and motion control systems.
- Knowledge of network communications protocols used in industrial automation systems.
- Ability to develop and manage Human-Machine Interfaces (HMIs) for control and monitoring purposes.
- Experience in data collection, metric generation, and evaluation related to industrial control systems.
- Educational background in engineering, automation, or a related technical field (implied by the senior/principal level, though specific degree requirements are not explicitly stated).
- Experience in industrial automation engineering at a senior, lead, principal, or equivalent level, with a focus on energy storage systems or similar projects.
- Ability to work onsite in Snyder, Texas, with flexibility for some hybrid remote work after initial months.
- Willingness to relocate near Snyder, Texas, or to already reside near Snyder, including Midland, Dallas, Abilene, Houston, etc.
- Availability to work most weekdays (Monday to Friday) with occasional weekend work with good notice.
- Targeting a Senior to Principal level engineer (levels 4, 5, or 6) to lead the project and work.
Benefits & Perks
Most work is Monday to Friday, with occasional weekend work usually with good notice
Potential for hybrid remote work after a few months
On-site control program design and implementation experience
Opportunities to work on innovative energy storage solutions
Inclusive environment with mutual respect and equal employment opportunities
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