Automation Engineer

A reputable indigenous downstream Oil and Gas Company in South-south Nigeria, as a result of expansion and new business opportunities, we seek for immediate employment professionals with cognate years of experience, strong academic credentials and the right attitude to work who will deliver value to stakeholders, for the position below:

Job Position: Automation Engineer
Job Location: South-South, Nigeria

Duties and Responsibilities

• Oversee the integration between the ERP and the Terminal Automation System (TAS).
• Design, configure, integrate and implement process control solutions at the terminal
• Develop P&IDs and loop descriptions for various plants, processes, and/or equipment.
• Develop User Requirement Specifications.
• Develop software and hardware design specifications.
• Design, write, implement tests and document PLC and HMI software.
• Develop control system validation/testing protocols. Specify and purchase process instrumentation.
• Specify and purchase PLCs, drives, and other electrical components and equipment.
• Perform other functions as may be requested by the immediate supervisor

Qualifications and Experiences

• Minimum of B.Sc. Second Class (Upper Division)/ HND Upper Credit in Mechanical or Electrical Engineering or Automation/ Instrumentation courses.
• Minimum of five (5) years’ experience in an operating engineering environment
• Experience working with a variety of control systems including DDC, DCS and PLCs (Direct Digital Control, Distributed Control System, Programmable Logic Controller)
• Experience designing and programming control systems with emphasis on PLCs, SCADA or HMI systems (Supervisory Control and Data Acquisition, Human Machine Interface)