PLC Application Engineer at Schneider Electric Nigeria

Ref No: 006J6C
Slot: 2 Openings

Job Purpose

• To provide software coding, application, configuration and system engineering during the design, build, test phase and hardware installation support of automated control system projects.

 Duties & Responsibilities

• Ensure technical information is communicated to all relevant parties as appropriate.  Attend and document meetings as appropriate.
• Performs installation, startup and commissioning of Schneider products at the system level
• Perform preventive and remedial maintenance on company instruments and/or systems
• Undertake any other reasonable tasks as required.
• All aspects of application software and system engineering, including training and working to delivery of:
• System specification, design, implementation, configuration for Schneider Electric product and 3rd party supply.
• System testing and conducting Client witness testing, 3rd Party equipment acceptance testing.
• Selection and integration of Schneider Electric and third party purchased equipment.
• Define the system network, calculate processor, memory loading and other engineering calculations.
• Design field loop circuits and specify hardware components.
• Ensure technical compliance to customers’ specification relating to assigned areas of work.
• To be aware of the development of existing and new Schneider Electric hardware and software products.
• Interprets customer technical specifications and produces detailed design specifications for implementation

Qualifications
Essential:  

• HND or equivalent level in an Engineering discipline - preferably Electronic, Electrical, Control or Software.
• Excellent command of the English language, both verbally and written.  
• Minimum 2 years engineering experience within a leading automation project organization.
• Ability to problem solve and think adaptively, able to react to changing requirements
• Experience of team working, possessing the necessary communication skills to influence and get results
• Awareness of automation control systems technologies.
• Good PLC programming and maintenance skills
• Computer literate, with strong excel and word capability. 

Desirable:

• BEng Degree in Electronic/Control Engineering.  Commercial and business training.  Schneider Electric or other manufacturers product training.
• Experience/knowledge of automated control systems.
• Knowledge of software design methods and systems design and software languages at high and medium level.
• Knowledge of electrical circuit design and basics of electrical design theory.

Advantageous:

• Working knowledge of Functional Safety Management process.
• Understanding of safety related applications (F&G, ESD, PSD).
• Process / Control / Instrumentation / Electrical knowledge
• Commissioning experience.
• Tricon (or similar) industrial controller experience.
• HMI knowledge (InTouch Wonderware).
• Experience of database applications with Access and Excel