Automation Engineer
Koch Industries
Automation & Controls Engineer
Location(s): Wichita, Kansas
Company: Flint Hills Resources
Career Field: Engineering
Job Number: 172025
Developing and maintaining standards and best practices related to electrical and control system design
Integrating process control equipment with other process and business systems
Providing 24x7 production support and troubleshooting for pipeline and terminal automation systems
Experience with PLC systems
Willing and able to be part of a 24x7 on-call rotation (Typically 5 weeks/year)
Willing and able to travel 10-25% of the time, (travel averages around 10% but can have sustained peaks above that and is driven by project schedule and workload)
Willing and able to participate in the DOT Operator Qualification Program
Experience with Allen Bradley PLC systems
Experience with Inductive Automation Ignition SCADA system
Understanding of Process Control communication systems (Modbus TCP/IP, Ethernet/IP)
Experience working with instrumentation equipment (temperature, pressure, flow, level transmitters, etc.)
Experience with DTN Guardian3 Host systems
Experience with Safety Instrumented Systems and Hazard Analysis Methods
Familiarity with Reliability Engineering concepts
Experience supporting the petrochemicals industry and/or fuel and asphalt terminals
Experience with NFPA 70E and Electrical Safe Work Programs
Knowledge of the National Electric Code (NFPA 70)
Experience with systems administration (managing hardware and software, security, and specifications)
Previous experience in SQL database systems (Oracle, MySQL, MariaDB, MSSQL)
The ability to develop scripts for automation (Batch, PowerShell, Python, Perl, Bash)
This role is subject to a pre-hire medical test
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