Automation Engineer
Hill International4 months ago
Berkeley, CA, USASenior
Base Salary
$120k - $140k/yr
Responsibilities
- Support all phases of software development for safety-related control systems, including requirements, design, implementation, testing, commissioning, operation, and long-term support.
- Design, implement, prototype, integrate, and verify complex automation and safety control systems with redundancy, reliability, and fail-safe operation.
- Develop software interfaces to control hardware and prepare detailed design and technical documentation.
- Troubleshoot complex automation and safety-system issues and resolve technical problems.
- Lead software-focused work packages and provide guidance to technical staff.
- Support training, system handoff, operational readiness, risk assessments, and safety-oriented system design.
- Collaborate with engineers, scientists, technicians, and external partners on system integration.
- Ensure work complies with functional safety standards, regulations, and engineering best practices.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Science, Automation, Electronics, or a related technical field; equivalent experience may be considered.
- Minimum 8 years of relevant experience with a bachelor’s degree or 6 years with a master’s degree.
- At least 6 years of experience designing and implementing safety-related control systems.
- Strong experience designing, developing, and implementing PLC-based applications.
- Hands-on experience with Siemens PLCs, distributed I/O systems, and Siemens TIA Portal.
- Working knowledge of IEC 61508, IEC 61511, ISO 13849, or similar functional safety standards.
- Proficiency in Ladder Logic, Structured Text, and related control languages.
- Familiarity with safety PLC redundancy, safety integrity levels, fail-safe design, version control, debugging, testing, and software documentation.
- Must be local to Berkeley, California, and able to work full time onsite Monday through Friday.
- Preferred experience includes Siemens SIMATIC S7-1500, PLC-Sim Advanced, Simit, Siemens WinCC Comfort or Unified HMI, Siemens libraries, diagnostic tools, industrial safety systems, fault-tolerant automation, and industrial networking.
- Preferred familiarity includes Profinet, Ethernet/IP, SNMP, Modbus, OPC UA, FPGA-based applications, AutoCAD Electrical, EPLAN, C/C++, Python, Java, and relevant Siemens or functional safety training or certifications.
- Certified Functional Safety Engineer or equivalent certification is desirable.
Benefits
- Benefits may include medical, dental, vision, employer-paid life and accidental death and dismemberment insurance, business travel accident insurance, short- and long-term disability, flexible spending accounts, health savings account, dependent care FSA, commuter benefits, legal assistance, identity theft protection, pet insurance, auto and home insurance, critical illness insurance, accident insurance, hospital indemnity insurance, and voluntary life and accidental death and dismemberment insurance.
- Additional benefits may include paid time off, holidays, a 401(k) retirement savings plan, employee referral program, professional certification incentive program, Hill University learning and development, tuition reimbursement, employee assistance program, and years of service awards.
- This is a full-time onsite role in Berkeley, California, Monday through Friday.