Automation Engineer II

As an Automation Engineer II, you’ll design, develop, commission, and support controls and automation solutions that power drilling equipment and rig operations. You’ll translate customer and engineering requirements into reliable PLC, HMI, instrumentation, industrial network, and machine-control systems, taking projects from design and documentation through testing, deployment, and field support.

This role offers the opportunity to see your engineering work in action—solving complex equipment challenges, improving safety and reliability, and helping rig teams operate more efficiently. Working independently and alongside project teams, you’ll deepen your technical expertise across the full automation lifecycle and deliver practical solutions that balance performance, quality, and cost.

Required

- Bachelor’s degree in Electrical, Controls, Mechatronics, Robotics, or a closely related engineering discipline.
- 3–5 years of progressively responsible controls and automation software development experience, including hands-on Rockwell PLC programming using Logix 5000.
- Experience with PLC programming, HMI design and implementation, instrumentation, sensor interfaces, and data logging.
- Working knowledge of induction motors, AC drives, motor control centers, hydraulics, pneumatics, and valve controls.
- Ability to read and apply electrical schematics to troubleshoot controls software, hardware, wiring, networks, and system interfaces.
- Experience producing technical documentation, including PLC code records, HMI applications, bills of material, network architectures, one-line drawings, test records, and operations manuals.
- Clear technical communication skills; ability to work independently and with customers, engineers, technicians, and field teams; willingness to learn and seek senior engineering guidance when needed.
- Ability to travel approximately 30% domestically and internationally to yards and rigs, and respond to calls and provide support outside regular hours, including evenings and weekends, when needed.

Preferred

- ​​Previous experience with controlling heavy rotating equipment using induction motors
- ​Experience in the drilling industry​
- Experience controlling heavy rotating equipment using induction motors.
- Experience with drilling equipment, drilling-rig controls, oilfield operations, or other safety-critical industrial equipment.
- Hands-on experience with Rockwell RSLogix 5000, SLC 500, FactoryTalk, or comparable Siemens PLC and HMI platforms.
- Experience with industrial communication protocols, including OPC, MODBUS, EtherNet/IP, Profibus, or comparable protocols.
- Familiarity with Cisco switches or industrial-network configuration and troubleshooting.

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