Senior Automation Engineer - SIS

Responsibilities

• Provide design of Safety Instrumented Systems (SIS) including conducting SIL assessments, developing Safety Requirements Specifications, and working in other areas of the SIS lifecycle.
• Collaborating in the development of logic diagrams, cause & effect matrices, and functional narratives.
• Provide support for required periodic testing and validation of SIS systems.
• Design, implement and maintain control systems safety requirements as indicated through process safety assessments.
• Provide production support, troubleshooting and repairs of existing process controls systems.
• Provide leadership for the automation design, development and implementation requirements associated with capital projects.
• Design, develop and implement automation modifications and/or batch recipes in support new products introduced to the site.
• Assure that all system lifecycle management requirements are implemented and maintained (PMs, Patch Management, Antivirus, Backups, spare parts, etc.)
• Actively pursue and implement control system improvements that will positively impact manufacturing capability, consistency and compliance.
• Provide technical leadership relating to process control theory, SIS system design, software development, S88 Batch Control standards, instrumentation, validation compliance, and process information management.

Requirements

• Bachelor Degree in Engineering, Chemical, Electrical, or Controls Engineering preferred.
• Minimum of 6 years of process controls and plant experience.
• Experience with various process control platforms. Competent skills with Emerson DeltaV DCS and SIS required.
• TUV Functional Safety Engineer Certification (or equivalent) preferred.
• Working knowledge of IEC61508 and IEC61511 is preferred.
• Working knowledge of the Safety Lifecycle and participation in functional safety assessments
• Possess a broad knowledge of control theory, automation configuration, system architecture design, alarm management, human interface design, computer system validation, S88 batch standards, and batch and continuous production control applications.
• Exceptional computer skills. Knowledge of networking, firewalls, and server management preferred.
• Possess both the technical knowledge and practical experience to solve process control, configuration and platform problems.
• Ability to influence groups without having direct supervisory responsibility
• Your Application
• To ensure that your application is proceeded as quickly as possible and to protect the environment, please apply online via our careers portal . Further information about Evonik as Employer can be found at https://careers.evonik.com .
• Please address your application to the Talent Acquisition Manager, stating your earliest possible starting date and your salary expectations.
• Your Talent Acquisition Manager:
• Jonty Nimola [C]
• Company is
• Evonik Corporation

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