Sr. Automation Specialist

Larson Design Group • Full-time • Pittsburgh, PA • $78k - $124k / year • 1m ago

About Us

Larson Design Group (LDG) is an award-winning, employee-owned Architecture, Engineering, and Consulting Firm. Guided by our core values, we’re expanding our team, opening new offices, and adding new offerings to provide responsive, innovative solutions to clients nationwide.

Being 100% employee-owned directly impacts our culture: it drives our decision-making, motivates our teams, increases our productivity, improves retention, and contributes to the future success of our company. Our culture is one where we work hard for our clients and for each other – and we have fun collaborating, sharing experience and expertise, and learning along the way. We’re passionate about delivering exceptional quality, elevating client relationships, enriching the careers and lives of our employee owners, and enhancing the communities where we live and serve.

At LDG, we strive to create an organization where people want to work. We offer a flexible work environment, paid training for required licensures, competitive benefits, bonus plans, and a company-funded Employee Stock Ownership Plan (ESOP) while supporting your professional and personal growth.

Your Opportunity + Impact

The purpose of the Automation Specialist is to write and implement automation programs for industrial applications and be required to specify, program, install, and troubleshoot automation systems. Among the essential duties are to participate in training experiences, learn new skills, and to demonstrate increasing proficient and expertise with the following key responsibilities:

Key Responsibilities

Developing control system architecture, panel design drawings, instrument data sheets, I/O drawings, programming and HMI configuration using Allen Bradley and Rockwell software architecture. On-Site Support including systems configuration and implementation, troubleshooting, preventative, and corrective maintenance.
Perform complete I/O checks on all equipment attached to the PLC and fix any wiring, HMI, or programming errors in a timely manner.
Develop procedures for sue and train operators.
Configure Allen Bradley networks via RS Linx Classic and RS Linx Enterprise to communicate through Ethernet IP, ControlNet, and DeviceNet for processor and HMI data flow.
Perform other duties as assigned.

Education and Experience

Education: Bachelor's degree in engineering or computer science, or other relative degree

Preferred Qualifications

Experience: Minimum of eight (8) years’ of experience in the automation field. Specialist could have more experience.
PLC experience: Rockwell Control Logix, Toolkit, Panelview HMI, Modicon, GE, Siemens
DCS experience: Provox, Delta V, Honeywell, TCD/PKS, ABB
Control Panel Design
IO specification, configuration, and programming, and functional control specification.
Panel configuration, power distribution, control room plans, module wiring, electrical area classifications.
Commissioning and startup experience a must.

EEO Statement

Larson Design Group, Inc. is an Affirmative Action and Equal Opportunity Employer (EEO) that is committed to diversity and inclusion in the workplace. We prohibit discrimination and harassment of any kind based on race, color, sex, religion, sexual orientation, national origin, disability, genetic information, pregnancy, or any other protected characteristic as outlined by federal, state, or local laws. This policy applies to all employment practices within our organization.

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