Control, Automation & Instrumentation Engineer

Outline of Job Responsibilities

• Small Project Development from concept to completion.
• Electrical and Instrumentation Designs for projects, namely drawings, diagrams and all related documentation.
• Implement and practise good quality control in terms of the company’s ISO standards
• Document control both administrative and project related.
• Able to do self-research on technical issues and new technologies.
• Technical assistants to younger engineers and technicians.
• Quotations and tenders, and fulfil a support function to Contracts pursuit, Business Development and sales.
• Self-Management of projects on technical and commercial aspects.
• Interact with customers on behalf of the company’s in professional manner.
• Able to conceive good practical and technical solutions to customers.
• Ability to solve technical issues and fault find through problems.
• Onsite commissioning of systems.
• Required to travel.
• Willing to work overtime if required.
• Dedication to project deadlines and self-management of tasks and functions.
• Undertake site supervision, on any size projects.
• Display professionalism and always hold the company in good stead with customers or in general public.
• Implementation and understanding of automation, drives and instrumentation.
• Comply with all the company’s policies and procedures.

System experience, background and requirements:

• Knowledge on ABB products focused on Drives, Instrumentation and Automation so as to technically support departments and customers in design, development and implementation.
• Knowledge and competency in the fields of instrumentation and drives in fault finding, implementation, design and commissioning.
• Electrical Hardware and software design, development, implementation and commissioning. Must manage own projects or at least in part managed own projects and done development of system from start. Must be able to demonstrate good development cycle knowledge, practises and implementation.
• Travel will be required, within Africa and other countries, thus valid passport and such documentation will be required or must be obtained.

Candidate requirements:

• Electrical Engineering Diploma or S4 in Process, Instrumentation, Digital Systems or equivalent.
• Work experience minimum 3 to 5 years, within a Projects environment preferable.