Role Summary:

This key role is to provide Marine Control & Automation (C&A) subject matter expertise to our client’s technologies business. You will be involved in a wide range of activities from developing and maintaining the core control and automation solution, applying it to projects and supporting the in-service fleet. You will also provide technical input to the strategic supply chain plans being implemented by the company.

Key Responsibilities:

• Provide technical support and advice to engineering and project teams
• Standard C&A Solution
  • Review & maintain solutions utilised on current and previous projects
  • Develop and document the standard core solution for use on future projects (specifications, drawings etc.)
  • Maintain core solution and manage releases using robust configuration management
  • Obsolescence management
  • Manage new product introduction (NPI)
• Apply C&A on Projects
  • Support tendering activity by recommending technical solution and costings
  • Capture the requirements for projects.
  • Definition and specification of I/O interfaces to ST hardware.
  • Maintenance of Product Documentation to reflect I/O (Block Diagrams, Termination Drawings, I/O Lists, Technical Specifications, FAT, HAT and SAT acceptance procedures.
  • Work with shipyards and owners to agree and freeze requirements specification and to support technical aspects of ship build programme
  • Plan and complete project specific design/configuration (hardware, functions, software, integration), ensuring customer and project requirements are met
  • Integration with existing ship systems
  • Support hardware procurement (Specification, Supplier Liaison, Supplier Quality Management)
  • Specify, test and troubleshoot PLC based control systems and associated components
  • Support Commissioning
  • Identify and manage technical risks on the projects and ensure mitigation plans are in place
• In-Service Support – covering C&A aspects of deployed systems
• Supply Chain – Technical aspects of supply chain strategy to explore additional supply chain options and support successful growth

Skills, Qualifications, Experience & Characteristics:

• Degree in electrical, electronic, or automation related subject
• Experience working in automation and control or a similar technical discipline (ideally in the Marine industry)
• System integration and working on multi-discipline projects
• Design of PLC based machinery control systems including PID regulated devices, sequencing, and event-based control
• Modernisation and porting of existing functionality to new platforms and/or operating systems as required
• Network and communications protocols (e.g., Ethernet, Modbus, Profibus, NMEA)
• Knowledge of HMI design and modification following industry best practice
• Knowledge of PLC Programming on platforms following IEC 61131
• Knowledge of Matlab/Simulink or Object-oriented programming languages advantageous
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills
• On-site commissioning experience
• Good report writing and presentation skills
• Good personal organisational skills
• Ability to multi-task on a variety of projects to strict time scales
• Understands business objectives and can influence stakeholders to meet objectives
• Displays strong interpersonal skills and is accessible and approachable
• Willing to travel within base country and occasionally overseas
• Knowledge of marine classification society rules (DNV, ABS, LR, etc.)
• Team leadership experience

Other:

Travel – some international travel for meetings and sitework support

Salary

Up to £55,000