Entry Level Automation Engineer
Champion Technology Services, Inc.
Houston, TX 77066
Description
Position Overview
The Automation Engineer I ensures successful completion of both company and client objectives at the project level. The primary focus of the Automation Engineer I is to contribute to quality design, development, installation and fulfillment of processes and systems utilized for project execution.
Primary Job Functions
- Entry level design and development of automation systems within a team.
- Tests, troubleshoots and provides solutions to technical problems.
- Contributes to project design, development, testing, installation, commissioning, project closure and inspections/reporting.
- Participates in the following project tasks:
- Project Kickoff
- System Design / Procurement
- Programming / Configuration
- FAT
- SAT / Commissioning
- Close-out Documentation
- Contributes to overall compliance and quality of projects.
- Manages time and expenses within allotted project budget.
- Provides project level consultancy and client service.
- Strong communication skills, especially during sensitive situations.
Secondary Job Functions:
- Maintains awareness of future opportunities at client facilities and informs management.
Key Competencies
- Leadership
- Builds rapport, mentors and manages effective teams and work groups. Strong decision making skills, situational awareness and ability to perform under pressure.
- Understands others and demonstrates cognitive and behavioral flexibility. (Emotional Intelligence)
- Demonstrates and fosters maturity in judgment, ethics and integrity.
- Functional
- Business/Financial acumen.
- High level of conflict resolution skills and the willingness to make difficult decisions specific to technology or resource needs.
- Possesses an appreciation of business demands (schedule, scope, budget and client requirements).
- Ability to analyze and evaluate work processes, work flow and budgets to maintain successful project delivery.
- Demonstrates effective organizational, time management and planning skills.
- Foundational
- Demonstrates flexibility/adaptability in changing and challenging situations.
- Demonstrates a passion for the business and its success
- Clear and concise verbal and written communication.
- Demonstrates a focus on c service and attention to detail.
- Demonstrates a commitment to continuous personal, peer and process improvement.
- Fosters positive energy, creativity and teamwork across all departments/locations with the goal of furthering the company values and to support the company mission.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s Degree in Engineering.
- Demonstrated interest and ability in computer programming or other similar technical systems.
- Ability to solve problems logically and efficiently.
- Valid driver’s license.
- Reliable personal transportation with valid liability insurance.
- Fluent in verbal and written English.
- Available for after-hour, weekend and holidays.
- Available for overnight and extended travel.
- Ability to bend, stoop, crawl, walk and push, pull or lift 50+lbs for an extended period.