R&D Senior Engineer
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This Position reports to:
Senior Engineering ManagerYour role and responsibilities:
In this role, you will have the opportunity to act as a design authority for an engineering discipline with low to medium complexity. Each day, you will complete assignments on small projects or portions of larger projects in a cost-effective manner. You will also showcase your expertise by applying basic design thinking/design for excellence concepts in projects.
The work model for the role is: #LI_Hybrid
This role is contributing to the Process Automation business for Process Industries division based in Bangalore, India.
You will be mainly accountable for:
- Participate in and support R&D development activities for new applications, features, and products within the Pulp & Paper domain.
- Contribute to the design, development, testing, validation, and release of new software applications and automation libraries.· Lead the development and maintenance of high-quality System 800xA and Pulp & Paper application libraries.
- Collaborate with cross-functional teams to define, design, and deliver automation solutions.
- Deliver technical support and training to customers utilizing ABB solutions in the Pulp & Paper industry.
- Ability to handle multiple projects simultaneously and manage time effectively.
Qualifications for the role
- 7+ years of experience in engineering and commissioning of System 800xA Automation Pulp & Paper projects, or any other process industries.
- B. Tech (Electrical & Electronics Engineering).
- Strong knowledge of PLC, DCS, SCADA, and industrial network architecture.
- Should be conversant with at -least one of the automation systems of ABB (800xA system, AC800 M series controllers, AC450 series Controllers) /Siemens/Honeywell/Rockwell.
- experience in System 800xA Library Development / any other Automation System library development and customization.
- Strong programming skills with IEC 61131-3 languages, including Structured Text (ST), Function Block Diagram (FBD), and Control Builder Diagram Editor.
- Good experience in integrating and troubleshooting industrial communication protocols, including: Modbus, OPC UA / OPC DA, Profibus / ProfiNet, Ethernet/IP
- Knowledge of any virtual machine environment (VMware, Hyper-V, Virtualization environments)
- Good understanding of industrial networking concepts, including: Network architecture design, Managed switches, routers, Firewall configuration and troubleshooting, Industrial Ethernet networks.
More about us:
The Process Industries Division serves the mining, minerals processing, metals, cement, pulp and paper, battery manufacturing, and food and beverage, as well as their associated service industries. The Division brings deep industry domain expertise coupled with the ability to integrate both automation and electrical systems, increase productivity and reduce overall capital and operating costs for customers. For mining, metals and cement customers, solutions include specialized products and services, as well as total production systems. The Division designs, plans, engineers, supplies, installs and commissions integrated electrical and motion systems, including electric equipment, drives, motors, high power rectifiers and equipment for automation and supervisory control within a variety of areas including mineral handling, mining operations, aluminum smelting, hot and cold steel applications and cement production. The offering for the pulp and paper industries includes control systems, quality control systems, drive systems, on-line sensors, actuators and field instruments. Digitalization solutions, including collaborative operations and augmented reality, help improve plant and enterprise productivity, and reduce maintenance and energy costs.
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