Engineer, Network

OverallJobPurpose

• The network engineer must provide technical support in the design and development phase and provide technical skills in the implementation, commissioningand maintenance of the control system network.
• They need to identifyrequirements and short comings in the control system network and develop functional and design specifications for the control system networks and various other network components

SpecificJob Responsibility

The specific tasks to be performed by the position holder will include;

The specific tasks to be performed by the position holder will include;

• Assistin conductingreliability analyseson control system network,

• Assistin designingand implementing of new network solutions and improve resilience of the current network environment,

• Assistindata network fault investigations on the control systemnetworkutilising information from multiple sourcese.g. profitrace,

• Coordinate fiberinstallation and splicing activities with other departments.

• Perform fibertests with OTDR’s, light source and meters.

• Perform installation of fiberoptic equipment and patch and panels.

• Perform installation of network equipment e.g. Scalanceswitches, repeaters, and OLM’s.

• Assistin generating and updating ofnetwork drawings,

• Assistin coordinating and executing proactive development and implementation measures to improve operations and end user satisfaction

• Assistin coordinating and executingtest environments and perform customer factory acceptance tests

• Coordinate, execute, liaiseand provide formal / informal user network training that may be conducted on Sentinel site

• Understand the control philosophy of the process plant

• Any other tasks as may be delegated upon by the supervisor

Job SpecificCompetencies

• Troubleshootingon control system network and fibernetworks,

• Good knowledge and understanding of communication protocols for Profibus-DP, Profibus-PA, and Industrial Ethernet,

• Understanding of Siemens network components e.g. Repeater, diagnostic repeater, Scalance’sand terminatingresistor units,

• Workingknowledge of Industrial DCS, PLC, SCADA and HMI systems will be advantageous

• Practical skill in ProfibusDP and PA installations including network best practises,

• Must be able to use profitracefor fault findingon Profibusnetworks,

• Working knowledge of Microsoft Office software

• Workingknowledge of Windows computer systems

• Workingknowledge of installation and commissioning of Engineering control systemsin a process plant environment will be advantageous

• Understanding of fiberoptic installation, testing and fault finding

KeyJob Attributes

• Excellent communication skills, particularly the ability to communicate with staff who aren'ttechnically trained,

• Self-disciplined, motivatedand organized,

• Ability to perform troubleshootingon Profibus-DP/PA networks,

• Ability to perform troubleshootingon Ethernet networks

• Ability to perform troubleshootingon fiberoptic networks,

• Must possessa basic understanding of control systemtopologies,

• Exceptional skills in the ability to prioritize workload

• Ability to work un-supervised on different projects simultaneously

• Organisational skills and the ability to prioritise your workload

Experience required to perform in this job

• 4+ years Fibre Optic splicing experience;

• 5+ yearscontrol system network experience

• Minimum of 2years ofexperience in industrial automatedcontrol systems

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree in Computer Engineeringor related qualification;

• Registered member of the Engineering Institute of Zambia (EIZ)

• Ability to register as a member of the Engineering Registration Board of Zambia (ERB)

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