Automation Engineer I/II/III – Environmental Services Department - 2201910
Requisition Number: 2201910
Salary Range: $77,376.00 - $126,734.40 Annually
Application Deadline: January 17, 2023
Automation Engineer I/II/III – Environmental Services Department - 2201910
About the Department
The Environmental Services Department (ESD) is a national leader in pollution prevention, watershed protection, utility service provision, and climate action. Together, ESD employees positively impact every resident and business in San Jose.
Our department is an exceptional place to start or grow your career. We have a supportive leadership team, numerous professional growth opportunities, and an inclusive workplace culture that is welcoming of your talents! We offer an array of meaningful career paths and value flexibility – offering hybrid work and alternative work schedules in select roles. Additionally, the City offers excellent health and pension benefits, as well as 15 paid holidays!
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Positions & Duties
The Environmental Services Department (ESD) is recruiting for an Automation Engineer within the department’s Wastewater Management Energy and Automation Division’s Automation Engineering Group (AEG).
The AEG team maintains and supports the distributed controls system (DCS) for the San Jose Santa Clara Regional Wastewater Facility (RWF), one of the state’s largest and most advanced wastewater treatment facilities. The DCS provides automatic controls, monitoring, and data storage for various wastewater treatment processes, as well as for electrical power cogeneration and distribution.
The Energy and Automation Division is responsible for energy production and distribution and process automation and control. Staff located at the plant provide preventive and corrective maintenance, emergency repair to support 24/7 operation of the plant, and participate in the design and implementation of capital improvement projects. The division is organized in five sections: power & air, electrical, HVAC, instrument & control and plant process control.
The Automation Engineer I/II/III classifications perform programming and related work in the design, installation, configuration, operation, and maintenance of the San José-Santa Clara Regional Wastewater Facility distributed control, network and data historian systems used for control and/or study of municipal wastewater processes.
An incumbent in this position must operate and follow directions in all phases. This position involves communication with a wide range of staff at the plant as well as contractors and help other team members with network troubleshooting and installing equipment. Automation Engineers must maintain system documentation and backups, as well as continue to acquire skills and knowledge of process control applications through on-the-job and training classes. This is essential to have the ability to identify system problems by employing hardware and software diagnostics programs, verify nature of system malfunctions and rectify or provide information required to effect repairs. All Distributed Control System (DCS) related cabinets and other equipment must be properly organized, tagged, labeled, and orderly.
Salary Information
Actual salary shall be determined by the final candidates’ qualifications and experience. The annual salary ranges for the positions are presently as follows:
Automation Engineer I: $77,376.00 – $94,140.80
Automation Engineer II: $94,140.80 – $114,420.80
Automation Engineer III: $104,208.00 – $126,734.40
This recruitment may be used to fill multiple positions in this, or other divisions or departments. If you are interested in employment in this classification, you should apply to ensure you are considered for additional opportunities that may utilize the applicants from this recruitment.
Qualifications
Minimum Qualifications:
1. Education: Associates degree (or equivalent to 60 semester units or 90 quarter units) from an accredited college or university with a concentration in instrumentation, industrial engineering, information technology, mechanical engineering, chemical engineering, or related field.
2. Experience:
Automation Engineer I: One (1) year experience in configuration and programming of a DCS, SCADA, or PLC system.
Automation Engineer II: Two (2) years of increasingly responsible experience in configuration and programming of a DCS, SCADA, or PLC system, including one (1) year experience at an industrial facility similar to the Regional Wastewater Facility.
Automation Engineer III: Three (3) years of increasingly responsible experience in configuration and programming of a DCS, SCADA, or PLC system, including two (2) years’ experience at an industrial facility similar to the Regional Wastewater Facility.
3. Licenses or Certificates: Possession of a valid driver’s license authorizing operation of a motor vehicle in California.
Other Desirable Qualifications Include:
- Knowledge of control system software and hardware including computer programs, networks, historian, and HMI development.
- Experience with:
- DCS or similar control system architecture.
- Reading and reviewing loop and logic drawings.
- Control system network configurations, communication methods/protocols such as Profibus/Modbus (including wireless communications) and security configurations IT Networks configuration, architecture, and security.
Employment Eligibility: Federal law requires all employees to provide verification of their eligibility to work in this country. Please be informed that the City of San Jose will NOT sponsor, represent, or sign any documents related to visa applications/transfers for H1-B or any other type of visa which requires an employer application.
Per the City’s COVID19 Mandatory Vaccination Policy, the City requires all employees starting on or after February 11, 2022 to provide proof of vaccination as a condition of employment absent a documented medical and/or religious exemption. Proof of vaccination means that employees are required to be “up-to-date” with regards to the COVID-19 vaccine. Consistent with the Santa Clara County Public Health Order issued on December 28, 2021, "up-to-date" means that employees are required to be vaccinated with the entire recommended initial series of a COVID-19 vaccine (two doses of the Pfizer, Moderna or Novavax COVID-19 vaccine or a single dose of the Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 vaccine).
If you have questions about the duties of these positions, the selection or hiring processes, please contact Phil Dunbar at Phillip.Dunbar@sanjoseca.gov.
Please note that applications are currently not accepted through CalOpps or any other third-party job board application system. To apply, applicants must complete an application via the City of San Jose’s website at www.sanjoseca.gov/citycareers.
Additional Information
The application deadline is 11:59 PM on Tuesday, January 17, 2023.
Please note that:
- We will be conducting a first review of all applications that are submitted by 11:59pm on Monday, December 12, 2022, and may hold interviews prior to the City’s holiday break (which begins on December 23, 2022 and ends on January 2, 2023). If you are interested in having your application included in this first review, please complete, and submit your application by 11:59pm on Monday, December 12, 2022.
- All applications submitted after Monday, December 12, 2022, will be reviewed immediately after the application deadline of Tuesday, January 3, 2023. Upon completion of this second review date, we will be targeting the week of January 16, 2023, to hold interviews.
Please allow adequate time to complete the application and submit before the deadline or the system may not save your application. If your online application was successfully submitted, you will receive an automatic confirmation email to the email address you provided. IF YOU DO NOT RECEIVE THE CONFIRMATION, please email CityCareers@sanjoseca.gov and we will research the status of your application. Please contact Human Resources at (408) 535-1285, or Human.Resources@sanjoseca.gov if you have any questions.
How to apply
The requisition # for this job posting is 2201910. To view the full job announcement and apply for this position, please go to: www.sanjoseca.gov/citycareers
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