Title: Automation Engineer 
Location: Boise, ID and Plano, TX
Duration: 6 Months (contract to perm)

What’s?in it For You? 

• Help shape the future of water and technology by joining a team that drives innovation in ultrapure water solutions—critical to industries powering global progress.

• These careers offer the chance to make an impact that matters solving complex challenges, collaborating across borders, and creating solutions that protect vital resources.

• ?If?you’re?passionate about water circularity,?sustainability and technology, explore opportunities where your?expertise?fuels advancement and your growth is supported.

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What You Will Do? 

• Liaise with client and application specialists during the tender/bid stage on design and specifications of control equipment and ancillary electrical works

• Monitor and advise on costs associated with electrical designs both at?proposal?stage and throughout the contract.

• Program and configure PLCs and SCADA systems to meet technical,?commercial?and project requirements.

• Write control strategies and prepare supporting documentation as necessary to fully define project specific programming requirements.

• Manage and issue to relevant party’s electrical documents including control philosophies, automation design?specification, load schedules and wiring schematics.

• Provide miscellaneous technical support including field service to support plant commissioning, operator training and warranty commitments.

• Performs all work in accordance with?established safety procedures.

• Maintain an effective engineering department record system for drawings and associated data for future reference (compliance with ISO:9001 2015). 

• Ensure timely submission of all engineering data, drawings and other documents as requested by the client.

• Ensure that drawings, BOM’s and associated documents are issued for each contract by the agreed deadline and within the budgeted design hours to enable the cost-effective manufacture within the estimated budget.

• Troubleshoot customer integration and?controls?issues including network communications.

• Provides technical?assistance?(including training) to Sales and Product Support.

 
Position Details?? 

• Travel:?domestic and international, up to 50%. 

 
Minimum Qualifications? 

• Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering, Electrical & Control Engineer, major in Automation Technique Industrial Automation or related field  

• 7 years Electrical and Automation experience or equivalent in a production, manufacturing, or design environment

 
Preferred Qualifications

• Proficient with MS Office Suite.

• Excellent communication skills both written and oral. 

• Rockwell Systems such as Control Logix 5000.

• Siemens Systems such as S7-400 / TIA Portal.

• SCADA Systems such as Wonderware Intouch  Archestra  GE-IP?Cimplicity WinCC.

  
 
At SPECTRAFORCE, we are committed to maintaining a workplace that ensures fair compensation and wage transparency in adherence with all applicable state and local laws. This position’s starting pay is: $ 45.00/hr.