Job Title: PLC- Firmware Engineer
Location – Houston TX (Day 1 Onsite)
Duration: Ful Time / Contract
The candidate will be primarily responsible for PLC firmware development for control system. Under minimum supervision, applies functional specifications and uses engineering tools to design and develop PLC firmware. Generates a road map of detailed activities from a high-level specification and collaborates with the rest of the team ensuring that development milestones and deadlines are met. Understand the existing code and generate required design documentation, code changes, test procedure and test the functionality as implemented.
Generate Technology transfer documentation for migrating the technology from Engineering to Manufacturing and ensure smooth deployment of designed system.
· PLC and Programming
o Should be able to understand and draw the electrical schematics for electro-hydraulic control system
o Experience with IEC61131-3 programming languages for multiple PLC platforms, Schneider’s SCADAPACK and SOFT PLC
§ Ladder Programming
§ FBD (Functional Block Diagram)
§ SFC (Sequential Function Chart)
§ ST (Structured Text)
o Experience in NI product and LabVIEW development for
§ Selecting appropriate NI hardware as per product requirement
§ Data acquisition applications using NI DAQ
§ Communication protocols (Serial, Ethernet, etc…)
§ Database and Report generation toolkits
· Communication protocols understanding and implementation
Troubleshooting prototype of a electromechanical control systems