Field Service Engineer

The SYSS Engineering Colombia provides fully engineered control system solutions for power and process plants in the Americas. The group focuses on installing and replacing plant control systems with Emerson DCS’s (Delta V & Ovation), Reliability and SCADA Solutions providing engineering design, system integration, testing and commissioning services to deliver comprehensive solutions to our customers. The successful candidate will be an essential part of the group with responsibilities of participating in projects in Colombia

In This Role, Your Responsibilities Will Be:

Project Engineer role:

With minimal direction can design some non-complex solutions.

Designs and implements hardware database, logics, graphics and datalinks.

With guidance selects hardware and software for project implementation.

Review application documentation for quality, accuracy and completeness.

Work closely with project technical leader/s to verify the project requirements are met accordingly.

Solve technical problems through the combination of standard procedures, modifications of standard procedures, experience, or methods developed in previous assignments.

Work closely with partners to meet the project requirements and deadlines.

Consistently shows ability to accurately communicate with customers.

Constantly works proactively and independently.

Successful execution of assigned projects/services and ensure high customer satisfaction.

Execute project tasks/site services according to quality, delivery date and assigned budget.

Lead product enhancement and solution definitions when required by Innovative Projects

Lead activities like factory acceptance testing, site acceptance testing, commissioning, and startup.

Perform high expertise activities like loop tuning, turbine startups, advanced controls, prediction solutions and also support implementation of performance solutions.

Technical Lead role:

Lead implementation team that works in different plant processes and applications (O&G, Chemical, Mining Power, etc.) participating in the project phases such as In-house Engineering, FAT and SAT).

Successful execution of assigned projects and ensure high customer satisfaction.

Supervise Subcontractors during Engineering, and Commissioning Phases

Responsible of Functional Design (Hardware and Software) including reverse Engineering in Retrofit Projects

Develop Implementation and Commissioning Plans and align them with Project Requirements

Supervise Remote Engineering teams (India, Cluj, others) of big projects being able to oversee a groups of 25-30 Engineers

Promote Adoption of Productivity tools as well as actively seek for alternatives to optimize Engineering hours and establish actions to increase projects profit.

Validate Execution Strategy, Estimate Engineering Effort and Support Risk assessment for Project Pursuits

Lead High Complexity Commissioning and Plant Startups and being able to act a Site Manager of a team of 10+ Engineers

Solve technical problems through the combination of standard procedures, modifications of standard procedures, experience, or methods developed in previous assignments.

Track project’s progress, budget performance and risk assessment and issue weekly reports.

Consistently shows ability to accurately communicate with customers.

Constantly works proactively and independently

Team Contribution:

• Actively participates SME teams and act as SME Leader in areas of expertise.
• Mentor less experienced partners as required.
• Contribute to update department’s technical documentation as required.
• Participate in Continuous Improvement and Innovation activities.

For This Role, You Will Need:

• Engineering degree in related field.
• Travel time up-to 60%.
• Intermediate level of English.
• Portuguese is a plus.
• 8+ years of experience in DCS or PLC/SCADA in Industrial Automation.
• At least 6 Technical Lead roles of medium size projects (over 2000 I/O points)
• Good interpersonal, communic