Air Products Hiring for Industrial Automation Sr Engineer at Houston, TX Full Time

Job Description and Qualifications

Air Products is a thriving Fortune 500 global company that is growing and looking for talented, driven Digital Technology professionals to join our team! With over 21,000 employees and operations in over 50 countries, Air Products is committed to its Higher Purpose of bringing people together to collaborate and innovate solutions to the world’s most significant energy and environmental sustainability challenges.

We are excited to share our Digital Technology team is expanding to meet growing business needs across the world. We’re making a significant investment in our people and systems to strengthen our digital foundation, drive business optimization and enhance our customer experience. If you are passionate about achieving these goals as well, we would like you to consider joining our team!

We have an immediate opening for a Digital Technology (DT) Industrial Automation Sr Engineer. This position can be located as a residence-based role near Houston, TX, Baton Rouge, LA, or Gonzalez, LA. It can also be available as an on-site role at our Houston, TX engineering office or at our global headquarters in Allentown, PA.

Overview of Industrial Automation

The DT Industrial Automation Sr Engineer is responsible for developing the detailed technical configurations required to ensure that the many and varied plant floor computing platforms operate in a reliable manner and integrate seamlessly with each other and with the enterprise computing environment. The position provides information technology support and ensures continued operation of the systems, processes, and technologies that comprise Air Products’ Industrial Control Systems. The candidate will need strong DT infrastructure skills including network, client, server, and security.

Plant floor computing requires a broad variety of operating systems, software applications and communication protocol alternatives. These systems must communicate with various electronic devices and together they form the core of plant automation. The blend of DT and non-DT components present technical challenges that must be considered in the design.

What you’ll do:

• Primary role will represent DT Plant Computing engineering efforts on new capital projects located in the US and Canada. This person will be embedded in the day-to-day design efforts and work closely with the Air Products Engineering centers in the US and India.
• This role will require regional travel as part of these new facility DT infrastructure deployments.
• Work with Process Automation Engineers to build and deploy control systems for new plant projects or control system upgrade projects.
• Participate in Industrial Control System cybersecurity assessments and deployments.
• Configure and install PCs and Servers for Process Control Applications.
• Provide first level incident response for Process Control PCs and Servers.
• Develop Zone & Conduit Diagrams and Perdue Enterprise Reference Architecture models for Process Control Systems.
• Develop, design, configure and deploy Plant Floor applications for malware, antivirus, disaster recovery, safelisting, asset management, remote access, intrusion detection and various other layer of protection for OT assets.
• Work with vendors and follow industry best practices for proper infrastructure support.
• Optimize work processes and implement automation to drive service efficiency and productivity.
• Help train, orient, bring up to speed new team members.
• Travel to Air Products plant sites, spend minimum of 25% of your time travelling.
• Participate in on-call support rotation, including evenings and weekends per rotation schedule.

What we’re looking for:

• Bachelor’s degree in Information Technology, Computer Science, or an Engineering discipline (Chemical, Mechanical or Electrical), or equivalent work experience.
• 15+ years DT experience or comparable experience with process control systems.
• Experience with Windows PC Operating Systems (Windows 7, Windows 10, Windows 11) and Windows Server Operating Systems (Windows 2016, 2019, 2022).
• Experience with Symantec Endpoint Protection, Acronis Backup, Netop Remote Control, and McAfee Application safelisting.
• Experience with networks (TCP/IP network protocols, DNS, DHCP), firewalls, and Active Directory.
• Fluent in IEC 62443, NIST SP-800 a plus.
• ISA99/IEC 62443 Cybersecurity Fundamentals Specialist Certificate a plus.
• Willingness to learn and develop security administration skillset.
• Familiarity with industrial control systems like Siemens PCS7,Honeywell, ABB.
• Ability to manage multiple project priorities and competing demands.
• Good communication, leadership and teamwork skills are required, including the ability to work independently.
• Must be a creative thinker, results oriented, focused, and attentive to detail and accuracy.
• Must be sharp, quick, dedicated and innovative problem solver.
• Must be able to safely handle physical demands of the position, including ability to lift up to 25 pounds, install equipment in tight spaces, and pull wire, cables, and run conduits as needs arise.

At Air Products, we work in an environment where diversity is essential, inclusion is our culture, and each person knows they belong and matter. To learn more, visit About Air Products.

We offer a comprehensive benefits package including paid holidays and vacation, affordable medical, dental, life insurance and retirement plans. You will be eligible for benefits and also be 100% vested in your retirement benefits on your first day of employment.

Air Products thanks all applicants in advance for their interest; however, only those applicants who are being considered for an interview, or are currently employed by Air Products, will be contacted.

We are an Equal Opportunity Employer (U.S.) You will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, national origin, age, citizenship, gender, marital status, pregnancy, sexual orientation, gender identity and expression, disability, or veteran status.

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