Control & Automation Engineer

As an Engineer in Offshore & Shipbuilding, you play a crucial role in creating safe, sustainable and efficient projects on or offshore. From shipbuilding to floating offshore platforms.

Responsibilities

• The Control and Automation Engineer is responsible for the care, custody, and optimization control systems. Key accountabilities include:
• Act as system owner for DCS, SIS, and related IACS infrastructure.
• Provide operational support and critical maintenance for IACS hosts and networks.
• Support functional safety sensors, end elements, and logic solvers.
• Deliver technical support and assurance on modifications and projects, covering design, specification, FAT, commissioning and performance.
• Advise internal stakeholders on C&A-related issues, including cyber resilience.
• Contribute to alarm management initiatives, including suppression, inhibit support, and optimization.
• Contribute to system changes, upgrades, and commercial evaluations of PCD equipment.
• Collaborate with other disciplines, functions, and third parties on control and automation matters.

Requirements

• We are looking for a Control and Automation professional with relevant technical qualifications and industry experience, including:
• HBO degree (or equivalent) in Control & Automation or related discipline.
• Demonstrated experience with DCS and ESD control systems, ideally in onshore/offshore oil & gas.
• Strong knowledge of Windows/PLC-based technologies and cyber security hygiene practices.
• Familiarity with industry standards within the C&A discipline (ability to apply them effectively).
• High level of personal independence, initiative, and ownership.
• Strong verbal and written communication skills; customer focus and commercial awareness.
• Ability to work flexibly, develop new skills, and support system troubleshooting in a 24/7 operational context.
• Experience working in multidisciplinary teams and with third parties on automation-related projects.
• Bosiet certificate is a very big plus.

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