Field Telemetry Engineer 3 or 4 (Portland)
Portland, Oregon - Added Jan 20th, 2025
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Field Telemetry Engineer 3 or 4
Our client, a local distribution company that currently provides natural gas service to approximately two million people in Oregon and Southwest Washington, is looking for a skilled and motivated Field Telemetry Engineer 3 or 4 for their Portland, Oregon location. This position leads, engineers, designs, tests and commissions field instrumentation, pipeline control systems, and telemetry in support of gas control operations. Works closely with pipeline engineering department, gas control, SCADA development team, and instrumentation technicians. Responsible for engineering, planning, organizing and implementing field SCADA instrumentation and telemetry and leads field commissioning of new and/or improved pipeline controls with cross department team members.
This hybrid position is a full-time direct hire role. If you think you might be a good fit, we would like to hear from you!
Key Responsibilities for Field Telemetry Engineer 3 or 4:
Requirements/Qualifications for Field Telemetry Engineer 3 or 4:
**We are unable to accommodate corp. to corp. candidates**
About Motus Recruiting and Staffing, Inc:
Founded in 2006, Motus is an award-winning recruiting and staffing firm in the Pacific Northwest, specializing in professional services and technology solutions. We are a group of people who not only recognize the importance of representation, but actively fight for diversity, equity, and inclusion in the recruitment process. Our goal is to educate organizations on the importance of DEI when hiring, promoting, and supporting diverse employees. We are calling organizations to demonstrate their commitment to DEI by being intentional about who they hire.
All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, citizenship, disability or protected veteran status.
ED/BH 13158
Our client, a local distribution company that currently provides natural gas service to approximately two million people in Oregon and Southwest Washington, is looking for a skilled and motivated Field Telemetry Engineer 3 or 4 for their Portland, Oregon location. This position leads, engineers, designs, tests and commissions field instrumentation, pipeline control systems, and telemetry in support of gas control operations. Works closely with pipeline engineering department, gas control, SCADA development team, and instrumentation technicians. Responsible for engineering, planning, organizing and implementing field SCADA instrumentation and telemetry and leads field commissioning of new and/or improved pipeline controls with cross department team members.
This hybrid position is a full-time direct hire role. If you think you might be a good fit, we would like to hear from you!
Key Responsibilities for Field Telemetry Engineer 3 or 4:
- Develops engineering studies, plans, specifications, calculations, evaluations, design documents, and performance assessments associated with the planning, design, licensing, construction, operation, and maintenance of company SCADA systems used for the monitoring and control of gas control operations.
- Leads engineering design, testing and commissioning of field instrumentation and pipeline control systems.
- Perform engineering tasks using established procedures, these include but are not limited to, field transducer and equipment selection, schematic design, system layout, cost estimation, permitting and system documentation.
- Leads telemetry and SCADA project planning, scheduling and budgeting based upon project commissioning and start-up schedules.
- Ensure accuracy and reliability of instrumentation, SCADA, pipeline control and safety of systems.
- Generate system architecture and piping and instrumentation design and field network drawings.
- Participates in architecture decisions affecting SCADA instrumentation and controls.
- System testing and troubleshooting of instrumentation and control systems to resolve scheduled and unscheduled outages.
- Work closely with company personnel to optimize instrumentation and pipeline control efficiency and reliability.
- Provide guidance and training assistance to field instrumentation technicians and SCADA HMI developers.
- Establishes standardized field documentation, responsible for instrumentation design as-builts and provides engineering support services to field technicians.
- Position requires frequent field site visits throughout the operational region to lead on-site instrumentation engineering, design, and commissioning.
- Position requires the ability and willingness to be available for on-call response, and off-hours site commissioning or upgrade activities.
- Supports Company’s commitment to a culture of safe work practices.
Requirements/Qualifications for Field Telemetry Engineer 3 or 4:
- BS in Electrical Engineering from an ABET accredited college or university, with specialty in Telemetry Control Systems, Instrumentation or related field. P. E. license preferred for Level 3, required for Level 4.
- Minimum of 7 years working experience in similar position required for Level 3. Additional years of experience for Level 4.
- Strong Rockwell ControlLogix PLC programming, FactoryTalk, and PlantPAx experience preferred.
- Demonstrated ability to read and understand schematic diagrams, P&ID prints, blueprints and control systems loop diagrams.
- Must have working knowledge of a wide variety of transducers and equipment related to control and instrumentation.
- Proven ability to effectively lead and manage priorities while working with various types of people.
- Self-motivated and self-directed with good communications and collaboration skills.
- Demonstrated strong oral, written, and presentation skills, including the ability to explain complex technological concepts to a non-technical audience.
- Proven ability to organize/prioritize workload effectively and manage conflicting priorities.
- Must have the ability to take initiative and be assertive in a professional environment.
- Demonstrated ability to learn very quickly and adapt to any situation that might arise.
- Proven ability to function in a highly cohesive team environment to achieve department goals and to act independently to accomplish responsibilities.
- Demonstrated ability to interact with employees at all organizational levels, including the ability to work in partnership with departmental and process managers in a union environment.
- Skill in training key business partners on pipeline instrumentation and control system architecture.
- Requires travel within service territory and frequent field work.
- Requires evening and weekend work hours to accommodate resolution of system outages and scheduled maintenance.
- Possess and maintain a valid driver's license and satisfactory driving record. Must obtain a valid Oregon/Washington driver's license within 90 days if current valid license is from another state.
- Subject to random drug testing.
**We are unable to accommodate corp. to corp. candidates**
About Motus Recruiting and Staffing, Inc:
Founded in 2006, Motus is an award-winning recruiting and staffing firm in the Pacific Northwest, specializing in professional services and technology solutions. We are a group of people who not only recognize the importance of representation, but actively fight for diversity, equity, and inclusion in the recruitment process. Our goal is to educate organizations on the importance of DEI when hiring, promoting, and supporting diverse employees. We are calling organizations to demonstrate their commitment to DEI by being intentional about who they hire.
All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, citizenship, disability or protected veteran status.
ED/BH 13158
Job ID: 13158