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Job Description
NOV Rig Equipment South Africa is seeking a highly motivated and experienced Software Engineer (Pressure Control Equipment) to join our team of Engineers.
As the Software Engineer (Pressure Control Equipment), you will be responsible for designing, developing, testing and supporting PLC-based software products. Your role will include the development and maintenance of commissioning and software documentation.
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PRIMARY RESPONSIBILITIES
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Design and write software for equipment and/or applications.
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Assist in the development and maintenance of commissioning and software documentation, including updates after release.
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Provide support for the implementation, training and troubleshooting of software products.
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Develop and debug software products before release.
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Diagnose and troubleshoot associated hardware as required.
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Perform other work-related tasks as assigned.
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Comply with all NOV Company and HSE policies and procedures.
FACILITY/GROUP SPECIFIC RESPONSIBILITIES
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Follow the NOV processes to execute projects.
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Work with customers (internal/external) and review project defining documents to understand project requirements.
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Participate in design reviews.
EDUCATION & EXPERIENCE QUALIFICATIONS
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Preferred BS in Electrical Engineering, Mechatronics or equivalent
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Preferred 2+ years of experience designing control systems and programming PLCs/HMIs.
JOB REQUIREMENTS
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Develop a Software Design Specification for the NOV BOP control system in collaboration with the engineering team and the customer.
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Write logic for PLC software used to monitor and control a BOP and its auxiliary systems.
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Design and program an HMI Application used on a BOP and its auxiliary systems.
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Perform internal test and customer FAT of the BOP control system software.
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Troubleshoot and Debug software and provide remote field support when needed.
TECHNICAL COMPETENCIES
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Competency in programming Rockwell AADvance PLC, Allen Bradley, Siemens, Rockwell Logic family of controllers, and/or GE Fanuc PLC platforms.
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Experience with FT View SE and ME. Cimplicity or other HMI software experience is a plus.
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Experience with Siemens WinCC OA is a plus.
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Industrial Networking – Ethernet IP, Modbus, Profibus, etc.
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BOP operation and functionality knowledge is a plus.
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