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Quest Global

Engineering services, digital transformation, asset management

Power Plant DCS Software / Hardware Design Engineer

Controls & Automation EngineeringConfirmed live in the last 24 hours
Full-timeKobe, Hyogo, JapanNo salary listedIn-person

About the Job

Requirements

  • Understand control schemes and functions of controllers used to monitor and control generators, gas turbines, steam turbines, boilers, heat recovery steam generators, balance-of-plant systems, and auxiliaries, including open-loop and closed-loop controls and protection interlocks.
  • Design, develop, and implement control logic, sequence logic, interlock and protection logic, start/stop sequences, and automatic control functions.
  • Have hands-on experience designing and developing system configuration, control logic configuration, and human-machine-interface (HMI) building, testing, and software acceptance testing.
  • Have experience designing operator interfaces, including HMI mimic screens, overview displays, trends, event displays, and diagnostic screens for user-friendly operation and plant monitoring.
  • Have experience configuring alarm databases, rationalizing alarms, implementing alarm priorities and operator guidance, and developing event logging and reporting functions.
  • Have experience with system integration and testing, including software integration testing, factory acceptance testing, site acceptance testing, commissioning, and troubleshooting.
  • Have experience preparing Functional Design Specifications, Software Design Specifications, cause-and-effect documents, logic narratives, HMI design documents, and factory acceptance test procedures.
  • Be able to guide and support teams in detailed engineering, system configuration, software acceptance testing, factory acceptance testing, commissioning, and site acceptance testing.
  • Be proficient with distributed control system, programmable logic controller, and supervisory control and data acquisition engineering tools.
  • Have hands-on experience designing control panels, marshalling cabinets, interlock and relay panels, and network cabinets.
  • Have experience creating high-level specifications for detailed design teams, manufacturing teams, and external vendors or suppliers.
  • Be able to guide and support detailed design teams in preparing cabinet general arrangement and front-view drawings, internal layouts, cable tray layouts, wiring diagrams, interconnection drawings, cable schedules, terminal plans, and bills of materials.
  • Be able to guide and support teams during factory acceptance testing and site acceptance testing.
  • Be proficient with AutoCAD, Microsoft Visio, U-SEC/EPLAN, Triangle MicroWorks, and Microsoft Office.
  • Have at least five years of experience in design and detail engineering for one or more established power-plant distributed control systems.

Responsibilities

  • Understand power-plant owners' requirements, plant layouts, monitoring and control requirements for generators, gas turbines, steam turbines, boilers, heat recovery steam generators, balance-of-plant systems and auxiliaries, process and instrumentation diagrams, and Functional Design Specifications.
  • Interpret process and instrumentation diagrams, plant layouts, control-system architecture, Functional Design Specifications, control philosophies and narratives, and cause-and-effect matrices or diagrams.
  • Design the complete control-system software, including system configuration, control-logic implementation, HMI development, and alarm and event management, in collaboration with related technical departments.
  • Configure distributed control system input/output databases and alarms and events; build and link HMI screens; and program control and interlock logic using ladder logic, function block diagrams, structured text, and sequential function charts.
  • Prepare system software configuration documentation and review vendor documentation and technical submittals.
  • Design power-plant monitoring and control systems, including distributed control systems, supervisory control and data acquisition systems, programmable logic controllers, special-function controllers, and related control devices and subsystems.
  • Design complete control-system architecture, networks, cybersecurity, input/output distribution, and system layouts in collaboration with related technical departments, and create system architecture, high-level designs, and specifications.
  • Design and develop power-plant control-system hardware architecture, including safety and environmental ratings, input/output allocation, and hardware sizing calculations.
  • Prepare specifications and instructions for detailed engineering and manufacturing teams and provide guidance and support.
  • Prepare system hardware configuration drawings and architecture diagrams and review vendor documentation and technical submittals.

Desired Qualifications

  • Knowledge of Problem Oriented Language programming.
  • Experience with MELGEAR and MELSEP.
  • Knowledge of applicable international standards, including IEC 61850, IEC 60870, DNP3, IEC standards, EMI, EMC, cybersecurity, and EU CE marking.

About the Company

Quest Global

Engineering services, digital transformation, asset management

QuEST Global provides engineering and lifecycle services across aerospace, automotive, energy, healthcare, and transportation, focusing on digital transformation and asset management. It uses edge computing, cloud, AI/ML, and industrial IoT to deliver tailored engineering solutions through long-term partnerships, service contracts, project-based engagements, and strategic collaborations. It differentiates itself with a broad industry footprint, global delivery model, and emphasis on partnerships, talent development, and workplace culture. Its goal is to help clients improve operational efficiency and drive business growth by transforming engineering processes and assets with digital tools and data-driven management.

Company size
10,001+
Company stage
Growth Equity (Venture Capital)
Total funding
$581M
Headquarters
Greenville, SC
Founded
1997

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