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Danos

End-to-end energy services, safely delivered

Automation Specialist

Controls & Automation EngineeringConfirmed live in the last 24 hours
Full-timeCarlsbad, NM, USANo salary listed

About the Job

Requirements

  • A two-year Instrumentation or Automation technology degree with a GPA of at least 2.5, or equivalent technical work experience with a good safety record.
  • At least 7 years of experience working as an Automation Specialist.
  • Mastery of well RTU designs, programming, and troubleshooting.
  • Mastery of analog and discrete instrumentation and serial and Ethernet communications protocols.
  • Mastery of technical standards and guidelines, including API, NEC, NFPA, IEEE, and ISA.
  • Advanced knowledge of maintaining PLC programs in function block, ladder logic, and structured text.
  • Advanced knowledge of maintaining local HMI operator interfaces.
  • Ability and willingness to work 12-hour shifts, including nights, weekends, and holidays, and participate in an on-call rotation; schedules may vary by location.
  • Ability and willingness to travel to unassigned job areas as needed.
  • Ability and willingness to work under air after fit testing and from an aerial manlift platform.
  • Ability to work safely around instrumentation and electrical systems.
  • Ability to work responsibly with limited supervision.
  • Advanced knowledge of Microsoft Office, including Word, Excel, and Outlook, and Windows operating systems.
  • Must meet conditional job-offer requirements, including a background check, hair-follicle drug test, motor vehicle record check, and fitness-for-duty and agility requirements.

Responsibilities

  • Maintain and repair a wide array of automation and electrical equipment associated with upstream onshore oil and gas producing operations.
  • Provide on-site automation support for upstream onshore oil and gas producing operations.
  • Serve as a technical resource for facility control systems and field instrumentation, including level, pressure, flow, vibration, and other instruments.
  • Ensure maintenance activities comply with relevant industry and corporate Process Control standards.
  • Follow PLC programming practices, standards, and management-of-change procedures.
  • Identify problem areas in instrumentation and control systems to determine strategic improvement opportunities.
  • Use a computerized maintenance management system, such as SAP, to facilitate maintenance operations.
  • Install, program, calibrate, perform preventive maintenance on, troubleshoot, and repair automation equipment.
  • Use engineering design documents to commission control systems, validate control loops, confirm control logic functionality, configure end devices, and test alarms.
  • Apply knowledge in design reviews and process hazard analysis.

About the Company

Danos

End-to-end energy services, safely delivered

Danos provides end-to-end integrated service solutions for the energy and industrial sectors, focusing on safely delivering projects on time and within budget. Its offerings cover a range of field services, maintenance, and project execution, coordinated to work together as a single package rather than in separate contracts. The company emphasizes strong safety performance, a values-based culture, and high levels of employee engagement and training to ensure consistent quality and reliability. What sets Danos apart is its commitment to safety and people—embedding training and a collaborative culture to earn customer trust and loyalty, rather than relying on a single product or service. The goal is to be a trusted industry partner that consistently delivers dependable results for clients by prioritizing safety, open communication, and meticulous execution.

Company size
1,001-5,000
Company stage
Not listed
Total funding
Not listed
Headquarters
Gray, LA
Founded
1947

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