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ACCIONA

Global renewable energy and infrastructure company

DCS Engineer

Controls & Automation EngineeringConfirmed live in the last 24 hours
Full-timeAntofagasta, ChileNo salary listedIn-person

About the Job

Requirements

  • Relevant experience with distributed control systems (DCS) and industrial process control is required.
  • A degree or training in Electronics Engineering, Automation and Control, Electrical Engineering, Industrial Engineering, or an equivalent specialty is required.
  • Solid knowledge of proportional-integral-derivative (PID) control and control strategies is required.
  • Solid knowledge of control logic, sequences, interlocks, and protections is required.
  • Solid knowledge of instrumentation and process signals is required.
  • Solid knowledge of P&IDs and control documentation is required.
  • Solid knowledge of trend, alarm, and event analysis is required.
  • Solid knowledge of control-system architectures and communications is required.
  • Experience in power-generation plants or continuous industrial processes is required.

Responsibilities

  • Administer, maintain, and provide technical support for the Foxboro DCS and its associated infrastructure.
  • Diagnose and resolve failures involving control, communications, and instrumentation associated with the DCS.
  • Analyze and modify control logic, interlocks, permissives, sequences, protections, and PID loops.
  • Analyze trends, alarms, events, and process variables to resolve operational problems.
  • Support Operations during process deviations, trips, and plant events.
  • Participate and contribute technically to root-cause analyses (RCA).
  • Manage control-system modifications under management-of-change (MOC) procedures.
  • Manage system backups, restorations, versions, and technical documentation.
  • Participate in alarm review and rationalization.
  • Prepare and execute DCS maintenance and improvement work during scheduled shutdowns.
  • Coordinate work with manufacturers, specialist suppliers, and other plant technical teams.
  • Keep control documentation current, including narratives, Cause & Effect documents, logic, architecture, drawings, and change records.
  • Identify improvement opportunities to increase plant stability, availability, and performance.

Desired Qualifications

  • Experience with Schneider Electric Foxboro is particularly valued.
  • Experience in concentrated solar power (CSP) plants, thermal power stations, water-steam cycles, turbines, boilers, or high-availability process facilities is particularly valued.

About the Company

ACCIONA

Global renewable energy and infrastructure company

Acciona operates globally as a sustainable infrastructure group that develops, builds, and runs renewable-energy assets and related infrastructure. Its products work by covering the full project life cycle—from design and construction to owning, operating, and maintaining wind, solar, hydro, and other infrastructure assets. It differentiates itself through vertical integration across development, construction, and operations, with a long history of shifting from traditional construction toward a large, diversified clean-energy portfolio. Its goal is to be a leading global developer and operator of sustainable infrastructure, expanding clean-energy capacity and cutting carbon emissions.

Company size
10,001+
Company stage
IPO
Headquarters
Madrid, Spain
Founded
1861

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