Automations Engineer

SCADA ENGINEER

Job Details

Full Time / Part Time: Full Time

FLSA Classification: Exempt

Business Unit: Rentals

Reports to: Operations Manager

Travel Requirement: Yes

Job Description

Peak Rentals’ SCADA Engineer is responsible for the design, implementation, maintenance, and optimization of SCADA systems used to monitor and control oil and gas production, transportation, storage, and distribution facilities.

The essential job functions include, but are not limited to

• Design, configure, and maintain the existing Ignition Perspective platform (PeakView), including HMIs, RTUs, PLCs, and communication networks.
• Develop and modify SCADA graphics, alarms, trends, reports, and control logic to support operational requirements.
• Monitor system performance and troubleshoot hardware, software, and communication issues to ensure high system availability and reliability.
• Integrate field instrumentation, sensors, flow meters, analyzers, and control devices with SCADA platforms.
• Support pipeline, wellhead, compressor station, tank farm, and processing facility automation projects.
• Perform system testing, commissioning, and startup activities for new installations and upgrades.
• Maintain SCADA databases, historian systems, and data interfaces with enterprise applications such as ERP, maintenance, and reporting systems.
• Implement cybersecurity measures and ensure compliance with industry standards, company policies, and regulatory requirements.
• Analyze operational data to identify performance improvements, equipment issues, and optimization opportunities.
• Develop technical documentation, system architecture diagrams, operating procedures, and maintenance manuals.
• Coordinate with operations, maintenance, instrumentation, electrical, and IT teams to resolve system-related issues.
• Provide technical support, training, and guidance to operators and maintenance personnel.
• Manage vendor relationships and support third-party system integrations.
• Ensure backup, disaster recovery, and change management procedures are properly executed and documented.
• Participate in preventive maintenance programs and continuous improvement initiatives to enhance system efficiency and operational safety.
  
  

Other Duties

Please note this job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties or responsibilities that are required of the employee for this job. Duties, responsibilities and activities may change at any time with or without notice.

Requirements

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required:

• Strong knowledge of Ignition Perspective, PLC programming, industrial communication protocols (Modbus, DNP3, OPC, Ethernet/IP), and networking.
• Experience with oil and gas automation systems, telemetry, control systems, and field instrumentation.
• Understanding of cybersecurity principles, process control, and industrial safety standards.
  
  

Compensation Information

Compensation is competitive and commensurate with experience.

Top Tier Benefits

• Medical, dental, vision, coverage in addition to life and disability insurance plans.
• Paid Vacation Days and Paid Holidays.
• Retirement and Savings (401K) Plan with Company match.
• Referral bonus with no cap on amount of referrals.
• Paid Training.
  
  

Physical Demands and Exposures

• This position works inside a climate-controlled environment, with frequent trips to locations in outside weather conditions. The Company will supply adequate training and equipment to perform the functions of the job.
• Monday – Friday, 8am-5pm, Overtime when required.
• Involves sitting at a desk for extended periods of time.
• Needs high degree of concentration in a busy area.
• Ability to lift up to 50lbs.
  
  

Peak Rentals is an equal opportunity employer. It is Peak’s policy to prohibit discrimination and harassment of any type and to afford equal employment opportunities to employees and applicants without regard to any protected class, status, characteristic, or activity. All employment decisions, including decisions regarding recruitment, selection, hiring, compensation, benefits, training, advancement, discipline, discharge, and other terms, conditions, and privileges of employment are made without regard to any lawfully protected class, status, characteristic, or activity.

Peak Rentals requires all employees whose jobs may involve environmental compliance to understand and comply with the U.S. Environmental Protections Agency’s Clean Air Act that regulates air emissions from stationary and mobile sources. A copy of the Clean Air Act can be provided to you upon request from Human Resources.

Peak Rentals participates in E-Verify and will provide the federal government with your Form I-9 information to confirm that you are authorized to work in the U.S. If E-Verify cannot confirm that you are authorized to work, Peak is required to give you written instructions and an opportunity to contact Department of Homeland Security (DHS) or Social Security Administration (SSA) so you can begin to resolve the issue before the employer can take any action against you, including terminating your employment. Peak only uses E-Verify once you have accepted a job offer and completed the Form I-9.