System Engineer

Yokogawa provides advanced technologies and services in the areas of measurement, control, and information to customers across a broad range of industries, including energy, chemicals, materials, pharmaceuticals, food, and water. Yokogawa addresses customer issues regarding increasingly complex production, operations management, and the optimization of assets, energy, and the supply chain with digitally-enabled smart manufacturing, enabling the transition to autonomous operations.

Yokogawa UK Ltd has an exciting new opportunity, based at our offices in Runcorn, for a highly driven System Engineer (DCS & Safety) with a strong track record within the Industrial Automation Sector.

Reporting to a Customer Centric Team Leader, your role as a System Engineer (DCS & Safety) will be to provide first class support whilst being the technical focal point from hand over by sales to project closing.

For each project your remit will include; project initiation system design; SIL classification, project planning; detailed design; safety lifecycle, configuration; provide technical specification to procurement and supervision of suppliers; internal testing; executing or leading the Factory Acceptance Test, transition to site, site installation, commissioning and Site Acceptance Test, resulting in a customer accepted and handed over system, with documents authorised by the customer; monitoring and controlling the quality of work; and formalising project closures.

Your responsibilities as a System Engineer (DCS & Safety):

• DCS software configuration generated from client’s design documentation such as user requirement specifications or control philosophies
• Alarm rationalisation and understanding of EEMUA 191
• Continuous Process control and Batch process software programming
• Functional Safety SIL classifications and SIF calculations
• Supervise or implement the detailed design, by producing function block programming (using engineering software tools), implement the Safety system SIFs for the logic solver. This includes all shutdown logic as per the cause and effects; hardware interface and graphic screen interface
• Modify existing safety systems and impact analysis
• Conduct internal testing, executing or leading the Factory Acceptance Test
• Take responsibility for the transition to site and managing site installation
• Conduct Site Acceptance Test and ensuring system is handed over efficiently, completing all necessary documents and formalising project closures
• Compliance with Yokogawa procedures

What you will bring to us:

• Experience in a similar role within the oil & gas / petrochemical / Industrial Automation environment
• Minimum HNC qualification in an engineering or process related subject
• Ideally hold a TUV Functional Safety Certificate or have demonstrable knowledge of
• Have practical knowledge of Management Systems such as ISO9001, ISO 14001, ISO 27001 and ISO45001

• Hold a full UK driving licence
• You are a highly motivated and flexible person who is willing to work at Yokogawa offices and customer sites across the UK and offshore
• Respect, collaboration, and integrity are important values to you
• You will be a confident communicator with a professional manner, and the ability to absorb and impart factual information to others and work within standard operating procedures
• You will have the ability to work with minimal supervision, whilst an effective team player as part of a structured team
• A positive self-starter with drive to achieve results in a friendly manner, but at the same time maintain quality and standards

Applicants with Offshore certificates are highly desired, however full training can be provided.

What we promise to offer:

• Competitive salary, level depending on experience, plus incentive package and overtime / TOIL where relevant
• Standard working hours are Monday to Thursday 8:30am to 5:00pm, Friday 8:30am to 4:30pm. Flexibility will be required to meet customer and business needs
• Superb benefits including company pension contribution up to 12.5% dependent uponcriteria, privatemedical insurance and healthcare scheme, 25 days holiday plus bank holidays with increments based on length of service, car allowance

• Freedom to do your job and autonomy is important to us
• Exciting challenges within a mature organization that demands a high degree of individualresponsibility andpromotes initiatives
• A fun working atmosphere with various opportunities to work with awesome colleagues all over the world
• Innovative and advanced high-technology products and services

This is a permanent position, with our offices based atRuncorn, Cheshire. We provide a healthy work-life balance with a blend of working from home and the office. There will be a requirement to travel to customer sites in Europe, the UK, offshore and overseas as required for each project.

Due to the nature of our business, please be advised at the offer of employment stage we will carry out Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS), Education and Employment checks on all candidates.

Not just a job, but a career

Yokogawa, award winner for ‘Best Asset Monitoring Technology’ and ‘Best Digital Twin Technology’ at the HP Awards, is a leading provider of industrial automation, test and measurement, information systems and industrial services in several industries.

Our aim is to shape a better future for our planet through supporting the energy transition, (bio)technology, artificial intelligence, industrial cybersecurity, etc. We are committed to the United Nations sustainable development goals by utilizing our ability to measure and connect.

About the Team
Our 18,000 employees work in over 60 countries with one corporate mission, to “co-innovate tomorrow”. We are looking for dynamic colleagues who share our passion for technology and care for our planet. In return, we offer you great career opportunities to grow yourself in a truly global culture where respect, value creation, collaboration, integrity, and gratitude are highly valued and exhibited in everything we do.

Diverse, Equitable & Inclusive culture

Yokogawa is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Yokogawa wants a diverse, equitable and inclusiveculture. Wewill actively recruit, develop, and promote people from a variety of backgrounds who differ in terms of experience, knowledge, thinking styles, perspective, cultural background, and socioeconomicstatus. Wewill not discriminate based on race, skin color, age, sex, gender identity and expression, sexual orientation, religion, belief, political opinion, nationality, ethnicity, place of origin, disability, family relations or any other circumstances. Yokogawa values differences and enables everyone to belong, contribute, succeed, and demonstrate their full potential.

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