Automation Engineer — Portland, OR

Portland, OR
Full Time
Experienced

At Avid Solutions, we work closely with our clients to understand their unique challenges and provide solutions which optimize and transform operations. We pride ourselves on purposeful innovation which focuses not just on the initial implementation of a solution but also its long-term value over the solution’s lifespan. We do this by attracting top-talent with technology and operations experience and by empowering our people through Entrepreneurial Operating System (EOS) and the Autonomy, Mastery, Purpose (AMP) Model. EOS defines what’s important, who owns it, and what success looks like. Enables a culture of motivated entrepreneurs aligned to a single vision. The AMP Model complements EOS through:

  • Autonomy - Flexible work schedule with work-life balance.
  • Mastery – career paths and technology exposure to provide the opportunity to grow and continuously improve your skills.
  • Purpose – Our core industry focus is on industry solutions that truly impact current and future generations.
    • Sustainability – Solutions which help leave the planet better than we found It.
    • Improving Human Health – Helping Life Science clients improve quality, throughput, and costs of manufacturing products.
    • Feeding Our Growing Population – Helping Ag-Chem and Food and Beverage producers safely maximize asset utilization and efficiencies.

If you are hungry, humble, and smart, and seeking to join a privately-owned, growing, and entrepreneurial organization with great benefits, perks, and collaborative culture, this is the place for you.

Our Automation Engineers work on projects like developing and executing process control system integration projects and performing design, development and testing of electrical equipment and control systems, every day.

On a typical day you will:

  • Program PLC's and handle HMI configuration and design
  • Work on Commissioning, Troubleshooting/Testing/Debugging
  • Handle Project Documentation
  • Assist with quoting projects
  • Write specifications, schedules and technical reports
  • Interface with the client on technical matters
  • Assist with estimates and proposals

Our employees are uniquely qualified, and we know that you are as well. We are looking for someone with a solid background in Engineering (Electrical/Mechanical/Chemical preferred) and at least 5+ years of technical automation and controls engineering experience. Someone who is interested to dive deeper into new and varied automation software, perform electrical design, design manufacturing operating systems from scratch, work on instrumentation and design and continuously improve process knowledge and be able to meet deadlines in a rapidly changing environment.

Required skills

  • BS Degree in Engineering
  • A minimum of five years' experience in project-based automation and control engineering
  • Experience working in the process-based industries (pharmaceuticals, biotech, food and beverage, and/or specialty chemicals industry
  • Experience in consulting and / or system integration
  • Experience with Rockwell, Emerson, and/or Inductive Automation preferred.
  • Experience working in a hybrid environment is a plus

To be successful in this role, you will be someone who has:

  • Above average skills in planning, organization, time management and meeting clear standards and objectives
  • Ability to be highly focused, self-motivated and results-oriented.
  • Ability to practice proactive communication (both written and verbal) with colleagues, supervisors and clients.
  • Ability to utilize past learning to understand and handle new situations and accept change as a challenge.
  • Ability to make independent decisions (when required).

Knowledge of:

  • Process Control and Information System Design / Development
  • PLC, DCS, HMI, SCADA, and Network Configuration
  • Electrical Design and Instrumentation Specification

This is a full-time position and a hybrid work opportunity. We offer our Consultants a base salary, an incentive program and a full benefit package.

You can learn more about Avid Solutions on www.avidsolutionsinc.com. If you’d like to be considered for this position, please apply now on our website and join our team!

Share

Apply for this position

Required*
We've received your resume. Click here to update it.
Attach resume or Paste resume
Attach resume as .pdf, .doc, .docx, .odt, .txt, or .rtf (limit 5MB) or Paste resume

Paste your resume here or Attach resume file

To comply with government Equal Employment Opportunity and/or Affirmative Action reporting regulations, we are requesting (but NOT requiring) that you enter this personal data. This information will not be used in connection with any employment decisions, and will be used solely as permitted by state and federal law. Your voluntary cooperation would be appreciated. Learn more.
Invitation for Job Applicants to Self-Identify as a U.S. Veteran
  • A “disabled veteran” is one of the following:
    • a veteran of the U.S. military, ground, naval or air service who is entitled to compensation (or who but for the receipt of military retired pay would be entitled to compensation) under laws administered by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs; or
    • a person who was discharged or released from active duty because of a service-connected disability.
  • A “recently separated veteran” means any veteran during the three-year period beginning on the date of such veteran's discharge or release from active duty in the U.S. military, ground, naval, or air service.
  • An “active duty wartime or campaign badge veteran” means a veteran who served on active duty in the U.S. military, ground, naval or air service during a war, or in a campaign or expedition for which a campaign badge has been authorized under the laws administered by the Department of Defense.
  • An “Armed forces service medal veteran” means a veteran who, while serving on active duty in the U.S. military, ground, naval or air service, participated in a United States military operation for which an Armed Forces service medal was awarded pursuant to Executive Order 12985.
Veteran status


Voluntary Self-Identification of Disability
Voluntary Self-Identification of Disability Form CC-305
OMB Control Number 1250-0005
Expires 07/31/2029
Why are you being asked to complete this form?

We are a federal contractor or subcontractor. The law requires us to provide equal employment opportunity to qualified people with disabilities. We have a goal of having at least 7% of our workers as people with disabilities. The law says we must measure our progress towards this goal. To do this, we must ask applicants and employees if they have a disability or have ever had one. People can become disabled, so we need to ask this question at least every five years.

Completing this form is voluntary, and we hope that you will choose to do so. Your answer is confidential. No one who makes hiring decisions will see it. Your decision to complete the form and your answer will not harm you in any way. If you want to learn more about the law or this form, visit the U.S. Department of Labor’s Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs (OFCCP) website at www.dol.gov/ofccp.

How do you know if you have a disability?

A disability is a condition that substantially limits one or more of your “major life activities.” If you have or have ever had such a condition, you are a person with a disability. Disabilities include, but are not limited to:

  • Alcohol or other substance use disorder (not currently using drugs illegally)
  • Autoimmune disorder, for example, lupus, fibromyalgia, rheumatoid arthritis, HIV/AIDS
  • Blind or low vision
  • Cancer (past or present)
  • Cardiovascular or heart disease
  • Celiac disease
  • Cerebral palsy
  • Deaf or serious difficulty hearing
  • Diabetes
  • Disfigurement, for example, disfigurement caused by burns, wounds, accidents, or congenital disorders
  • Epilepsy or other seizure disorder
  • Gastrointestinal disorders, for example, Crohn's Disease, irritable bowel syndrome
  • Intellectual or developmental disability
  • Mental health conditions, for example, depression, bipolar disorder, anxiety disorder, schizophrenia, PTSD
  • Missing limbs or partially missing limbs
  • Mobility impairment, benefiting from the use of a wheelchair, scooter, walker, leg brace(s) and/or other supports
  • Nervous system condition, for example, migraine headaches, Parkinson’s disease, multiple sclerosis (MS)
  • Neurodivergence, for example, attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), autism spectrum disorder, dyslexia, dyspraxia, other learning disabilities
  • Partial or complete paralysis (any cause)
  • Pulmonary or respiratory conditions, for example, tuberculosis, asthma, emphysema
  • Short stature (dwarfism)
  • Traumatic brain injury
Please check one of the boxes below:

PUBLIC BURDEN STATEMENT: According to the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 no persons are required to respond to a collection of information unless such collection displays a valid OMB control number. This survey should take about 5 minutes to complete.

You must enter your name and date
Human Check*