Field Service Engineer – Automation Systems

About Sensia

We bring together the best of the best: the pioneering process automation, real-time control, and IoT technologies of Rockwell Automation, combined with the unmatched measurement and instrument, software, and analytics capabilities of Schlumberger. Sensia is further strengthened by the oil and gas domain expertise and artificial lift experience shared by Rockwell Automation and Schlumberger. The result is Sensia – the leading automation specialist in oil and gas production, transportation, and processing with a team of more than 1,000 experts serving customers globally in more than 80 countries. As the first fully integrated oilfield automation solutions provider, Sensia makes the production, transportation, and processing of oil and gas simpler, safer, more secure, more productive, and better understood from end to end. Now every oil and gas company can experience the advantages of industrial-scale digitalization and seamless automation, enabling each asset to operate more productively and more profitably.

We are also looking for the best of the best to join our team. If you have top-tier talent with a collaborative mindset, exceptional problem-solving skills, and the ability to generate innovative, out-of-the-box solutions, we would love to have you join our team!

Job Description

As a Field Service Engineer, you will play a crucial role in managing pre-commissioning and commissioning of sophisticated integrated control and security systems for the Oil & Gas industry. Working with the Project Manager and Service Manager, you will receive assignments in the form of objectives and execute activities to meet established goals.

The role is based at our site in Milan, with the requirement to work at the client’s site roughly one week per month (this can include industrial onshore and offshore plants, ships, etc.).

Duties and Responsibilities

• Collaborate with Project and Service Managers to plan and schedule site activities.
• Program, debug, and modify PLC software (ControlLogix, AAdvance, and Trusted) using the most common programming languages (Ladder, Function Block, Structure Text, etc.).
• Configure, debug, and modify HMI software (FactoryTalkView).
• Handle industrial networks/switches configuration, debugging, and modification (DLR, REP, PRP, etc.).
• Perform loop checks, pre-commissioning, and commissioning activities.
• Read and understand wiring diagrams, making small changes to the wiring of the control cabinets.
• Prepare comprehensive site reports and timesheets.

The Individual

• Master’s degree in engineering discipline (i.e., Industrial/Process automation, Informatics, Electronics) or equivalent is preferred but not mandatory.
• Mandatory knowledge in computer science and electrical/electronic disciplines, ideally applied in the automation industry.
• Essential proficiency in PLC programming languages (Ladder, Function Block, Structure Text).
• Strong problem-solving skills and ability to work well under pressure.
• Experience with direct customer contact on a technical basis is required.
• Willingness to travel and work at customer sites when required (on average, one week per month).
• Fluency in Italian and intermediate proficiency in English.