Alarm Management Engineer

ROBERT E MASON & ASSOCIATES INC • Durham, NC

98d

About The Position

As a 100% Employee-Owned company, Robert E. Mason & Associates, Inc. believes our Associates are the foundation of both our customers’ and our success. Our strong company culture, and belief in continued investment in our Associates, has helped us realize long Associate tenures, as well as long lasting relationships with our customers. Under the Robert E. Mason & Associates, Inc. umbrella there are two divisions: R.E. Mason and Apperture Solutions. R.E. Mason is an Emerson Impact Partner covering North Carolina, South Carolina, and Virginia. Emerson is the global leader of process systems and solutions. R.E. Mason provides industry-leading process equipment and service for process control, automation, safety, and reliability. The industries served include Chemical, Pharmaceutical & Life Sciences, Power & Utilities, Food & Beverage, and Pulp & Paper. Apperture Solutions is a technology independent, professional consulting, and implementation services firm. Apperture Solutions offers Data Enablement, Production Optimization, Operations Management, and Other Value-Added Services. Apperture Solutions partners with other providers to offer our customers the technologies and solutions that fit their needs.

Requirements

• B.S. in CHE, EE, ME, Comp. Eng, Comp. Sci., other related disciplines or equivalent experience.
• 0-5 years of relevant experience with DeltaV or other Control Systems.
• MS Office Experience.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
• Ability to work in team environment; a team player.
• Self-directed, self-motivated, and detail oriented.
• Customer focused.
• Organized and reliable; Demonstrates integrity.
• Be a United States Citizen with a valid driver’s license.

Nice To Haves

• Experience with alarm management practices.
• Understanding of ISA-18.2.
• ISA S88 experience.
• Understanding of regulated or validated systems.
• Prior experience working in a relevant manufacturing environment.

Responsibilities

• Implement and maintain alarm management solutions using Emerson’s AgileOps™ software to support safe and efficient plant operations.
• Conduct alarm rationalization workshops and document alarm attributes in a master alarm database.
• Implement rationalization changes in DeltaV or other control system.
• Configure dynamic alarming strategies to adjust alarm behavior based on plant operating states, minimizing nuisance alarms and alarm floods.
• Utilize Alarm Shelving to manage stale or malfunctioning alarms and ensure compliance with alarm philosophy and industry standards.
• Monitor alarm system performance and generate KPI reports to assess alarm rates, flood conditions, and operator response effectiveness.
• Support Factory Acceptance Tests (FATs) and Site Acceptance Tests (SATs) by auditing alarm configurations and validating alarm behavior against design specifications.
• Travel in North Carolina, South Carolina and Virginia – approximately 25%.
• Provide training and support to operators and engineers on alarm management fundamentals, software tools, and best practices.
• Participate in Management of Change (MOC) processes to ensure alarm modifications are properly reviewed, documented, and approved.
• Assist in the development and maintenance of site-specific alarm philosophies and contribute to periodic audits and assessments of alarm system integrity.

Benefits

• Participation in the Employee Stock Ownership Program (ESOP).
• Retirement plan, including a Safe Harbor contribution.
• Medical / Dental / Vision Insurance.
• Employer paid Life Insurance and Long-Term Disability Insurance.
• Generous paid leave options that include vacation time, sick leave, personal leave time, R.E. Mason Way Half Day, paid Jury Duty, and paid Bereavement Leave.
• Paid company holidays.
• Career Development Program.
• Retirement and Financial Wellness program.
• Employee Assistance Program (EAP).
• Alternative/Hybrid Work Schedules.

What This Job Offers

• Education Level: Bachelor's degree