Port Automation Integration Engineer - Long Beach
About The Position
Hatch’s Ports & Terminals Group is seeking a Port Automation Integration Engineer to support the digital transformation of marine facilities, including container terminals, bulk and break-bulk facilities, and other port assets. The role works with technology vendors, consultants, and clients’ operational staff to identify improvement opportunities, troubleshoot challenges, and deploy integrated technologies that enable automated operations. It is critical to the success of Hatch’s Smart Ports team. The engineer will contribute to client engagements by producing deliverables, managing workstreams and budgets, handling client interactions, and resolving project challenges within Hatch’s project governance framework. The role involves integrating client and vendor solutions, supporting testing and commissioning, implementing data analytics and associated infrastructure, and assisting clients with defect and release management. Work may take place at a client-specified site or remotely, depending on the project. The position also contributes to business development, client relationship building, and the development and mentorship of colleagues in port and marine technical fields. Travel of up to 50% and work at client sites, potentially outside normal business hours as part of a global team, may be required.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree in a related engineering discipline—industrial, mechatronics, chemical, process, electrical, mechanical, or systems engineering—or operations research.
- At least 5 years of experience executing complex automation projects in an industrial sector such as infrastructure, energy, metals, mining, or heavy equipment.
- Proven experience delivering value to industrial operations environments by integrating and implementing automation, real-time information management systems, and other digital solutions.
- Excellent understanding of Software Development Lifecycle Management (SDLC), including quality assurance, automated testing, and software configuration management.
- Excellent understanding of software development technologies, including relational databases such as SQL and Oracle; programming and scripting languages such as Java, C#, VB, NET, Python, R, and MATLAB; messaging such as XML/XSLT and JMS; regular expressions; and business intelligence technologies such as Tableau and Spotfire.
- Ability to understand and articulate how clients operate and how their processes work.
- Demonstrated ability to learn and quickly comprehend new concepts and technologies, industrial processes, and operations.
- Experience working with distributed teams of professionals and managing teams of professionals.
- Ability to work on multiple parallel projects within a team environment.
- Good time management, strong written and verbal communication, presentation, and organizational skills.
- Strong team player with demonstrated leadership capabilities in a high-pressure environment.
- Ability to travel up to 50% and/or work at client sites, often outside normal business hours as part of a global team.
Nice To Haves
- Knowledge of container terminal operational systems and equipment, including STS cranes, RTGs, TOS, GOS, gates, ASCs, ARMGs, Auto-SCs, vessel planning, yard planning, top handlers, UTRs, OCR, RFID, and Wherenet industrial automation architectures.
- Specific experience with OSISoft PI and Tableau.
Responsibilities
- Serve as an Integration Engineer on a variety of engagements, producing deliverables, managing workstreams, budgets, and client interactions, and resolving project challenges within Hatch’s project governance framework.
- Apply engineering principles to develop efficient, cost-effective solutions in complex, multivariable, and multidisciplinary environments.
- Work with clients and vendors to integrate solutions by specifying business and functional requirements.
- Develop test cases based on operational scenarios and conduct tests in emulation environments.
- Support testing and commissioning in live equipment environments.
- Review system outputs and logfiles, adjudicate test results, and document defects.
- Coordinate with client groups, including Operations, Project, and Maintenance, and with vendors to prioritize and schedule changes.
- Define KPIs and data analytics approaches.
- Implement data analytics solutions and the data infrastructure required to enable analytics, such as OSISoft PI.
- Assist clients with defect and release management processes.
- Support and conduct integration work at client-specified locations or remotely, depending on the project.
- Lead and contribute to proposals, proposal interview materials, and other business development materials.
- Build client relationships, promote Hatch’s services, and identify new business opportunities.
- Support staff development, management, and recruitment, including mentoring and developing colleagues in port and marine technical competencies.
Benefits
- Flexible work environment.
- Long-term career development.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Mid Level
