Triconex SIS Application Engineer

Schneider Electric•Baton Rouge, LA

6d•Onsite

About The Position

Design and deliver safety-critical automation solutions that help protect people, assets, and operations. Join a multidisciplinary technical team delivering large-scale, high-complexity industrial automation projects. You will translate customer requirements into dependable Triconex Safety Instrumented System (SIS) solutions across front-end engineering design, detailed design, system integration, testing, commissioning, and handoff. This role is ideal for an Engineer who enjoys difficult technical problems, direct customer collaboration, and seeing design progress from concept to an operating system. You do not need experience with every technology listed; we value strong fundamentals, curiosity, accountability, and the ability to learn quickly.

Requirements

2 + years of PLC, SIS, DCS, or industrial automation project engineering experience.
Experience with Triconex or another safety PLC platform and with system integration, FAT, site acceptance testing, startup, or commissioning.
Experience configuring and troubleshooting Modbus, Modbus TCP, OPC, industrial networks, switches, firewalls, or related hardware.
Experience with C#, JavaScript, TypeScript, Python, Java, Microsoft Windows, or common Microsoft productivity applications
Bachelor's degree in engineering, computer science, or a related technical field, or equivalent practical experience.
Working knowledge of electrical/electronic circuits, industrial control systems, computer networking, and application software.
Familiarity with IEC 61131-3 languages such as Ladder Diagram, Function Block Diagram, Structured Text, or Sequential Function Chart.
Experience diagnosing software, configuration, networking, or communications issues using a structured troubleshooting approach.
Ability to interpret technical specifications and convert them into clear, testable engineering deliverables.
Strong written and verbal communication skills; a collaborative, self-motivated, accountable work style; and close attention to detail.
Ability to manage competing priorities, triage issues, locate needed information, and adapt as project conditions change.

Responsibilities

Design, configure, optimize, and deploy Triconex SIS hardware and application solutions in accordance with project specifications and site requirements.
Develop and modify safety logic using logic diagrams, cause-and-effect matrices, control narratives, and basis-of-design documents.
Design customized SIS human-machine interface (HMI) applications and contribute to system architecture, hardware, software, and network design.
Create test plans and test documentation; execute internal system testing and support customer factory acceptance testing (FAT).
Commission systems, troubleshoot hardware, software, network, and communications issues, and make controlled field changes needed to return operations to service safely and on schedule.
Participate in internal and customer design reviews, clearly communicating technical decisions, risks, status, and priorities.
Apply standard libraries, proven designs, and QA/QC processes while meeting cybersecurity, engineering, schedule, and quality requirements.
Collaborate with project managers, engineers, designers, and other stakeholders to resolve issues and meet project commitments.