Job No. 154953
- Job Title:
- Automation Integration Engineer Operational Technology (OT)
- Employer:
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University of Missouri-Columbia
- Location:
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Columbia , MO
- Posting Date:
- 18-Feb-2025
- Description:
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Job Description
At MU Energy Management, we power the future! We are responsible for producing, purchasing, and delivering vital utility services across the University of Missouri campus. Our advanced district energy system, centered around the state-of-the-art Combined Cooling, Heating, and Power Plant (CCHP), generates steam, chilled water, and electricity to heat, cool, and energize over 17 million square feet of academic, research, athletic, and healthcare buildings.
Beyond powering the campus, we also install and manage cutting-edge building automation systems that optimize energy consumption across the university. Our mission is to provide cost-effective, reliable, and resilient utility services that empower the University to excel in its academic and research goals.
If you are passionate about energy, innovation, and sustainability, this is your chance to be part of a team that keeps Mizzou running and thriving!
Job Description:
Provides engineering support for all Operational Technology (OT) and IT systems, networks, and applications used for producing, delivering, and managing utility services to the MU campus.
Key Responsibilities:
Provide engineering support for the design, installation, operation, of all Operation Technology (OT) and IT hardware, software, control, and network systems used for reliably producing, delivering, and managing utilities to the campus.
Provide engineering and support with the design, installation, operation, upgrades, and expansion of all process controls systems, including Wonderware System Platform, Emerson DeltaV, Rockwell Automation, Johnson Controls Metasys, OSI Pi, and other platforms. Ensure all appliable security updates are applied in addition to program updates to maintain reliability of systems. Identify opportunities for process improvement and system reliability.
Provide engineering design, support, installation, and management, of network hardware and software used for securing all OT system. Follow and oversee policies and procedures for securing network assets.
Assist with designs, installation, management, and support of expansion, and upgrades of the Utility Process Control (OT) Network infrastructure, including networking devices and cabling infrastructure including fiber optic and copper structured cabling.
Provide management and support of data historians including OSI Pi and Wonderware. Assist with development of interfaces, analysis, and visualization of historian and real-time data.
Assist with development, enhancement, maintenance, and support of all OT/IT in-house developed desktop, web, database applications, and custom interfaces.
Analyze, specify, develop specifications for purchase of OT/IT systems, ensuring compliance with policies and compatibility of systems.
Shift
8:00 AM – 5:00 PM
Monday - Friday
Minimum Qualifications
A Bachelor's degree or an equivalent combination of education and experience and at least 5 years of experience from which comparable knowledge and skills can be acquired is necessary. Licensure or certification may be required.
Preferred Qualifications
A Bachelor of Science degree in Engineering (Electrical, Computer, Industrial, or similar) is preferred.
Experience with operation and management of OT systems such as SCADA, PLCs, DCS, EMCS, BAS, and HMI platforms.
Experience with integration of IT/OT systems.
Cybersecurity technical experience with a strong understanding of cybersecurity principles, best practices, and industry standards.
Proficiency in network protocols and communication technologies used in OT environments (e.g., Modbus, Ethernet/IP, BACnet, OPC) and troubleshooting.
Experience with process controls network devices and cabling infrastructure, including hands-on roles in supporting routers, managed switches, and firewalls.
Excellent problem-solving and communication skills.
Experience with software development using object-oriented programming principles, methodologies and languages and database systems.
- Contact information:
- University of Missouri-Columbia
- Columbia, MO 65211
- United States
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