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About Yokogawa

Yokogawa is a leading provider of industrial automation, test and measurement, information systems, and industrial services across various industries. The company has received awards for ‘Best Asset Monitoring Technology’ and ‘Best Digital Twin Technology’ at the HP Awards. With 18,000 employees in over 60 countries, Yokogawa is committed to co-innovating for a better future, supporting energy transition, biotechnology, artificial intelligence, and industrial cybersecurity, while aligning with the United Nations sustainable development goals.

About the Lead NCS Engineer Role

Yokogawa is seeking a Lead NCS Engineer to join its team in Al Khobar, Eastern region. This full-time role requires a professional with over 10 years of experience in industrial automation, PLCs, HMIs, and large-scale SCADA packages. The Lead NCS Engineer will be responsible for designing and validating SCADA and RTU engineering solutions, leading engineering teams, and ensuring adherence to technical standards.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead the design of SCADA and RTU engineering solutions, including feasibility testing and validation.
• Develop scalable SCADA layouts, HMI graphics philosophies, alarm management strategies, and database links, utilizing technical documentation such as P&IDs, FLDs, Logic Diagrams, and C&E matrices.
• Direct engineering teams, mentor junior staff, and establish coding and technical standards across multiple sites. Review and validate design inputs, identifying discrepancies for corrective actions.
• Contribute to the analysis of information, drafting of engineering standards and specifications, and evaluating their effectiveness within the engineering discipline.
• Conduct inspections with customers to assess the quality of engineering works or the integrity of existing installations, providing recommendations for remedial actions.
• Proactively identify issues or needs, establishing potential causes, barriers, and related concerns.
• Support Project and Control Managers in achieving required outcomes by managing relationships with contract service providers within established contract management plans.
• Utilize established knowledge management systems to ensure the implementation of lessons learned from previous projects.

Required Qualifications and Experience

• Bachelor’s Degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Science, or Automation.
• Minimum of 12 years of experience in industrial automation, PLCs, HMIs, and large-scale SCADA packages, with at least 3 years in a senior or lead position. Preferred experience with Yokogawa CI Server, FAST/TOOLS, and STARDOM.

Essential Skills

• Technical Acumen: Deep understanding of industrial communication protocols (Modbus, OPC UA/DA, DNP3, IEC 61850) and data historians. Strong knowledge of cybersecurity concepts, including international standards and implementations.
• Engineering Proficiency: Ability to independently achieve engineering development targets, produce technical engineering specifications, and test/evaluate engineering outcomes.
• Planning & Compliance: Competence in developing action plans based on recommendations and requirements. Comprehensive knowledge of regulations and policies, with the ability to interpret and apply them, and guide others.
• Problem-Solving: Skilled in managing complexity by analyzing intricate, high-volume, and sometimes contradictory information to solve problems effectively, exploring underlying issues and root causes.
• Communication & Collaboration: Strong communication abilities to explain technical concepts to non-technical managers and clients. Collaborative mindset for dispute resolution.