Lead Automation Specialist

Overview

You'll Come for a Job…But You'll Stay for an Exciting Career! Engineering and Designing Reliable, Responsive, Solutions.

SINCE 1976, CANNON has provided creative solutions to clients in the energy industry, water resources, public infrastructure, and commercial and residential development. We work hard. We play hard. We have fun.

JOIN CANNON as a LEAD AUTOMATION SPECIALIST in Ventura. Ventura is located 30 miles south of Santa Barbara, with a backdrop of the Los Padres National Forest foothills and the scenic Pacific Ocean, Ventura has many miles of beaches and recreational parks. Its Mediterranean climate offers many year-round recreational and cultural opportunities.

PROJECTS INCLUDE : Water Treatment, Wastewater Treatment, Water Reclamation and Recovery Facilities (WRRF), Water Distribution, Wastewater Collections, Oil & Gas, Aerospace, Food & Beverage, and Industrial Processes.

Job Summary

The Lead Automation Specialist will independently address industrial electrical and control systems with a focus on functional analysis, technical evaluation, design goals, and solution development. This role includes designing, implementing, and enhancing automated systems and processes within manufacturing and industrial environments. Responsibilities cover system design, integration, testing, troubleshooting, project management, and client coordination. The position requires working in both office settings and onsite within heavy industrial environments.

Responsibilities

• Leads or supports integration projects, including scope development, budgeting, scheduling, and procurement.
• Assists in the development and cost estimation for proposals tailored to client requirements.
• Interfaces with clients to ensure successful project coordination, system performance, and client satisfaction.
• Designs and programs automated systems : PLCs, sensors, actuators, control panels, and HMI interfaces.
• Creates and troubleshoots PLC code (Rockwell, Modicon preferred) and HMI applications for industrial processes.
• Integrates new automation systems with existing processes and equipment.
• Oversee and train others to test, validate, and calibrate automated systems to ensure compliance, reliability, and safety.
• Identifies opportunities for process improvements to enhance efficiency, reduce costs, and increase system reliability.
• Maintains detailed documentation (schematics, SOPs, backups) for all automation systems.
• Specifies and commissions SCADA systems, including server / client setup, network architecture, and instrumentation.

Requirements

Benefits

WE OFFER competitive salaries, an excellent benefits package, remote work flexibility, and an active and positive team-building work environment.

Cannon is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to status as a protected veteran or a qualified individual with a disability, or other protected status such as race, religion, color, national origin, sex, age.

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