Contract: Lead Software Engineer / USA

Essential Responsibilities:

• Perform tasks within the software engineering scope for various projects.
• Supervision of a small team of software engineers, as required.
• Regular reporting of individual project progress and resource status.
• Review and technical input of project plans.
• Identification of technical, schedule and commercial risks relating to software requirements.
• Assist the Supply Chain Management Function with procurement/sub-contract activities, including variation order requests.
• Preparation and review of requirements, design, interface and test documentation, within company and client defined contractual and quality requirements.
• Generation of work scope/definition and task lists within the software team.
• Provide technical support and guidance within the software team.
• Review of individual task solutions, ensuring cross-project standardization and resource optimization.
• Support of technical and project execution audits, both internal and external.
• Participation in project close-out and lessons learned activities.

Qualifications/Requirements:

• Engineering or Science based bachelor's degree or equivalent knowledge and experience.
• 3+ years software/electrical engineering work experience within an Oil & Gas controls environment.
• Proven automation (SCADA) experience with specific focus on PLC logic and HMI/GUI development.
• Knowledge of computer networking, including ethernet configuration.
• Ability to program in high level languages, such as C/C++/JavaScript.
• Core logic skills and experience, including data bit handling.
• Experience of interfacing with instrumentation over a variety of interfaces (for example, Pressure/Temperature/Flow sensors via Modbus/CAN bus/PROFIBUS/OPC).
• SQL/Database development experience.
• Mathematical knowledge to enable tasks such as data scaling/conversion of certain instrumentation data.
• Fundamental knowledge of the Software Life Cycle - (Requirements/Design/Implementation/Test/Review/Release/Maintainenance).
• Experience in successfully delivering small/large scale projects.
• Ability to travel as required at short notice.
• Solid interpersonal and communication skills.
• Strong knowledge sharing and mentoring capabilities.
• Excellent report writing and presentation skills.

Desired Characteristics:

• Bachelor's or higher degree in Software/Electrical Engineering.
• 5+ years software/electrical engineering work experience within an Oil & Gas controls environment.
• Production Controls Systems knowledge.
• Offshore trained with current certifications (BOSIET-HUET/EBS).
• Product Lifecycle Management knowledge.
• Deep understanding of Subsea Topside architecture and an ability to translate that into a winning subsea offering.
• Excellent comprehension of software methodologies and development processes, with ownership of process improvements and quality.