{"id":107407,"date":"2026-04-01T00:56:05","date_gmt":"2026-04-01T00:56:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/firstquantumcareers.com\/engineer-network\/"},"modified":"2026-04-07T11:02:10","modified_gmt":"2026-04-07T11:02:10","slug":"engineer-network","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/firstquantumcareers.com\/es\/engineer-network\/","title":{"rendered":"Engineer, Network"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><b>Overall<\/b><b> Job<\/b><b> Purpose<\/b><b>\u00a0<\/b><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span>The n<\/span><span>etwork engineer <\/span><span>must <\/span><span>provide technical support in the design and development phase and provide technical skills in the implementation, <\/span><span>commissioning<\/span><span> and maintenance of the control system network. <\/span><\/li>\n<li><span>They need to <\/span><span>identify<\/span><span> requirements and short comings in the control system network and develop functional and design specifications for the control system networks and various other network components<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><b>Specific<\/b><b> Job Responsibility<\/b><\/p>\n<div>\n<p><span><span>The specific tasks to be performed by the position holder will include;<\/span><\/span><span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div>\n<p><span><span>The specific tasks to be performed by the position holder will include;<\/span><\/span><span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<p><span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<ul>\n<li>\n<p><span><span>Assist<\/span><span> in c<\/span><span>onduct<\/span><span>ing<\/span><span> reliability analyses<\/span><span> on control system network,<\/span><\/span><span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p><span><span>Assist<\/span><span> in d<\/span><span>esign<\/span><span>ing<\/span><span> and implement<\/span><span>ing of <\/span><span>new <\/span><span>network <\/span><span>solutions and improve resilience of the current <\/span><span>network <\/span><span>environment<\/span><span>,<\/span><\/span><span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p><span><span>Assist<\/span><span> in<\/span><span> data <\/span><span>network fault investigations on the control system<\/span><span> network<\/span><span> utili<\/span><span>sing information from multiple sources<\/span><span> e.g. <\/span><span>profitrace<\/span><span>,<\/span><\/span><span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p><span><span>Coordinate <\/span><span>fiber<\/span><span> <\/span><span>installation and splicing <\/span><span>activities with other departments.<\/span><\/span><span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p><span><span>Perform <\/span><span>fiber<\/span><span> tests with OTDR\u2019s, light source and meters.<\/span><\/span><span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p><span><span>Perform installation of <\/span><span>fiber<\/span><span> optic equipment and patch and panels.<\/span><\/span><span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p><span><span>Perform installation of <\/span><span>network equipment e.g. <\/span><span>Scalance<\/span><span> switches, repeaters, and OLM\u2019s<\/span><span>.<\/span><\/span><span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p><span><span>Assist<\/span><span> in generating and updating of<\/span><span> <\/span><span>network drawings,<\/span><\/span><span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p><span><span>Assist<\/span><span> in coordinating and executing proactive development and implementation measures to improve operations and end user satisfaction<\/span><\/span><span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p><span><span>Assist<\/span><span> in coordinating and executing<\/span><span> test environments and perform cu<\/span><span>stomer factory acceptance tests<\/span><\/span><span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p><span><span>Coordinate, execute<\/span><span>, <\/span><span>liaise<\/span><span> and provide formal \/ informal user <\/span><span>network <\/span><span>training that may be conducted on Sentinel site<\/span><\/span><span><span>\u00a0<\/span><\/span><span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p><span><span>Understand the control philosophy of the process plant<\/span><\/span><span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p><span><span>Any other tasks as may be <\/span><span>delegated upon by the supervisor<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><b>\u200b<\/b><\/p>\n<p><b><span>Job Specific<\/span><span> <\/span><span>Competencies\u00a0<\/span><\/b><span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>\n<p><span><span>Troubleshooting<\/span><span> on control system network and <\/span><span>fiber<\/span><span> networks,<\/span><\/span><span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p><span><span>Good knowledge and u<\/span><span>nderstanding of c<\/span><span>ommunication protocols for <\/span><span>Profibus<\/span><span>-DP, <\/span><span>Profibus<\/span><span>-PA, and Industrial Ethernet,<\/span><\/span><span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p><span><span>Understanding of S<\/span><span>iemens network components e.g. Repeater<\/span><span>, diagnostic repeater, <\/span><span>Scalance\u2019s<\/span><span> and <\/span><span>terminating<\/span><span> resistor units<\/span><span>,<\/span><\/span><span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p><span><span>Working<\/span><span> knowledge of Industrial <\/span><span>DCS, PLC, SCADA and HMI systems will be <\/span><span>advantageous<\/span><\/span><span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p><span><span>Practical skill in <\/span><span>Profibu<\/span><span>s<\/span><span> DP and PA installations including <\/span><span>network <\/span><span>best practises<\/span><span>,<\/span><\/span><span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p><span><span>Must be able to use <\/span><span>profitrace<\/span><span> for fault finding<\/span><span> on <\/span><span>Profibus<\/span><span> networks<\/span><span>,<\/span><\/span><span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p><span><span>Working knowledge of Microsoft Office software<\/span><\/span><span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p><span><span>Working<\/span><span> knowledge of Windows computer systems<\/span><\/span><span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p><span><span>Working<\/span><span> knowledge of <\/span><span>i<\/span><span>nstallation and <\/span><span>c<\/span><span>ommissi<\/span><span>oning <\/span><span>of E<\/span><span>ngineering <\/span><span>control <\/span><span>systems<\/span><span> in a process plant environment will be <\/span><span>advantageous<\/span><\/span><span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p><span><span>Understanding of <\/span><span>fiber<\/span><span> optic installation, testing and fault finding<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><b>Key <\/b><b>Job Attributes<\/b><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>\n<p><span><span>E<\/span><span>xcellent communication skills, particularly the ability to communicate with staff who <\/span><span>aren&#039;t<\/span><span> technically trained<\/span><span>,<\/span><\/span><span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p><span><span>Self-disciplined, <\/span><span>motivated<\/span><span> and organized<\/span><span>,<\/span><\/span><span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p><span><span>Ability to perform troubleshooting<\/span><span> on <\/span><span>Profibus<\/span><span>-DP\/PA networks,<\/span><\/span><span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p><span><span>Ability to perform troubleshooting<\/span><span> on Ethernet networks<\/span><\/span><span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p><span><span>Ability to perform troubleshooting<\/span><span> on <\/span><span>fiber<\/span><span> optic networks,<\/span><\/span><span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p><span><span>Must <\/span><span>possess<\/span><span> a basic understanding of <\/span><span>control system<\/span><span> <\/span><span>topologies<\/span><span>,<\/span><\/span><span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p><span><span>Exceptional skills in the ability to prioritize workload<\/span><\/span><span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p><span><span>Ability to work un-supervised on different projects simultaneously<\/span><\/span><span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p><span><span>O<\/span><span>rganisational skills and the ability to prioritise your workload<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><b><span>Experience required to perform in this job<\/span><\/b><span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>\n<p><span><span>4<\/span><span>&#043; years Fibre Optic splicing experience<\/span><span>;<\/span><\/span><span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p><span><span>5<\/span><span>&#043; years<\/span><span> control system network experience<\/span><\/span><span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p><span><span>Minimum of <\/span><span>2<\/span><span> years of<\/span><span> exp<\/span><span>erience in industrial automated<\/span><span> control 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