Systems Engineer

Title: Systems Engineer

Job Location: Remote

Job Term: Full-time

Travel: Year 1: 50% - 70%, Year 2: < 50%

Unlimited PTO

 

The Opportunity:

Picarro, Inc. is looking for a Systems Engineer to join their Environmental Solutions team. In this role, you will help improve their top-quality emissions monitoring systems, such as:

• Continuous Emission Monitoring Systems (CEMS)
• Workplace Monitoring Systems (WMS)
• Real-time Fenceline Monitoring Systems (FMS)

The successful candidate will need to be personable, have a strong engineering background, and hold exceptional organizational skills.

 

This is a remote job, but you’ll need to travel occasionally to the company’s headquarters in Santa Clara, CA, and to some client locations.

 

 

Primary Duties

• Keep Picarro’s Data Collection Units (DCU) and Data Acquisition Systems (DAS) up to date for all CEMS, WMS, and FMS solutions.
• Manage and maintain system infrastructure, including making updates and running tests.
• Design, develop, and troubleshoot SCADA integration solutions based on project needs.
• Find and fix software issues, especially after deployment.
• Work with the team and gather feedback from field staff to improve systems.

 

 

General Expectations:

• Be flexible and ready to tackle a variety of technical challenges beyond your specialized niche.
• Help develop and design new methods.
• Provide emergency support for regulatory solutions as directed by managers or field engineers.
• Stay informed about customer and regulatory requirements affecting system design.
• Define SCADA solution requirements by working with clients or analyzing documents.
• Keep detailed records of travel and action reports.
• Create presentations for internal or external use when needed.
• Train new employees to help them grow while ensuring schedules meet regulatory compliance.

 

 

 

 

 

Qualifications:

• Approximately 7+ years of experience in an industrial role as either an electrical engineer, SCADA engineer, or software engineer.
• Certifications and/or professional project work different communication protocols, specifically Modbus TCP, OPC, and Ethernet/IP
• Proficiency in Javascript, Python, and C++
• Ability to interpret and create P&ID drawings for multiple systems in industrial settings
• Ability to travel approximately 50% of the time including to our headquarters in Santa Clara, CA.
• Strong interpersonal communications skills and ability to thrive in a team setting
• Ability to stay current on best practices, emergency technologies, and industry trends by self-learning
• Bachelors degree in engineering discipline (electrical, software, mechanical, etc.)

 

Preferred Qualifications:

• Master’s degree or higher is preferred

 

 

Benefits:

The base salary range for this full-time position is $100,000-$145,000. Your base salary and title will be determined based on the location, experience, qualification, skills, knowledge, level, and pay of employees in similar positions.

We offer a comprehensive benefits package including:

• Medical, Dental, and Vision insurance
• Flexible Spending Account (FSA) and Health Savings Account (HSA) plans\
• Life, Short-Term Disability, and Long-Term Disability Insurance
• Unlimited Paid Time Off and Paid Holidays
• Employee Referral Program
• 401K
• Social events (summer picnic, holiday party, team lunches, etc.)
• On-site Health & Wellness programs (fitness challenges, outdoor bootcamp, flu-shots, etc.)

 

About Picarro:

Picarro is pioneering a unique confluence of hardware, software and cloud-based computing unlike anything being done today. By manufacturing the precision instruments at the core of this technology as well as developing the algorithms that enable cogent information to be derived from the data, we are transforming how world-class scientific, industrial and regulatory compliance measurements are made, and more importantly, who makes them.

 

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