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You will also assist in the development of new nutrient recovery and wastewater treatment technologies.Responsibilities:Work with our R&D and engineering teams’ plans to coordinate the design, implementation and cloud-integration of control systems into SCADA architectures such as Ignition or VTScadaProgram and develop HMI interfaces for Chomp’s products and collaborate with our operations staff to troubleshoot and improve their performanceWork with Chomp’s management and R&D teams to develop improved data acquisition tools optimized to enable continual process refinement, improve carbon monitoring, and monitor Chomp’s suite of environmentally sustainable productsAnalyze data to troubleshoot problems with processes/hardware, identify opportunities for improvement, and establish best practicesProvide technical assistance to Chomp’s R&D team, working to iteratively build and improve the company’s developing technologies related to nutrient recovery, energy production and evolving sustainability effortsDevelop training and standard operating procedures to improve our product offering and further enable the success of our clientsOccasional travel to Seattle metro area for engineering team and company meetingsPerform occasional field workBachelor’s degree in Manufacturing, Electrical, or Mechanical Engineering preferred2 to 4 years of work experience in a related fieldProficient in computer-aided design and drafting softwareAbility to do some in-field work. (This could be very helpful with our current system on Vashon that does not have remote access, or if we ever want to upgrade some older systems for expanded monitoring and data collection)Excellent analytical and problem-solving skillsFamiliarity with Automation Direct’s ClickPlus PLC programming preferredFamiliarity with Ignition SCADA and HMI programming preferredFamiliarity with variable frequency drive (VFD) programming and integrationFamiliarity with cloud integration of controls and data acquisition systemsChomp provides equal employment opportunities to all without regard to race, color, religion, sex (including sexual orientation or gender identity), national origin, age, disability, genetic information or other protected status. Applicants with disabilities may be entitled to reasonable accommodations under the terms of the Americans with Disabilities Act and certain state or local laws. 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