Configuration Engineer II - Controls & Automation

Location: 

Houston, TX, US

Employment type:  Employee
Place of work:  Hybrid
Offshore/Onshore:  Onshore

TechnipFMC is committed to driving real change in the energy industry. Our ambition is to build a sustainable future through relentless innovation and global collaboration – and we want you to be part of it. You’ll be joining a culture that values curiosity, expertise, and ideas as well as diversity, inclusion, and authenticity. Bring your unique energy to our team of more than 20,000 people worldwide, and discover a rewarding, fulfilling, and varied career that you can take in anywhere you want to go.  

Job Purpose

Senior software/automation engineer responsible for configuring, versioning and validating industrial automation software, supporting FAT and field commissioning, creating CI/CD pipelines and collaborating across agile squads.

Job Description

  • Configure industrial automation software and maintain version control for configurations and libraries.
  • Create and maintain build, test and deployment pipelines.
  • Execute bench tests, FAT, smoke, integration and unit tests.
  • Support plant commissioning/startup and provide field support as required.
  • Produce and maintain configuration and release documentation in company tools.
  • Participate in sprint planning, daily standups and retrospectives; collaborate with development, QA and operations.
  • Rotate across squads and provide occasional on-call support.

You are meant for this job if:

  • 3–5 years of experience in industrial automation, control systems, or project engineering with hands-on software configuration and field commissioning.
  • Strong proficiency in control system tools like UCOS, InControl, SmartTool (or equivalents), and version control systems such as Git.
  • Solid understanding of industrial communication protocols including Ethernet/IP, OPC UA/DA, PROFINET, Modbus, and CANBus.
  • Practical experience in software testing, instrumentation, I/Os, sensors, actuators, and plant control logic.
  • Familiarity with agile methodologies (Scrum/Kanban) and collaboration tools like Jira and Confluence.
  • Bonus skills include programming (Python, MATLAB, C/C++, Java), SCADA/OPC platforms, and working in cloud/virtual environments (AWS, VMWare, Linux).
  • Knowledge of quality and organizational frameworks such as 5S and ITIL is a plus.

Posting information

  • Work hours: standard business hours with occasional on-call or field support.
  • Travel required: occasional to plants and international sites; estimated 25%.

Skills

Workflow Automation
Communication Strategy
Communication Planning
Technical Training

Being a global leader in the energy industry requires an inclusive and diverse environment. TechnipFMC promotes diversity, equity, and inclusion by ensuring equal opportunities to all ages, races, ethnicities, religions, sexual orientations, gender expressions, disabilities, or all other pluralities. We celebrate who you are and what you bring. Every voice matters and we encourage you to add to our culture.

TechnipFMC respects the rights and dignity of those it works with and promotes adherence to internationally recognized human rights principles for those in its value chain.

Learn more about TechnipFMC and find other open positions by visiting our Career Page.

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Date posted:  Sep 19, 2025
Requisition number:  15128


Nearest Major Market: Houston