Job Description:

The Automation Engineer provides technical direction, implementation, configuration, development and administration for equipment integration, automation, process / facility monitoring and interoperability platforms and solutions.

This role will also be instrumental in establishing internal standards, processes, and a templated approach to routine consultation and development activity.

Key Responsibilities:

• Responsible for automation and controls system design, specifications, programming, simulation, testing, as well as start-up assistance.
• Supports the execution of IT manufacturing projects to advance clients’ capabilities in manufacturing execution, operational control, data collection, reporting and interface additional data sources with Historian.
• Program and interface to equipment PLCs and HMIs
• Work with control system networking communication standards such as Ethernet/IP, ControlNet, or DeviceNet
• Validate and document system designs and changes to be compliant in a regulated environment
• Lead the sustainability team on managing automation elements owned and managed by corporate IT
• Assist with creating standards for equipment interoperability and communication equipment

Skills and Abilities Required:

• Strong leadership and Industry knowledge of Project Lifecycles
• Experience with controls or as an automation engineer.
• Experience with manufacturing information systems (MES, SCADA), manufacturing automation, or process control systems and industrial communication protocols (OPC, Modbus, etc.)
• Experience integrating hardware such as barcode scanners, scales, etc.
• Possess a broad understanding of technical principles and theories within the Data Historian responsibilities.
• Experience in system administration and content development for conventional historian platforms.
• Experience in computer systems validation.
• Experience in reporting and query tools and practices.
• Hands on investigation and troubleshooting of databases issues is required
• Strong organizational and documentation skills
• Demonstrated knowledge in solution components and automation methodologies
• Experience with SemiConductor or Electonic or Medical Device or Regulated Industry
• Experience with Siemens Opcenter / Camstar MES deployments

Bachelor’s degree in related Field (or the equivalent experience).