Senior Automation Engineer

Senior Automation Engineer at The Partners Alliance Senior Automation Engineer at The Partners Alliance in Jeffersonville, Indiana Posted in 1 day ago.

Type:

full-time

Job Description:

As an Senior Automation Engineer, you will be a key influencer of manufacturing process control and automation for the plant. You will apply your technical skills to implement new designs and projects, while also providing tactical support to improve overall plant safety and OEE. This position reports directly to the Electrical Engineering Manager. You will have the opportunity to: Manage capital projects utilizing the project management life cycle. Drive projects to completion while maintaining timeline, budget, and objectives. Create capital acquisition requests, project scopes of work, RFQs, process functional specifications, project and life cycle cost estimates, and project justifications. Develop process functional specifications, control sequences of operation, and narratives. Design layouts of control cabinets for PLCs and touchscreen interfaces and generate electrical wiring schematics. Support electrical design, scope definition, coordination, and project buyoffs. Participate in or facilitate maintainability and design reviews, FATs/SATs, turnover package reviews, and ensure project documentation is accurate, complete, and meets specifications. Design control systems that follow good engineering practices and comply with all applicable regulatory and safety requirements. Develop process control schemes, create programmable controller logic, and design Human Machine Interface (HMI) graphics. Create, modify, and troubleshoot function block diagrams, ladder logic, and structured text for rolling mill control systems. Perform I/O checkouts, IP addressing, start-up, and commissioning of automation equipment and controls. Set up and troubleshoot integration and networking of PCs, HMIs, PLCs, and third-party devices. Lead, coach, and influence the development of technical resources and area team members. Participate in process area team FMEAs, RCAs, and Safety Taproots. Support plant performance by prioritizing and providing engineering support to maintenance and operations as needed. Assist in the development of technical documents to support maintenance and operations. Update plant electrical drawings and electrical specifications. Support troubleshooting of rolling process control equipment on-site and remotely.

We need you to have:

Bachelor degree in Electrical, Controls, or Automation Engineering (ABET accredited); Computer Science or related field. 7+ years of plant engineering experience in a manufacturing environment. Project engineering experience in a manufacturing environment. Ability to understand, interpret, and troubleshoot complex process control schemes and electrical equipment Rockwell/Allen Bradley drive and PLC experience. Experience with the FactoryTalk Platform (AssetCentre, View, License Manager, etc.). FactoryTalk Thin Manager Experience integrating and networking PCs and PLCs (TCP/IP, Ethernet, ControlNet, DeviceNet, Modbus, etc.). Experience in design, installation, and troubleshooting of electrical power distribution, AC and DC drives, and automation systems. Knowledge and application of

NFPA/NEC, ANSI

machine safety, and other relevant codes and standards. In-depth understanding of AC/DC high and low control voltage fundamentals. We are unable to provide visa sponsorship at this time.