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Steel Dynamics, Inc.

Automation Engineer

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Responsibilities

  • Manage multiple production and reporting SQL servers for process setups, tracking and continuous data logging.
  • Develop, improve and troubleshoot data flow and ETL pipelines.
  • Maintain data interfaces bridging Level 1 process control, Level 2 supervisory control and Level 3 enterprise systems.
  • Administer virtualized environments utilizing Hyper-V and VMware frameworks.
  • Setup, manage and maintain Level 2 systems and coating lines data center.
  • Maintain Level 2 networks including setup, segmentation and access filtering.
  • Build, maintain and improve custom web applications for process control, maintenance tasks and auxiliary data modeling.
  • Write and update clean, functional code utilizing HTML, PHP, JavaScript, jQuery, Ajax and basic C#.
  • Assist in maintaining and upgrading complex PLC (Allen Bradley, Siemens, Toshiba) and HMI architectures (Rockwell FactoryTalk, Siemens WinCC, Proficy iFix)
  • Troubleshooting electrical equipment, industrial networking, servers and virtual environments.
  • Maintain working backups of all critical systems.
  • Identify, design, and implement changes / upgrades which will increase the productivity or reliability of the process.

Qualifications

Required

  • Excellent safety record and understanding of TCOS.
  • Multitask and manage projects/maintenance outages.
  • Database experience (MS SQL Server preferred).
  • Experience with virtualization strategies like Hyper-V and VMware.
  • Web development experience (HTML, JavaScript, PHP, jQuery, Ajax)
  • PLC experience/expertise (Allen Bradley, Siemens required. Toshiba preferred).
  • Experienced creating HMI interfaces for process control (Rockwell FactoryTalk, Siemens WinCC, Proficy iFix).
  • Automation experience with the following: RSLogix, RSLinks, Step 7, TIA portal and other types of automation environments.
  • Excellent communication, organizational, and documentation skills.
  • Excellent computer skills (MS Word, MS Excel, MS Outlook, MS Visio, Visual Basic)
  • Ability read/write Ladder Diagrams, Function Block Diagram, Structured Text, Instruction List.
  • Well versed with reading electrical prints
  • Willingness to work unscheduled hours/days. There could be times where remoting in would be necessary.

Preferred

  • Bachelor’s Degree: Electrical Engineering/Automation Engineer/Computer Engineering, Science or similar experience.
  • 3-5 years’ experience in metals/manufacturing industry.

Steel Dynamics, Inc., and all affiliated entities are equal opportunity employers.