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Controls and Automation Engineer

Prysmian USA

Job Description

Job Description

What you'll do:

Candidate will be an employee of the Automation group supporting the manufacturing of optical fiber. This individual will provide technical support in the area of PC and PLC based controls and automation for improvement projects and production support.

**Principle Functional Responsibilities: **

Develop and maintain PLC programs utilized by production and facilities to control manufacturing processes and support equipment. Provide controls and automation support for the manufacturing of optical fiber. Work with the technical staff to resolve daily production issues related to equipment or control software. Support the commissioning of new equipment for production. Ensure proper backups of all programs and critical support files are maintained per plant standards. Comply with all applicable safety procedures and ISO 45001 / ISO 14001 HSE guidelines. Other duties as assigned by supervisor or a member of management.

Who are we looking for?

Qualifications:

  • B.S. in Engineering or Computer Science

  • Experience with programming Rockwell (Allen-Bradley), Schneider, and/or Siemens PLC’s

  • Excellent technical problem-solving skills

  • Ability to contribute to the plant's culture of continuous improvement

  • Excellent communication skills

  • Detail and quality oriented

  • Ability to work with little supervision

Preferred:

  • Experience in fiber optic or other highly automated manufacturing process

  • Experience in PLC programming utilizing IEC programming languages including Ladder, Sequential function charts, Structured text, and Function Block Diagrams

  • Experience with Profibus, Ethernet and Modbus+ communication protocols

  • Experience in programming HMI Software with PC to PLC transactions and PC to Database transactions

  • Experience in programming servo drives and motion controllers

Vacancy posted 14 days ago
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