Control System Engineer

Eastman Kodak Company is looking for a Control System Engineer to join our team onsite in Rochester, NY. We are seeking an individual with the background to be successful supporting our Film Finishing Operations located within Eastman Business Park in Rochester, NY.

Responsibilities:

• Provide technical support for the operation, maintenance and continuous improvement of manufacturing instrumentation and process control systems.

• Work closely with operations, process engineers, and maintenance to understand the business and user needs and priorities.

• Provide full life cycle support of control systems, including developing requirements, programming support, commissioning, and ongoing hardware and software maintenance, from the control room to the field instrumentation.

• Support upgrade projects for existing Rockwell Automation, Modicon PLC based control systems, Emersion Drive Control Systems including identifying system hardware and software architecture improvement opportunities.

• Provide hardware and integration support for Ethernet based control systems in the plant IT environment.

• Work with maintenance to develop data driven reliability improvement opportunities, as well as troubleshoot system hardware, resolve software malfunctions

•Lead capital system improvements and software upgrades for highly automated web conveyance and packaging equipment.

• Implement improvements in systems capabilities that will increase the ability to meet customer requirements, including safe and reliable operations, and improve business competitiveness, using Six Sigma methodology as applicable.

Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering or Electro-Mechanical Technology (Mechatronics)

• Knowledge and understanding of Rockwell Automation PLC's and drive systems.

• Communication skills: ability to interact with operator/mechanics/process engineers/staff/management

• Knowledge of Rockwell VFD’s, their application and configuration

• Ability to complete work independently and through influence

• Ability to lead and participate on teams, including outside contractors

• Ability to configuring, documenting and troubleshooting control systems