Sustaining Controls Engineer (Weirton)

Title: Sustaining Controls Engineer

Duration: 6+ month contract

We are looking for an experienced Controls Engineer to join the Operations Team. In this role, you will be the technical backbone of our manufacturing operations, responsible for the stability, maintenance, and continuous improvement of novel manufacturing equipment. Serve as the primary engineering escalation point for our Sustaining Automation Technicians. You will own the lifecycle of deployed systems, diagnosing complex controls and electrical issues, driving root-cause analysis, and independently executing PLC, HMI, and MES software improvements. Ensure maximum equipment uptime, throughput, and safety

Experience: 6+ years of hands-on experience as an engineer working on industrial control systems in a manufacturing environment.

PLC Programming and Troubleshooting

• Siemens TIA-Portal (Required, execute independently)
• Rockwell Studio 5000 (Required, execute independently)
• Beckhoff TwinCat (Nice to Have)

SCADA/HMI Systems

• Ignition Perspective (Required, with minimal supervision)
• Siemens WinCC & Rockwell FTView ME (Required, with minimal supervision)

Robotics & Vision (Troubleshooting Focus)

• FANUC, Epson, Kawasaki (Nice to Have)
• Keyence and Cognex Barcode Scanners & Inspection (Required, basic knowledge/troubleshooting)

MES Integration

• PLC Product Tracking & Handshake/Data Programming (Required, execute independently)
• SCADA/Ignition Integration for Data (Required, with minimal supervision)

Electrical & Safety

• Review/Redline/Read Electrical Schematics (Required, execute independently)
• Siemens ProfiSafe, Rockwell CIP Safety, and Hardwired Safety Systems (Required, execute independently)

OT Network & Data

• Configure & Troubleshoot Managed Network Switches (Required, execute independently)
• iba & Octoplant (Required, execute independently)