Automation / Controls Engineer

Steel Dynamics, Inc; Columbus (MS); On-site; USD 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

Steel Dynamics, Inc. in Columbus, Mississippi is looking for candidates to manage multiple production and reporting SQL servers while also developing and improving data flow and ETL pipelines. You will need to maintain crucial data interfaces and work with PLC systems.

The ideal candidate will have experience in web development, solid PLC experience with Allen Bradley and Siemens, and strong communication skills. A Bachelor’s degree in a related field is preferred.

Qualifications

• Excellent safety record and understanding of TCOS.
• Multitask and manage projects/maintenance outages.
• Database experience (MS SQL Server preferred).
• Web development experience (HTML, JavaScript, PHP).
• Excellent communication, organizational, and documentation skills.

Responsibilities

• Manage multiple production SQL servers for process setups and tracking.
• Develop and improve ETL pipelines.
• Maintain data interfaces bridging control and enterprise systems.
• Administer virtualized environments using Hyper‑V and VMware.
• Build and maintain custom web applications for process control.

Skills

Safety record understanding

Project management

Database experience (MS SQL Server)

Virtualization (Hyper-V, VMware)

Web development (HTML, JavaScript, PHP)

PLC expertise (Allen Bradley, Siemens)

HMI interface creation

Automation environments experience

Communication skills

Computer skills (MS Office, Visual Basic)

Education

Bachelor’s Degree in Electrical Engineering/Automation Engineer

Tools

Hyper-V

VMware

Allen Bradley PLCs

Rockwell FactoryTalk

Siemens WinCC

Job description

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.

Required Qualifications

• 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 Qualifications

• 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.