Automation Engineer 1: Global Rolling Mills & Travel

SMS Group; United States; On-site; USD 70,000 - 100,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive compensation

Medical/Dental/Vision coverage

Paid vacation & holidays

401k with company match

Training programs

Tuition reimbursement

Job summary

SMS Group seeks an Automation Engineer Level 1 for systems in Hot Strip Mills. You will design, program, test, and commission Level 1 control systems for rolling mill installations, collaborating with global engineering teams to deliver world-class automation solutions.

You will travel to project sites, with integration testing in Germany and commissioning in Louisiana, USA, and you will train customer personnel in maintenance and troubleshooting while supporting existing systems remotely and

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Electrical Engineering or similar degree.
• Minimum of 5 years’ experience in an engineering role in metals or a similar industry.
• Experience with Programmable Logic Controllers.
• Experience with Logicad and/or Siemens TIA Portal preferred.
• Pickle Line and/or Rolling Mill process knowledge preferred.
• Willing to travel to support the project work. Integration test will be 6 months in Germany, commissioning will be 3-5 years in Louisiana, USA
• Problem solving skills especially while under time pressure during commissioning

Responsibilities

• Design and implementation of Level 1 control systems based on project requirements, SMS standards and similar reference projects
• Perform Level 1 control system programming based on the function descriptions for the equipment related to the project
• Collaborate with project management, mechanical, and Level 2 engineering teams
• Participate in integration testing of the control system before shipment to the job site
• Conduct on site commissioning and startup of Level 1 control systems for new plant installations
• Train customer personnel in maintenance and troubleshooting
• Service existing systems remotely and on-site interfacing with internal engineers and resources from other groups and locations

Skills

Level 1 control design

L1 PLC programming

Travel willingness

Team collaboration

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering

Tools

Siemens TIA Portal

Logicad

Job description

SMS Group seeks an Automation Engineer Level 1 for systems in Hot Strip Mills. You will design, program, test, and commission Level 1 control systems for rolling mill installations, collaborating with global engineering teams to deliver world-class automation solutions.

You will travel to project sites, with integration testing in Germany and commissioning in Louisiana, USA, and you will train customer personnel in maintenance and troubleshooting while supporting existing systems remotely and