Automation Engineer Level 1 — Global Rolling Mill Projects

Arkansas Northeastern College

Pittsburgh (Allegheny County)

On-site

USD 90,000 - 120,000

Full time

14 days+

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Benefits offered by this job

Medical coverage

Dental coverage

Vision coverage

Paid vacation

401k match

Tuition reimbursement

Job summary

SMS group Inc. is seeking an Automation Engineer Level 1 for Pickle Lines to program, test, and commission Level 1 control systems for new installations in the metals industry, delivering world‑class automation for rolling mill projects across global markets.

You will travel to sites for integration testing (Germany) and commissioning (Louisiana, USA), collaborate with project management, mechanical, and Level 2 engineers, and train customer personnel in maintenance and troubleshooting.

Qualifications

Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Electrical Engineering or similar.
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

Program, test, and commission Level 1 control systems for new installations of Pickle Lines (Rolling Mill Equipment) and other applications in the metals industry.
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.
Supervision received is mostly administrative, with assignments given in terms of broad general objectives and limits.