Automation Engineer, Model-Based Manufacturing & Control

ATI; Vandergrift (Westmoreland County); On-site; USD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

ATI seeks an Engineer to join our Process Control & Automation team, designing, refining, and optimizing automation for specialty materials production with hands-on modeling, simulation, and commissioning.

You will collaborate across departments to drive innovation, efficiency, and quality, developing model-based and PLC control strategies while delivering well-documented solutions and robust on-call support.

Qualifications

• BS degree in Engineering, Mathematics, or Physics (Electrical/Mechanical preferred); advanced degree desirable.
• Strong background in control theory, feedback control, PID loops, or mathematical modeling of physical processes.
• Experience with process automation, structured text programming (Python, Java, C++, C#, .NET), and Statistical Process Control (SPC).
• Familiarity with PLCs, MES, and integrated business systems.
• Strong initiative, project management skills, and ability to deliver high-quality, well-documented solutions.
• Excellent analytical, organizational, and communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Support capital projects, by defining requirements, commissioning plans, and testing model performance.
• Manage and enhance models-based manufacturing systems: simulate new products, implement setups, monitor process health, and refine plant/product models using learning algorithms.
• Develop and analyze feedback regulators for both model-based and PLC systems.
• Lead and participate in problem-solving activities, applying data analytics to process events.
• Ensure quality control throughout the process by monitoring model outputs, validating product specifications, and implementing corrective actions to maintain compliance with standards.
• Maintain system documentation and provide long-term support tools.
• Work within a team of model engineers to establish best practices and cross-train for coverage.
• Share 24/7 on-call support responsibilities on a rotating basis.

Skills

Control theory

PID loops

Mathematical modeling

Python

Java

C++

C#

.NET

PLC

MES

Structured Text

SPC

Education

BS in Engineering, Mathematics, or Physics

Tools

Python

Java

C++

C#

.NET

PLC

MES

Job description

ATI seeks an Engineer to join our Process Control & Automation team, designing, refining, and optimizing automation for specialty materials production with hands-on modeling, simulation, and commissioning.

You will collaborate across departments to drive innovation, efficiency, and quality, developing model-based and PLC control strategies while delivering well-documented solutions and robust on-call support.