Level 1 Automation Engineer — Rolling Mills & Control Systems

SMS group Inc; Pittsburgh (Allegheny County); On-site; USD 85,000 - 120,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive compensation

Job summary

SMS group Inc is seeking an Automation Engineer Level 1 Systems for Cold Mills. You will design and implement Level 1 control systems for Hot Strip Mills and Tandem Cold Mills, travel for project work, and collaborate with global teams.

The role requires a degree in Electrical Engineering and at least 5 years in metals industry, with PLC and Siemens TIA Portal experience. On-site positions with international travel to Germany and Louisiana.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Electrical Engineering or similar.
• 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 6 months in Germany, commissioning 3-5 years in Louisiana, USA.
• Problem solving skills 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
• Supervision received is mostly administrative, with assignments given in terms of broad general objectives and limits

Skills

Problem solving

Willingness to travel

Team collaboration

Attention to detail

Education

Electrical Engineering degree

Tools

Programmable Logic Controllers

Siemens TIA Portal

Logicad

Job description

SMS group Inc is seeking an Automation Engineer Level 1 Systems for Cold Mills. You will design and implement Level 1 control systems for Hot Strip Mills and Tandem Cold Mills, travel for project work, and collaborate with global teams.

The role requires a degree in Electrical Engineering and at least 5 years in metals industry, with PLC and Siemens TIA Portal experience. On-site positions with international travel to Germany and Louisiana.