Lead Automation Engineer
Job-Type: Full Time
Based in: Neptune, NJ
For More Information: careers@automated-control.com
The Lead Automation Engineer creates custom process control and automation systems for our life sciences, food and beverage and consumer products customers. Working alongside your project team you will develop system architectures, designs and specifications, and program, test, debug and startup the DCS, PLC, SCADA/HMI and MES systems the team designs.
The ideal candidate takes pride in his/her hands-on work, analytical ability, organizational skills and attention to detail. He/she appreciates an environment where initiative and outstanding work is encouraged, noticed and rewarded and where individuals carry tremendous responsibility. He/she looks forward to learning an incredible amount on the job.
PLC Programming Requirements:
- Allen Bradley Logix family of PLCs preferred.
- Experience with Siemens, GE or other brand PLCs is a plus
SCADA Design and Configuration Preferred Experience:
- Rockwell FactoryTalk ViewSE
- Inductive Automation Ignition
- GE Proficy iFIX
- Historian products (OSI Pi, FT Historian or other)
Other Design and Programming:
- SQL database design and development (MS SQL or Mysql)
- Python and Java programming
- .Net, C#
- Web portal, dashboard development and reporting
- DeltaV
Requirements / Responsibilities:
- Exceptional communication skills for interface with customers, vendors and other project team members
- Ability to define, schedule and juggle tasks across multiple projects
- Undergraduate degree in computer, electrical, mechanical, chemical or another relevant engineering discipline
- 2 to 5 years of experience as Controls/Automation engineer or industrial control system programmer
- Communicate with customers to understand business drivers and define requirements
- Develop User and Functional Requirements and Detailed Design documents
- Perform test planning and develop of factory and site test documents meeting GAMP and customer requirements
- First-hand experience with startup/commissioning/deployment of systems into production environments is required
- Experience at a Systems Integrator firm is a plus
- Must be willing to travel approximately 30%
- Must be willing to work in a variety of manufacturing facilities
