Maintenance Automation Engineer

Your Role at a Glance

• Analyze the requirements for data, workflow, logical processes, hardware, and operating system environment, as well as interfaces with other plant systems – PLC’s and Level 3 – MES.
• Monitor the information production systems, to ensure the resources quality, reliability, availability, and performance including after-hours technical support.
• Acts as a liaison with application developers for upgrades and support.
• Provide the link between operations (team members, process engineers, and management), maintenance (automation technicians) and software developers.
• Developed and implement modification and enhancements of existing application system, according to changing business needs.
• Evaluate and test the new or updated packages for compliance with user requirements, company standards and compatibility.
• Aid in developing and conducting end-user training.
• Promote effective communication vertically and horizontally within the organization.
• Support the deployment of the Vallourec Automation Standards.
• Be a focal point of projects and initiatives related to automation portfolio.

What Sets You Apart

• 5+ years of systems engineering/design and analysis experience, including specification, simulation, programming, evaluation of software packages, testing techniques.
• Experience with Oracle, PostgreSQL, and SQL databases.
• 5+ years of experience with developing and/or administrating shop floor production systems in heavy industrial environment, PLC’s programming, integration, and network communication.
• Desirable experience in Allen Bradley/Rockwell environment.
• Strong knowledge of HMI software development and level 1 programming languages.
• Experience with data historian and reporting packages, ex. RSView and Wonder Ware.
• Ability to apply troubleshooting techniques to determine Root Cause of Level 2 system failures.

Skills Needed

• Knowledge of LINUX & Microsoft Windows Operating Systems.
• Determining and managing program/service status, maintaining task schedules, review of system and application logs, message exchange with PLCs & Level 3 applications.
• Ability to establish and monitor data flows from level 2 to industrial cloud applications (AWS, AZURE Cloud, ..).
• Desirable knowledge of time-based systems (IBA, Aveva PI, Aveva Historian, InfoPlus.21…).
• Desirable knowledge of systems development, including web and mobile apps. (C# knowledge is preferred).

Qualifications

• BA/BS or its foreign equivalent in computer science, information systems, automation, or electrical engineering.
• Advanced degree is preferred.

Benefits

• Medical, Dental, and Vision Coverage
• Company-Paid Life Insurance & Short/Long-Term Disability
• Profit Sharing: Up to 4%
• 401(k): Company match 4.5% with no vesting period
• Paid Parental Leave: For birthing and non-birthing parents, including adoptions
• Paid Holidays: 10 days, plus 1 personal floating holiday
• Paid Vacation Time
• Performance-Based Bonus Program
• Tuition Reimbursement