Process Control Engineer

Location: Burns Harbor, IN

About the role

The Process Control Engineer is part of the Maintenance, Environmental, and Utilities Division and is responsible for working directly with a large variety of computer and automation control systems responsible for steel processing models, mill event tracking, environmental compliance, quality, and production data collection and reporting.

Responsibilities

• Directly work with and provide hands-on support to operations and maintenance groups in a fast-paced production industrial environment.
• Maintenance and problem-solving of all aspects of a large variety of computers, instrumentation, and related mill control and process automation systems.
• Modifications to existing automation systems to implement new ideas for continuous improvement to the manufacturing process.
• Development, implementation, and maintenance of models for mill processes of a metallurgical, mechanical, or chemical nature.
• Addressing issues that may impact production or system reliability.
• Assignments on new installation or modernization projects with participation in activities such as planning, engineering design, hardware configuration, software design, development and testing, and new system start-up.
• Being well-informed of quality and reliability issues in the production environment.
• Real-time control and monitoring of steel mill processes including maintenance of hardware and software, design and installation of new control systems, and modernization of existing systems.
• Administering operating systems and databases.
• Working with networking technologies, high-speed data transmission, and specialty interfaces.
• Staying current with technology advancements in industrial controls.
• Various other duties as needed to support the business.

Requirements

• 3-5 years of engineering experience in an industrial environment.
• Bachelor's degree in Computer Engineering, Electrical Engineering, or other engineering discipline relevant to a steel manufacturing facility.
• Knowledge of and experience with modern programming languages and relational databases.
• Basic understanding of computer networking and routing.
• Demonstrated knowledge of advanced control theory and the ability to create, modify, and troubleshoot complex logic.
• Applicants for this position must be currently legally authorized to work in the United States on a full-time basis.

Preferred Qualifications

• Manufacturing or steel industry experience.

Benefits

• Competitive pay with variable compensation opportunity.
• Health insurance.
• Retirement plan.
• Education assistance.
• Paid time off.