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Automation Engineer
Job in
Columbus, Lowndes County, Mississippi, 39701, USA
Listed on 2026-06-17
Listing for:
Steel Dynamics, Inc.
Full Time
position Listed on 2026-06-17
Job specializations:
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Engineering
Systems Engineer
Job Description & How to Apply Below
* Manage multiple production and reporting SQL servers for process setups, tracking and continuous data logging.
* Develop, improve and troubleshoot data flow and ETL pipelines.
* Maintain data interfaces bridging Level 1 process control, Level 2 supervisory control and Level 3 enterprise systems.
* Administer virtualized environments utilizing Hyper-V and VMware frameworks.
* Setup, manage and maintain Level 2 systems and coating lines data center.
* Maintain Level 2 networks including setup, segmentation and access filtering.
* Build, maintain and improve custom web applications for process control, maintenance tasks and auxiliary data modeling.
* Write and update clean, functional code utilizing HTML, PHP, JavaScript, jQuery, Ajax and basic C#.
* Assist in maintaining and upgrading complex PLC (Allen Bradley, Siemens, Toshiba) and HMI architectures (Rockwell Factory Talk, Siemens WinCC, Proficy iFix)
* Troubleshooting electrical equipment, industrial networking, servers and virtual environments.
* Maintain working backups of all critical systems.
* Identify, design, and implement changes / upgrades which will increase the productivity or reliability of the process.
Qualifications
Required
* Excellent safety record and understanding of TCOS.
* Multitask and manage projects/maintenance outages.
* Database experience (MS SQL Server preferred).
* Experience with virtualization strategies like Hyper-V and VMware.
* Web development experience (HTML, JavaScript, PHP, jQuery, Ajax)
* PLC experience/expertise (Allen Bradley, Siemens required. Toshiba preferred).
* Experienced creating HMI interfaces for process control (Rockwell Factory Talk, Siemens WinCC, Proficy iFix).
* Automation experience with the following: RSLogix, RSLinks, Step 7, TIA portal and other types of automation environments.
* Excellent communication, organizational, and documentation skills.
* Excellent computer skills (MS Word, MS Excel, MS Outlook, MS Visio, Visual Basic)
* Ability read/write Ladder Diagrams, Function Block Diagram, Structured Text, Instruction List.
* Well versed with reading electrical prints
* Willingness to work unscheduled hours/days. There could be times where remoting in would be necessary.
Preferred
* Bachelor's Degree:
Electrical Engineering/Automation Engineer/Computer Engineering, Science or similar experience.
* 3-5 years' experience in metals/manufacturing industry.
Steel Dynamics, Inc., and all affiliated entities are equal opportunity employers.
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