Controls Automation Engineer
Listed on 2025-12-02
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Engineering
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Prysmian is the world leader in the energy and telecom cable systems industry. Each year, Prysmian manufacturers thousands of miles of underground and submarine cables and systems for power transmission and distribution, as well as medium low voltage cables for the construction and infrastructure sectors. We also produce a comprehensive range of optical fibers, copper cables and connectivity for voice, video, and data transmission for the telecommunication sector.
We are 30,000 employees, across 50+ countries. Everyone at Prysmian has the potential to make their mark; because whatever you do, wherever you are based, you will be part of a company that is helping transform the world around us. Make Your Mark at Prysmian!
Team Overview And
Job Responsibilities
What you'll do:
Candidate will be an employee of the Automation group supporting the manufacturing of optical fiber. This individual will provide technical support in the area of PC and PLC based controls and automation for improvement projects and production support.
Principle Functional Responsibilities
Develop and maintain PLC programs utilized by production and facilities to control manufacturing processes and support equipment. Provide controls and automation support for the manufacturing of optical fiber, including off-hours support on a rotating basis. Work with the technical staff to resolve daily production issues. Support the commissioning of new equipment for production. Ensure proper backups of all programs and critical support files are maintained per plant standards.
Other duties as assigned by supervisor or a member of management.
Who are we looking for?
Qualifications
- B.S. in Engineering or Computer Science
- Excellent communication skills
- Detail and quality oriented
- Ability to contribute to the team’s culture of continuous process changes/improvements
- Ability to work with little supervision
- Comply with all applicable safety procedures and ISO 45001 / ISO 14001 HSE guidelines
- Experience in fiber optic or other highly automated manufacturing process
- Experience with programming Rockwell (Allen-Bradley), Modicon, and/or Siemens PLC’s
- Experience in PLC programming utilizing IEC programming languages including Ladder, Sequential function charts, Structured text, and Function Block Diagrams
- Experience with Profibus, Ethernet and Modbus+ communication protocols
- Experience in programming SCADA Software with PC to PLC transactions and PC to Database transactions
- Experience in programming servo drives and motion controllers
All Managers and HRs in Prysmian are responsible for ensuring DE&I policies are respected during the recruiting process, as well as recognizing and mitigating unconscious biases that must not influence our selection processes. All persons will be considered for employment without regard to their race, ethnicity, religion, nationality, origin, citizenship status, socio-economic status, age, sex, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, marital status, disability, military service or veteran status, pregnancy, parental leave, medical conditions, or any other characteristic protected by applicable federal, state or local laws.
Prysmian will endeavor to make a reasonable accommodation for any disclosed physical or neurological condition…
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