Automation Engineer (Cybersecurity

Essential functions

• Anticipates complex internal and external business issues with impact on the organization and can recommend innovative program and/or program solutions.
• Resolves technical issues related to networks, login schemes, certificates, keeps the manufacturing activities running by addressing urgent and long-term issues.
• Re-design and trouble-shoot problems on Cybersecurity equipment (network switches, routers, firewalls, servers and networked automation components) and effect solutions.
• Implement improvements in processes, methods, and production controls for manufacturing systems and set up new or existing equipment.
• Whether new or retrofitted, always trying to improve the safety and cybersecurity of equipment.
• Generates and/or leads the development of new ideas and tests new techniques.
• Ensure new processes and products meet requirements as defined by Product Engineering/Quality departments.
• Improves existing work practices and supplement capabilities with new and improved process control.
• Identify, design, and assist in purchasing equipment for development of manufacturing processes.
• Evaluate vendor proposals and capabilities.
• Participate in new product design and development reviews, FMEA, failure investigations, design control activities, and training of personnel.
• Creates financial justifications for new equipment that will increase capacities, reliability and/or quality.
• Utilizes lessons learned from previous events and make some and/or provide advice on decisions accordingly.
• Implements Lean manufacturing principles and practices throughout the operation and importance of 5S and sustaining good working practices.
• Creates visual work instructions for new or existing procedures.
• Development and deployment of digital manufacturing technology and agile automation production system solutions into a global manufacturing facility.
• Manage and lead the automation and digitalization efforts for all of manufacturing.
• Provide training and develop operators/maintenance techs, monitor progression, facilitate, and coach employees through special projects.

• Education Bachelors in Engineering/Information Technology/Computer Science (Electrical Engineering preferred).
• Previous
  
  Experience:
  
  7 years of relevant experience.
• Additional Requirements:
  
  Experience in configuring and troubleshoot ethernet networks and industrial control components on the network.
• Experience setting Firewall rules, working in Active directory, Setting up VLANs across a network.
• xperience in Certificate based communication protocols and setting up CA type Certificates.
• Experience working with automation systems and PLCs (Siemens S7 preferred).
• Industrial experience with installation and maintaining PLC's, HMI's, plant networks, servers, and related equipment.
• Desirable experience with Siemens S7, TIA Portal, Allen Bradley SLC & Control Logix.
• Understanding of industrial communication protocols such as