Manufacturing Automation Engineer – PLC, HMI & SCADA

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Full Time Professional Shelbyville, IN, US

9 days ago Requisition

Salary Range: $90,000.00 To $ Annually

The Electrical Engineer provides engineering and project management services for the entire manufacturing operation, including PLC programming, HMI and operator display programming, AC/DC drive configurations, project cost estimates, design of drawing packages and specifications, contractor and equipment bids and selection, purchase requisitions, project cost accounting, scheduling, oversight of projects, troubleshooting manufacturing equipment, electrical maintenance in support of production and facilities.

• Maintain and troubleshoot manufacturing automation systems, including but not limited to PLCs, HMIs, SCADA systems (plc messaging, middleware, and SQL).
• Modify and test manufacturing process equipment; consult with equipment vendors.
• Maintain and troubleshoot various types of automation instrumentation and devices such as servo drives, variable frequency drives, barcode/RFID readers, and I/O.
• Assist other IS members in the development of systems solutions.
• Assist in troubleshooting connectivity and reliability issues affecting data collection.

• Knowledge of or willingness to learn interfacing with other business systems, such as ERP or MES.
• Knowledge of or willingness to learn configuration, testing, and debugging to support the organization's MES system.

Includes staff in planning, decision-making, facilitating and process improvement; takes responsibility for subordinates' activities; makes self-available to staff; provides regular performance feedback; develops subordinates' skills and encourages growth; solicits and applies customer feedback; fosters quality focus in others; improves processes, products and services; continually works to improve supervisory skills.

Displays passion and optimism; inspires respect and trust; mobilizes others to fulfill the vision; provides vision and inspiration to peers and subordinates.

Sets and achieves challenging goals; demonstrates persistence and overcomes obstacles; measures self against standard of excellence; takes calculated risks to accomplish goals.

• Bachelor’s degree in electrical engineering or automation engineering technology or equivalent.
• 5-7 years of experience in industrial electricity and controls.
• A full understanding of analog, digital, and logic circuits.
• Experience installing and troubleshooting PLCs, variable frequency drives, and power distribution systems.
• Experience with PLC programming, HMI, OPC, and SCADA systems.
• Preferred but not required: experience or understanding of MES and historian systems.
• Capable of installing and commissioning new or retrofitted automated equipment and able to modify and write PLC logic.
• Knowledge of integrated controls and familiarity with communication platforms.
• Ability to use standard desktop applications such as Microsoft Office and Internet.