NSBC - Level II Automation Engineer

Nucor•Huger, SC

1d•Onsite

About The Position

NSBC - Level II Automation Engineer responsible for providing 24/7 on-call support for Level 2 computer network systems in a steel mill environment. This role involves troubleshooting, maintaining, and upgrading mission-critical production software. The engineer will engineer and develop event-driven tracking services, optimize mill performance, and implement/maintain software interface tools, databases, and supervisory control systems. Key responsibilities include designing and developing real-time analytics and reporting platforms, modernizing legacy HMI clients, integrating hardware, and enabling real-time data updates. The position requires applying concepts in programming web application servers and enterprise web development, focusing on server-side programming and complex, n-tier systems. The role also involves collecting and analyzing production data, using Java and other programming languages (FORTRAN, C#, C++) for automation solutions, and troubleshooting software issues. Implementation of solutions for performance and scalability, including distributed caching, high-performance communication, and load balancing, is expected. The engineer will work with requirements, design, programming, testing, and problem-solving to modify existing Level II models or add new functionality. Maintaining and updating mill-wide Level II production systems, tracking materials for inventory/reporting, and automating the CI/CD pipeline are also key duties. The role includes administering, maintaining, and growing production maintenance software, infrastructure, and network hardware, as well as administering, maintaining, and upgrading Oracle and SQL Server databases. Maintaining and upgrading servers supporting Level II systems in the Beam Mill and Casters is also required.

Requirements

Master’s degree in Computational Biology or related field.
Coursework must include: Web Application Development.
Coursework must include: Enterprise Web Development.
Coursework must include: Java for Application Programming.
Must submit resume and transcript.

Responsibilities

Provide 24/7 on-call support for Level 2 computer network systems.
Troubleshoot, maintain, and upgrade mission-critical production software in a steel mill environment.
Engineer and develop event-driven tracking services using technologies such as RabbitMQ.
Optimize mill performance and ensure efficient operations.
Implement and maintain reliable software interface tools, databases, product quality and process parameter historians, and higher-level supervisory control and data delivery systems.
Design and develop real-time analytics and reporting platforms using Blazor, WPF and Flask.
Modernize legacy HMI clients, integrating with hardware like hand scanners, and enabling real-time data updates with SignalR.
Apply Enterprise Web Development, focusing on server-side enterprise web application programming, and complex, n-tier systems.
Collect and analyze production data.
Incorporate Java for Application Programmers to design and implement automation solutions using Object-Oriented Programming and other Programming languages including FORTRAN, C#, C++.
Troubleshoot and fix software issues.
Implement and manage solutions for performance and scalability, including distributed caching with Redis, high-performance communication with gRPC, and load balancing with YARP.
Utilize requirements, design, programming, testing, and problem-solving skills to understand existing level II models and make modifications or add new functionality.
Maintain, update, create reports for mill wide level II production systems.
Incorporate Java for Application Programmers to track materials for inventory/reporting purposes.
Automate and manage the full CI/CD pipeline using Jenkins and SonarQube.
Maintain the observability platform with tools such as Prometheus, Grafana, and OpenTelemetry.
Manage Mill Systems to perform day-to-day operations efficiently.
Administer, maintain, and grow production maintenance software, infrastructure, and network hardware.
Administer, maintain, and upgrade Oracle and SQL Server databases, responsible for performance tuning, data management (CRUD), and server maintenance.
Maintain and upgrade the servers supporting Level II systems in the Beam Mill and Casters.