Automation Project Engineer

Shaw • Andalusia, AL

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About The Position

Shaw is hiring an Automation Project Engineer to oversee automation integration and utilize models for process optimization within an automated manufacturing site of 900 + employees

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in engineering, Control System, Mechatronics or 4 years’ experience in systems integration with automated equipment/systems.
• Strong technical background, preferably in a manufacturing environment.
• (Data Analytics (Splunk, Tableau, PowerBI, R, Python, etc.)
• Industrial Automation (PLCs, HMIs, Drives, Sensors, etc.)
• Application Development (Any language)
• Application Project Management (Organizing work across multiple groups)
• Database Integration (SQL, Hadoop, NoSQL, etc.)
• Must have good interpersonal skills.
• Must be able to communicate ideas both verbally and in writing.

Responsibilities

• Responsible for ensuring seamless integration between material flow systems throughout the site using modeling and simulation trials as well as utilizing lean principles by performing value-stream simulations and analysis.
• Assist with analysis of financial and productivity impact of any proposed changes involving equipment changes/reliability, route changes, process changes/interruptions, and product volume or mix changes to automated material flow process by evaluating change impact with existing simulation models prior to execution.
• Responsible for checking integration of scheduling, production, and automation systems to ensure all systems are working together in the automated material flow process.
• Manage standards tables and other automation process inputs.
• Collaborate and mitigate risk with a team by developing protocol and standard work to ensure continuity of all automation systems with material flow.
• Recommend improvements to internal processes and systems for continuous improvement of material flow.
• Evaluate equipment needs during the scale up of manufacturing and automation processes to ensure a seamless flow.
• Assist with set up of modernization data analytics - process performance, condition monitoring, etc - for the new plant.
• Responsible for failure analysis and diagnostic execution to facilitate corrective action of automation systems and/or procedures.
• Manage Capital and Expense projects relating to material flow automation from concept development to full implementation/commissioning into service.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level