Software Engineer

Salaried/Skilled Trades NSG Group•Laurinburg, NC

20d

About The Position

Provide support for and improvements to the cold end host system and associated MMI programs. Assist with other improvement projects or issue resolution in the cold end as required. The role involves monitoring and maintaining hardware, troubleshooting issues, developing changes in host line control programs, and ensuring system compatibility and integration. The engineer will also be responsible for system documentation and rolling out improvements across applicable lines. Adherence to NSG/Pilkington Standards of Business Conduct and its Values and Principles is expected, along with other duties assigned by the manager.

Requirements

Bachelor of Science Degree (or equivalent technical experience) is required.
Programming experience with C, Visual Basic .NET, PostGreSQL, SQL, PERL, Linux (Fedora Server Edition), PLC Communication protocols, Basic HTML.
Familiarity with Rockwell Studio 5000.
Ability to understand customer requirements and translate those into innovative solutions.
Proficiency in MS office, MS Teams, Sharepoint.
Experience in line control, automation and MMI.
Effective communication skills.

Nice To Haves

Advanced Problem-Solving Skills (Six Sigma)
Strong in analytical, innovative and strategic competencies

Responsibilities

Monitor and maintain hardware used to run and display wareroom host programs.
Assess hardware viability and manage obsolescence replacements and upgrades as necessary.
Troubleshoot issues that arise from the host line control program.
Manage and communicate changes to the host line control programs and MMI.
Develop changes (bug fixes and improvements) in the host line control programs keeping in mind performance, scalability, reliability, security and cost.
Develop and maintain the ability to see historical data from the host and associated PLCs for troubleshooting or improvement purposes.
Configure, maintain and troubleshoot communications between line PLCs, host line control software and data retention software.
Monitor, troubleshoot and improve interfaces with external systems (ERS, FIS etc).
Accurately assess customer needs and translate them into innovative solutions.
Proactively provide solutions to operator and leadership team issues.
Provide support and troubleshooting to AGNA sites as needed.
Keep multiple projects moving forward and organized via source code version control.
Ensure programming changes are portable and common between AGNA lines.
Develop and maintain system documentation, including requirements specifications, design documents, test plans, and user manuals.
Collaborate with engineering teams (e.g., software, hardware, electrical) to ensure system compatibility and integration.
Stay up to date with the latest systems engineering methodologies and technologies.
Rollout improvements across all AGNA lines as applicable.