Instrumentation & Controls Engineer

Carmeuse Group - Pittsburgh, PA

Full-time

Pittsburgh, PA

About the position

The Automation Engineer is responsible for the development, administration, implementation, maintenance, and troubleshooting of various operations networks, historian servers, HMIs, and web services. This role involves coordinating with plants, internal customers, and contractors to ensure optimal performance and reliability of network systems and automation processes.

Responsibilities

• Assist the North American Operations with new/existing network systems by providing programming, design, and troubleshooting to maintain and improve performance regarding network infrastructure, firewalls, services, data networks, HMIs, historian servers, data reliability, and PLC operations.
• Support other Automation Engineers in troubleshooting and programming of PLCs, focusing on Rockwell Contrologix, Compact Logix, and Wonderware systems.
• Act as the front line contact for failures of network and computer equipment related to operations networks and systems.
• Support maintenance and troubleshooting of Wonderware Operator Station systems including InTouch, System Platform, InTouch Anywhere, and Historian.
• Maintain, improve, and troubleshoot Carmeuse Process Data storage and associated data client users, plant networks, and backups.
• Support the design, improvement, and troubleshooting of Carmeuse Process web services such as Downtime, Customer interfaces, and operator portals.
• Develop, update, and maintain system documentation including standards, configurations, network diagrams, and address tables.
• Support the development of new controls and cloud infrastructure for advanced process controls.
• Perform and maintain backups of all critical data, systems, and programs.
• Maintain existing control workstations and configure/deploy new workstations as required.
• Collaborate with production and engineering teams to design, implement, and optimize control systems for safety, environmental compliance, productivity, efficiency, reliability, and quality.
• Generate, review, and approve project control programs and functional control specifications.
• Direct and coordinate internal and external resources assigned to projects.
• Commission electrical and automation networking systems, ensuring vendor scope fulfillment and functionality/documentation completeness.
• Meet end user expectations focusing on functional effectiveness, long-term reliability, and ease of maintenance.
• Interface with equipment and system integration vendors, expediting documentation and deliveries.
• Perform additional duties as assigned by management.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Science, or related field; or an Associate's degree in engineering/Computer Science with applicable experience.
• 5+ years of experience in IT/OT, network, electrical, instrumentation, configuration, and implementation preferably in a heavy/production industry.
• CCST, CAP certifications are heavily weighted.
• Network, security, Microsoft, Cisco certifications are preferred.
• Proficiency with process control instrumentation, network protocols, web services, Windows, Cisco, Checkpoint, and troubleshooting.
• Familiarity with various Man-machine interface programs, particularly Aveva Intouch (formerly Wonderware).
• Experience with RSlogix programming and software, Kepware, Windows 7/10/server/datacenter, VMWare/VSphere, and Checkpoint.
• Familiarity with traditional programming languages such as Python, R, C, C++, Java is desired.

Nice-to-haves

• Detail and process-oriented with strong problem resolution abilities; ability to use root cause analysis to troubleshoot.