
Process Automation Engineer
- Pueblo, CO
- $115,000-125,000 per year
- Permanent
- Full-time
- Support rolling mills and steelmaking production and maintenance at highly automated steel manufacturing plant
- Design, develop, and implement control systems (hardware & software) to improve production times, steel quality, equipment performance, energy consumption, down-time reduction, and process automation
- Obtain complete understanding of company process control systems and their impact on the production line beginning with scrap melting through refining steel, liquid to solid transformation and finished product
- Make recommendations for development action; analyze, modify and improve programmable logic controllers (PLC) and human-machine interfaces (HMI)
- Design and monitor performance indicators, create the necessary bridges between control site and company information systems
- Provide on-going maintenance support and resolution of process control system problems, including taking ownership of such problems to completion
- Write requirements specifications, and high-level design and systems architecture specifications related to control of steel production processes
- Project management responsibilities
- Bachelor’s Degree in Electrical or Mechanical Engineering, Automated Manufacturing Engineering or equivalent technical education
- 5+ years of relevant work experience
- Experience must include working with Allen-Bradley PLC (or Fanuc, Modicon, Toolbox) and VFD (variable frequency drives)
- Strong computer skills in MS Excel, Projects and PowerPoint
- Proven problem solving and analytical skills
- Must be available to be on call and assist personnel in times of emergency and business needs
- $115,000 - $125,000
- Competitive wages and bonus opportunities
- Family medical, dental, and prescription coverage at minimal employee cost
- Short and long term disability programs
- Competitive retirement plans
- Flexible Spending and Health Savings Accounts
- Employer-provided and Voluntary Life Insurance options
- Paid vacation and recognized statutory holidays
- Apprenticeship and career advancement within the company
- Tuition reimbursement
- Wellness program
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