Level 1 Automation Engineer (Sinton, TX and relocation or travel to various unanticipated locations) to develop and design thermo-mechanical processing procedures for steel mill.

• Develop and design engineering technology that will provide improvements to the operations and interfaces that enhance the operator’s ease of control and ability to monitor the process.
• Implement and test design solutions for mill automation.
• Perform diagnostic testing on mill equipment to determine trends toward equipment failures.
• Perform backups of all software related to mill operation and support systems.
• Service automation hardware and programming interfaces.
• Ensure work group safety and a safe work environment for the entire department relating to changes in process control.
• Monitor mill performance relating to volume, quality, delay rate and yield and develop automation technology improvements in these areas.
• Develop technicians troubleshooting skills and programming skills.
• Keep the work group and department up to date on changes affecting mill operations.
• Monitor system operations and the interface to these systems which the operators use.

Required:

• Safety Oriented, understanding fundamentals of electrical safety practices.
• Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering required.
• Emphasis on coursework consisting of advanced mathematics.
• Emphasis on coursework consisting of electrical fundamentals.
• Understanding of power distribution systems.
• Understanding of induction and synchronous motor theory.
• Understanding of mechanical and hydraulic systems of all types.
• Minimum 5 years’ experience in heavy industry environment (steel manufacturing or equivalent) required.
• Understanding of steel rolling principles as it applies to hot and cold rolling facilities.
• Proven logical approach to troubleshooting.
• Proven ability to teach and develop electrical technicians.
• Ability to work in a team environment.
• Required to be on call and available in support of 24/7 production environment.
• Experience with TMEIC drives and the ‘TM Drive Navigator tool’.
• Advanced abilities using P.C.’s and common software and utilities.
• Experience with database programming and usage and SQL syntax.
• Proficiency with CAD programming.
• Experience with closed loop, high speed PID regulation systems.
• Minimum 5 years’ experience with PLC based systems or equivalent.
• Experience with function block-based IDE and programming environments.
• Experience with HMI development and programming.
• Experience working with process control systems (DCS).
• Experience with industrial networking; switches, communication protocols, network sniffers, etc.

Steel Dynamics Inc. is an equal opportunity employer.