Job Description

Position: Senior Systems Engineer (Primetals Technologies USA LLC; Alpharetta, GA)

Duties Engineering, specification, design, testing, and commissioning of advanced automation control systems. These systems, which include Programmable Logic Controllers (PLCs), Distributed Control Systems (DCSs), and Human Machine Interface (HMI) technologies, are integral to large industrial projects in the metals industry. Responsibilities also encompass providing technical solutions, process expertise, customer training, and service support for complex industrial processes. Designing and integrating sophisticated hardware and software systems. Developing material specifications, schematics, and follow-up documentation. Generating recommendations for productivity improvements and cost reductions. Facilitating technical knowledge exchange for process and application system design. Project Involvement: Defining solutions for upgrades and improvements in customer plants. Collaborating with customer teams to identify challenges, develop solutions, and deliver exceptional project results. Proposing ideas for productivity enhancement, quality improvement, cost reduction, and customer satisfaction. Overseeing multiple projects within the area of expertise. Engineering, designing, and integrating automation and control systems for the metals industry.

Minimum education and experience requiredBachelor’s degree or the equivalent in Electrical Engineering, Electronic Engineering, or related field and 5 years of post-bachelor’s, progressively responsible experience in advanced automation control systems or related experience; OR Master’s degree or the equivalent in Electrical Engineering, Electronic Engineering, or related field and 2 years of experience in advanced automation control systems or related experience.

Skills requiredMust have experience with: Siemens, Rockwell; Siemens Step7; Siemens CFC; Hot Rolling Mill (Metals Industry); Cold Rolling Mill (Metals Industry); Processing Line (Metals Industry); Programmable Logic Controllers. Employer will accept any amount of experience with the required skills.