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About Us:

BW Design Group is a fully integrated architecture, engineering, construction, system integration, and consulting firm committed to helping our clients realize their most critical goals from Strategy to Commercialization. As the only firm born from a manufacturing technology company to become an independent and fully integrated firm, we combine deep domain expertise in the manufacturing environment with an approach that is built to serve the dynamic needs of our clients. Rooted in our distinct culture of Truly Human Leadership, we cultivate the leaders who will define tomorrow and partner with our clients in the food & beverage, life sciences, industrial, and advanced technology industries to build the future of manufacturing and technology.

 

Barry-Wehmiller is a diversified global supplier of engineering consulting and manufacturing technology for the packaging, corrugating, sheeting and paper-converting industries. By blending people-centric leadership with disciplined operational strategies and purpose-driven growth, Barry-Wehmiller has become a $3 billion organization with nearly 12,000 team members united by a common belief: to use the power of business to build a better world.

 

Job Description:

Job Summary:

As a Manufacturing Automation Engineer at Design Group, you will join a dynamic system integration and consulting company to provide cutting edge solutions to a wide range of industries. Our engineers work on projects to provide SCADA and/or industrial control system solutions to Fortune 100 companies in the Food and Beverage, Life Science, and Industrial market segments. The scope of work can include anything in the life cycle of a project starting from definition and selection of a platform to development/debugging and onsite startup. Frequently this team is working on first-of-a-kind solutions to solve real-world operational problems for our clients.

Responsibilities:

• Working as an individual or in a team with other Manufacturing Automation Engineers. Can also include working on large projects with other engineering disciplines such as greenfield design of a new manufacturing plant and all associated software system
• Designing SCADA systems which may include databases and database interfaces, data handling & reporting, scripting (VB, python, etc.) and general programming.
• Onsite startup of systems that you designed and implemented.
• Understanding project requirements to develop/configure industrial control packages accordingly for use in manufacturing space.
• Understanding technical and operational constraints to create project development and commissioning plans.
• Managing multiple scopes of work in various phases simultaneously
• Communicating with client stake holders to understand scopes of work and deliverables
• Understanding/skills with back-end computing infrastructure used in manufacturing (compute hardware, virtualization, OS's, networking, databases, etc.) is a plus.

Requirements:

• 3+ years of System Integration, SCADA / industrial control system development.Candidates with experience in the food and beverage or life science industries are preferred
• Requires excellent analytical and problem-solving skills.
• The ability to simultaneously organize and successfully execute multiple project responsibilities is needed.
• Candidates must possess good communication and interpersonal skills, and the ability to interact with all levels of management, clients, and vendors. Contractor and Construction management skills are also a plus.
• Requires the ability to mentor and train other less experienced engineers.
• Willing and able to travel as necessary for project requirements to include but not be limited to: project installation and start-up activities, client meetings, company sponsored meetings, training's, industry related seminars, forums, or conventions, etc.
• Proven experience with GE iFIX HMI/SCADA software, including system configuration, troubleshooting, and application development
• Expertise in at least one of the following SCADA platforms: Ignition, Rockwell FactoryTalk, Aveva Wonderware System Platform, or GE.
• Familiarity with Rockwell PLC (ControlLogix, PLC5, SLC500)
• Strong SQL skills and experience with MES software (Sepasoft, Aveva) is a plus.

Education:

• Bachelor of Science - Electrical Engineering or Computer Science/Engineering preferred or equivalent experience

The approximate pay range for this position is $100,000-130,000. Please note that the pay range provided is a good faith estimate for the position at the time of posting. Final compensation may vary based on factors including but not limited to background, knowledge, skills, and abilities as well as geographic location of the position.

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At Barry-Wehmiller we recognize that people come with a wealth of experience and talent beyond just the technical requirements of a job. If your experience is close to what you see listed here, please still consider applying. We know that our differences often can bring about innovation, excellence and meaningful work-therefore, people from all backgrounds are encouraged to apply to our positions. Please let us know if you require reasonable accommodations during the interview process.

Barry-Wehmiller is an equal opportunity employer. M/F/D/V This organization uses E-Verify.

 

Applicants may be subject to pre-employment screening which may include drug screening, reference checks, employment verifications, background screening and/or skills assessments.

Company:

Design Group