Automation Engineer (Entry Level)

The Automation Engineer will be responsible for designing and troubleshooting automated control processes and systems in partnership with our client's Life Sciences and Water/Wastewater sites. These support services will typically be performed working within the client's maintenance, process engineering and/or automation department team(s).

Position Responsibilities/Essential Functions

• • Design, programming, implementation and support for new control system/automation projects within regulated environments
  • Participate in capital projects, new installations, testing, and modernization projects for new systems
  • Provide technical support, problem solving, maintenance, modifications/updates, and continuous improvement for existing automated equipment and process control systems
  • Lead efforts for the remediation, migration or upgrade of existing systems

Requirements

• • Bachelor's degree and/or Master's degree in Engineering or Technical discipline required
  • Comfortable with 24/7 manufacturing environment
  • Works well with others, within a team and takes accountability
  • Can handle a high-pressure, high-stress work environment
  • Result driven and self-motivated
  • Strong interpersonal and communication skills (verbal and presentation)
  • Organized, with strong computer literacy such as MS Word, Project, Excel, etc.

Desired Hard Skill Sets (via Internships/Co-Ops):

• • Knowledge and understanding of controls systems governed by platforms such as CompactLogix and ControlLogix PLC systems, GE Proficy platform, and JCI Metasys for BMS/CMS, Facility, and Utility systems
  • Experience with SCADA HMI interfaces (FactoryTalk View, iFix, WonderWare, etc.).
  • Familiarity of Electrical Drawings, Schematics and Line Diagrams which depict the electrical theory, operation and control of a system
  • Knowledge of S88 Standard; Configuration experience with FactoryTalk Batch and/or DeltaV Batch

Other Requirements

Location: Indianapolis

Travel: Up to 20% of the time to various suppliers, collaborators and client sites outside of Indianapolis (this may be temporarily impacted by current COVID-19 travel restrictions enforced at the client, State, and/or Federal level)