Process Control Engineer II

Years of Experience Required: 3-5 years

Job Description:

Responsible for designing, developing, maintaining, and enhancing process control hardware and software solutions in a heavy industrial environment. The applicant will support production hardware and software applications, SCADA systems, Graphical HMI applications and LAN communications. The applicant will be knowledgeable in industrial plant process control systems, including programming and technical support.

Job Responsibilities:

The applicant will optimize and improve industrial plant process control solutions to meet business requirements. The applicant will translate business requirements into industrial application solutions and interact with personnel throughout the organization both as an individual and in a team environment.

Capable of:

Analyzing short and long term hardware, software, equipment, and instrumentation requirements and providing appropriate and cost-effective technical solutions.
Providing oral and written communication interfaces with departmental management, operations management, operating crews, control system support personnel, system support personnel and others.
Providing process control support for a 24x7 industrial environment.

This position is responsible for the creation, analysis, design, development, implementation, and support of complex process control automation systems that provide appropriate and cost-effective technical hardware and software solutions in a heavy industrial environment. The position is responsible for providing well documented project management, excellent system continuity, continuously improving process optimization, full system administration and the following of key corporate strategic initiatives.

Responsibilities:

• Optimize and improve industrial plant process control solutions to meet business requirements
• Translate business requirements into industrial application solution
• Collaborate with personnel throughout the organization both as an individual and in a team environment

Requirements:

• 3+ years of work experience in Process Control, Electrical, or similar environments providing hardware and software support with strong electrical and programming knowledge.
• Knowledgeable in industrial plant process control systems preferably with some of the following types of control solutions: OpenVMS, Fortran.
• Must have System Administration knowledge of VMS systems and hardware.
• Must be able to provide leadership to junior control engineers in support of complex control systems.
• Must be able to provide good oral and written communication interfaces with various business organizations.
• Must be able to provide technical hardware and software support for a 24x7 industrial environment. The position is a M-F dayshift schedule but does require off hour support on a rotating and as needed basis.

Preferred Skills:

• Experience in a Basic Oxygen Process or Caster facility is a plus.
• Applicants with a minimum of an Associates of Science in Electrical Engineering, Electronics or Electrical Engineering Technology, Computer Science, or an Equivalent Work Experience will be considered. Critical Competencies for Success:
• Capable of analyzing short- and long-term hardware, software, equipment, and instrumentation requirements and providing appropriate and cost-effective technical solutions.
• Able to create detailed design documents and/or schematics.
• Capable of self-direction and team participation.
• Able to support and interact with internal customers and business partners in understanding, prioritizing, and implementing work requests in multiple mining processes.