Title: Automation Engineer
Location: Indianapolis, IN
Automation Engineer Responsibilities:
- Automation Engineer strong in IT/IT-centric systems to help with troubleshooting, detecting issues
- Responsible for design and implementation of key automation aspects of an equipment project, often including PLC, vision, HMI programming.
- Design of electrical panel(s)
- Design and PLC programming (configuration of PLC program) on standard equipment/products
- Lead and perform complex quality checks which require an intricate understanding of the machine control systems and operations
- Your innovative use of communication tools and techniques will facilitate in explaining difficult issues and establishing consensus between teams
- Contribute to the completion of projects, manage own time on agreed targets, develop plans for own projects and leads small project teams
- Monitor, generate and complete the periodic review, validation master plan for the automation engineering program
- Demonstrate good planning, organizing, time management and team participation skills
- Responsible for routine and preventive maintenance work, ensure all the equipment and facilities work safely, efficiently and reliably
- Generate and develop standard operating procedures and system support
- Analyze operational process problems and recommend appropriate corrective and preventative actions
- Manage change control authoring and execution
- Participate in the site and network wide teams to provide cybersecurity alignment and direction
- Provide 24x7x365 support of our automation systems and perform automation activities for capital and non-capital projects
- Modify moderately complex to highly complex control logic that requires a degree of scientific and/or manufacturing process expertise
- Mentor and guide junior staff and serve as a technical trainer, whenever necessary
- Clearly communicate progress and issues to peers
- Must be willing to work onsite in Indianapolis, IN
- Must be willing to travel to multiple sites
- Must have 5+ years of experience as an Automation Engineer
- Bachelor's Degree or equivalent required
- Proficiency using PC and Microsoft Office tools
- Outgoing personality with strong ability to communicate effectively with peers in clear, concise terms
- Ability to work as part of a team
- Strong problem-solving and critical thinking skills
- Excellent organizational and time management skills
- Strong attention to detail
- GMP/Validation practices
- Intermediate skills with WORD (authoring/editing large technical documents with styles, tables, TOCs, track changes)
- Basic skills with EXCEL and PowerPoint
- Strong interpersonal skills and clear communication capabilities
- Experience with and tolerance for high levels of challenge and change
- Responsible for installing, maintaining, and troubleshooting automated utility, processing, filing, inspection, and packaging equipment
- ARS/AGV experience is a plus
- Generate user requirement specifications for control systems
- Able to make minor modifications to code and HMI graphics for smaller changes
- Must be able to read logic and perform programming as well as update control system documentation
- Contribute technical content to validation protocols on automation systems and perform execution of protocols