Automation Engineer

Prysmian is the world leader in the energy and telecom cable systems industry. Each year, the company manufactures thousands of miles of underground and submarine cables and systems for power transmission and distribution, as well as medium low voltage cables for the construction and infrastructure sectors. We also produce a comprehensive range of optical fibers, copper cables and connectivity for voice, video and data transmission for the telecommunication sector.

We are 30,000 employees, across 50+ countries. Everyone at Prysmian has the potential to make their mark; because whatever you do, wherever you are based, you will be part of a company that is helping transform the world around us.

Automation Engineer

Candidate will be an employee of the Automation group supporting the manufacturing of optical fiber. This individual will provide technical support in the area of PC and PLC based controls and automation.

Responsibilites:

• Develop and maintain PLC programs
• Provide controls and automation support for the manufacture of optical fiber
• Help resolve daily production issues related to equipment or control software
• Support the commissioning of new equipment for production
• Ensure proper backups of all programs and critical support files are maintained per plant standards
• Comply with all applicable safety procedures and ISO 45001 / ISO 14001 HSE guidelines

Qualifications

• B.S. in Engineering or Computer Science
• Experience with programming Rockwell (Allen-Bradley), Schneider, and/or Siemens PLC’s
• Prefer any experience with fiber optic or highly automated industry
• Prefer experience with PLC programming
• Prefer experience with Profibus, Ethernet and Modbus+ communication protocols
• Prefer experience with HMI Software with PC to PLC and PC to Database transactions

You should be proficient in:

• Allen Bradley
• Allen-Bradley
• automation engineer
• HMI
• PLC
• Schneider
• Siemens

Machines & technologies you'll use:

• Programmable Logic Controller (PLC) (Allen Bradley, Siemens, Schneider Electric)