Industrial Automation Engineer
Nucor Corporation
full-time
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Location Type: Office
Location: Lexington • North Carolina • United States
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About the role
- Design, implement, and configure advanced autonomous control systems for overhead cranes and material handling equipment using PLC and HMI platforms
- Upgrade legacy machinery to modern control platforms, and enhance existing manufacturing lines
- Perform deep analysis of failures in Programmable Logic Controller (PLC) and evaluation of feasible solutions, including modifications in control logic
- Develop control systems in programmable logic controller (PLC)/Human-Machine Interface (HMI) platforms, including Allen-Bradley and Siemens
- Implement industrial process automation networking to link equipment and devices for data communication and control (ie, Ethernet IP, Profinet, Modbus, Profibus)
- Increase efficiency within level 1 automation systems and ensure the optimum performance of equipment for plant operations through continual improvement initiatives.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s or foreign equivalent degree in Mechatronics, Electrical, Automation, or Information Systems Engineering
- Five (5) years of experience in automation engineering optimizing steel processes and machinery
- Designing advanced autonomous control systems for overhead cranes and material handling equipment using PLC and HMI platforms
- Implementing industrial process automation networking to link equipment and devices for data communication and control (ie; Ethernet IP, Profinet, Modbus, Profibus)
- Configuring, troubleshooting, and utilizing Windows Operating Systems, Networking, virtualization and Databases for Control System Applications
- Developing innovative Python models to solve complex automation process challenges and deliver high-end solutions, including building neural networks to identify and segregate scrap types.
- Install, maintain, and deploy L2 systems utilizing Database Engines such as MySQL, MS SQL, Oracle, PostgreSQL, Redis, MariaDB, Cassandra, MongoDB for storing structured data for processes, operations, and advanced computing algorithms.
Benefits
- Medical, Dental, Vision, and Disability Insurance
- 401K and Roth accounts
- Profit sharing
- Pay-for-performance bonuses
- Paid parental leave
- Tuition reimbursement
- Stock program
- Scholarships and more.
Applicant Tracking System Keywords
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Hard Skills & Tools
Programmable Logic Controller (PLC)Human-Machine Interface (HMI)industrial process automationPythonneural networksDatabase EnginesMySQLMS SQLOraclePostgreSQL
Soft Skills
problem-solvinganalytical thinkingcommunicationteam collaborationcontinuous improvement