Manufacturing Automation Engineer - SCADA

About Us:

BW Design Group is a fully integrated architecture, engineering, construction, system integration, and consulting firm committed to helping our clients realize their most critical goals from Strategy to Commercialization. As the only firm born from a manufacturing technology company to become an independent and fully integrated firm, we combine deep domain expertise in the manufacturing environment with an approach that is built to serve the dynamic needs of our clients. Rooted in our distinct culture of Truly Human Leadership, we cultivate the leaders who will define tomorrow and partner with our clients in the food & beverage, life sciences, industrial, and advanced technology industries to build the future of manufacturing and technology.

 

Barry-Wehmiller is a diversified global supplier of engineering consulting and manufacturing technology for the packaging, corrugating, sheeting and paper-converting industries. By blending people-centric leadership with disciplined operational strategies and purpose-driven growth, Barry-Wehmiller has become a $3 billion organization with nearly 12,000 team members united by a common belief: to use the power of business to build a better world.

 

Job Description:

Job Summary:

As a Software Engineer II on the Information Solutions team, you will have overall responsibility to lead and develop projects with clients across multiple industry sectors primarily focused on Information Solutions scope. This scope can include projects related to SCADA, MES, IoT, data collection, reporting, or analytics. Frequently this team is working on first-of-a-kind solutions to solve real-world operational problems for our clients.

Responsibilities:

• Technical project execution within the Information Solutions group, which includes providing deliverables, maintaining schedule, quality, and customer satisfaction.
• Interface with clients to define and manage scope on complex projects. This will require significant technical knowledge as well as project leadership skills.
• Planning of project timeline and working with various Project Managers to ensure the proper execution of the work.
• Working as an individual or in a team with other Information Solutions Engineers. Can also include working on large projects with other engineering disciplines such as greenfield design of a new manufacturing plant and all associated software systems.
• Designing SCADA systems which may include databases and database interfaces, data handling & reporting, scripting (VB, python, etc.) and general programming.
• Onsite startup of systems that you designed and implemented.
• Understanding project requirements to develop/configure industrial control packages accordingly for use in manufacturing space.
• Understanding technical and operational constraints to create project development and commissioning plans.
• Managing multiple scopes of work in various phases simultaneously
• Communicating with client stake holders to understand scopes of work and deliverables.

Requirements:

• 3+ years of System Integration, SCADA and/or MES application development. Candidates with experience in the food and beverage or life science industries are preferred.
• Requires excellent analytical and problem-solving skills.
• The ability to simultaneously organize and successfully execute multiple project responsibilities is needed.
• Candidates must possess good communication and interpersonal skills, and the ability to interact with all levels of management, clients, and vendors. Contractor and Construction management skills are also a plus.
• Requires the ability to mentor and train other less experienced engineers.
• Willing and able to travel as necessary for project requirements to include but not be limited to: project installation and start-up activities, client meetings, company sponsored meetings, training's, industry related seminars, forums, or conventions, etc.
• Proven experience with Aveva Wonderware System Platform software, including system configuration, troubleshooting, and application development. Certification is a plus.
• Expertise in Aveva Wonderware System Platform and at least one of the following other SCADA platforms:  Ignition, Rockwell FactoryTalk, or GE.
• Familiarity with Rockwell PLC (ControlLogix, PLC5, SLC500)
• Strong SQL skills and experience with MES software (Sepasoft, Aveva) is a plus.
• Understanding/skills with back-end computing infrastructure used in manufacturing (compute hardware, virtualization, OS’s, networking, databases, etc.) is a plus.

Education:

Bachelor of Science – Electrical Engineering or Computer Science/Engineering preferred or equivalent experience

#LI-BH1

 

At Barry-Wehmiller we recognize that people come with a wealth of experience and talent beyond just the technical requirements of a job.  If your experience is close to what you see listed here, please still consider applying.  We know that our differences often can bring about innovation, excellence and meaningful work—therefore, people from all backgrounds are encouraged to apply to our positions.  Please let us know if you require reasonable accommodations during the interview process. ​

Barry-Wehmiller is an equal opportunity employer. M/F/D/V This organization uses E-Verify.

 

Applicants may be subject to pre-employment screening which may include drug screening, reference checks, employment verifications, background screening and/or skills assessments.

 

Company:

Design Group