MTY - Sr. IMS Engineer

Purpose of Position: Serve as SCADA Engineer for the Corning Optical Communications Division Engineering team driving new automation equipment & system introductions, process improvements and cost reduction projects.

Responsibilities:

• Design, document, implement, and maintain essential Supervisory Control and Data Acquisition (SCADA) systems for automated manufacturing equipment
• Interface automated manufacturing equipment with plant information systems (MES)
• Provide appropriate and timely technical advice on matters relating to SCADA systems and manufacturing data systems
• Providing engineering technical expertise to ensure the operational reliability of SCADA systems
• Work with automation equipment vendors to design/document equipment interface specifications
• Solicit and document Voice of Customer from manufacturing sites
• Collaborate with Process engineering to determine and provide process data to data historians at appropriate time intervals
• Individual must be capable of executing project assignments, in a team-based environment, with minimal supervision.

Qualification:

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Engineering, Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, Mechatronics, or equivalent.  
• Ideal candidate will possess 5+ years of SCADA development experience
• Able to travel globally (United States, Poland, and China at a minimum)
  • Valid passport, titulo, and cedula
• English proficiency          

Required Skills:

• Knowledge of SCADA (Ignition, GE iFix, or similar) and control systems and components
• Knowledge of controls and real time Programmable Logic Controllers (PLCs)
• Knowledge of structured programming languages
• Experience integrating automated manufacturing equipment with plant Information Management Systems (IMS)
• Developed interpersonal and communication skills; including the ability to interact effectively with remote global teams
• Ability to prepare technical and non-technical documentation
• Ability to work effectively as both an individual and as a team member to solve complex SCADA problems and design decisions
• Ability to effectively prioritize and plan activities, work on multiple concurrent tasks, and meet deadlines.
• Ability to generate and communicate high level flow charts for process and data flows

Desired Skills:

• Strong knowledge of programming Induction Automation Ignition
• Knowledge of PI data historian and how to configure – Asset Framework, Event Frames
• Familiarity with Siemens, Omron, and Allen-Bradley Programmable Logic Controllers (PLCs)
• Knowledge of MS SQL database
• Experience with automated assembly cells for discrete manufacturing
• Project Management Skills