Sr Automation Engineer
Job Description
Innovate to solve the world's most important challenges
The future is what you make it!
When you join Honeywell, you become a member of our global team of thinkers, innovators, dreamers, and doers who make the things that make the future.
This Senior Automation Engineering role will be part of our engineering team and be responsible for driving the critical automation projects in our Advanced Materials films manufacturing business. This engineer will drive manufacturing process improvements, controls optimization, and technology upgrades to advance key automation and digitization projects. The Senior Automation Engineer will work with operations teams and other stakeholders to define best automation practices, set standards, and ensure successful project execution aligned to our strategic transformation priorities.
Travel 0% - 10% of the time
Key Responsibilities
- Serve as a site automation engineer to benchmark and evaluate available technologies for deployment in hybrid discrete and continuous manufacturing processes. Engage with vendors and technology suppliers to evaluate and select technology applicable to industrial manufacturing processes.
- Support existing and design and implement innovative solutions for industrial operations that may include:
- Industrial networking – Ethernet, IP, switches, wiring methods
- Data Historians / OE Dashboards (NWA)
- Industrial PC’s - hardware, operating systems, peripherals.
- HMI’s – Intouch, FactoryTalk View
- PLC’s – Rockwell Logix family, GE Series 90 and GE RXi
- Motor Control – full voltage, VFDs (Power Flex, Parker)
- Machine Vision – continuous web inspection / defect inspection
- Nuclear Gauging and Control
- Safety Systems - Safety PLCs, Relays, Scanners, Light Curtains, Mats
- Instrumentation – Pressure, Flow, Temperature, Level, Weight, Speed
- Electrical Power – distribution, protective devices, power supplies, 480v,120v,24v
- Define test methodology and test coverage to assure manufacturing reliability. Identify and validate risks and work with team to mitigate them. Assures processes are optimized (waste eliminated) prior to automating.
- Leads Automation viability analysis review meetings, and confirm project is viable financially and technically. Develop business case, application, and theory of operations and prepare justification for senior management.
- Assure Automation process adherence by participating in Automation Projects phase gate meetings.
- Mentor, coach, and share knowledge with less experienced engineers and technicians.
YOU MUST HAVE
- Bachelor’s Degree in Engineering, Computer Science, or related technical field
- 5+ years with implementing Automated solutions
WE VALUE
- Advanced degree in Engineering or other related technical field.
- Proven leadership managing complex engineering projects
- Proven ability to effectively communicate highly technical concepts to non-technical people
- Willingness to learn new technologies
- Implementation of Automated solutions/systems experience
- Eagerness to get involved in hands-on work
- Experience with hardware and software design and development on Automation projects
- Proficient project management skills
- Experience working with customer to develop project goals and basis for design
- Experience preparing specifications and standards.
- Experience with equipment selection and procurement.
- Experience creating bid packages and evaluating proposals, contract awarding.
- Experience preparing detailed installation plans (drawings, schedules, BOMs, work lists)
- Experience managing sitework during installation and commissioning project phases.
- Experience applying Cause Identification/FMEA
- Six Sigma / DFSS understanding with Greenbelt certification a plus
- Lean Manufacturing skills
Additional Information
- JOB ID: HRD187493
- Category: Integrated Supply Chain
- Location: 98 Westwood Rd,Pottsville,Pennsylvania,17901,United States
- Exempt
Honeywell is an equal opportunity employer. Qualified applicants will be considered without regard to age, race, creed, color, national origin, ancestry, marital status, affectional or sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, disability, nationality, sex, religion, or veteran status.
