Job Details

Associate Process Automation Engineer Models

Office Location: Roanoke, VA

Business Unit/Department: Industrial Systems

General Role Description: Develop, verify, and implement algorithms and transfer functions that define the electro-mechanical operation of industrial machinery, primarily metal rolling mills.

Role Accountabilities:

• Develop algorithms and transfer functions that define the electro-mechanical operation of industrial machinery, primarily metal rolling mills.
• Verify these algorithms and transfer functions using computer simulation of mechanical processes and/or analysis of empirical data from operating machinery.
• Use verified mathematical algorithms and transfer functions to design and implement software which generates control system setup and operating parameters that enable advanced automatic computer based control of industrial machinery.
• Provide regular, accurate, and considered commissioning status reports to parties deemed appropriate to the situation.
• Collaborate with project engineering team to ensure inter-operation of software modules into overall project.
• Conduct and/or support simulation to verify satisfy project requirements.
• Conduct and/or support simulation to verify the Human Machine Interface satisfies project requirements.
• Support client witness of unit and system test as needed.
• Recommend improvements to test procedures to better identify where software does not meet all project requirements for assigned scope of work.
• Support commissioning activities at client facilities required and authorized.

General Employee Accountabilities:

• Bring full effort to bear on tasks assigned by manager.
• Give manager best advice.
• Give earliest notice when work cannot be delivered as specified.
• Cooperate and collaborate with peers and interact cross-organizationally as specified by manager.
• Exemplify Company Core Values: Integrity, Client Focus, Team Orientation, and Personal Commitment.
• Comply with all Company policies, practices, and procedures and all regulations and laws.
• Recommend viable improvements proactively.
• Ensure effective utilization of business tools and processes.