Digitalization Engineer

Responsibilities within Digitalization and Process Control include designing, testing, and implementing software applications for new and existing manufacturing processes.  In addition, taking personal responsibility of developed applications to ensure customer needs are met while maintaining a safe work environment.  

Essential Functions:

• Develop and debug software tools to be used in production
• Evaluate and select appropriate instrumentation
• Design, program, and integrate systems to perform measurement, control, and inspection functions
• Install systems that meet specifications and project requirements for budget and timing
• Assist in the development of specifications, budgets, and project plans
• Manage contractors and external suppliers to deliver functional systems that meet required specifications
• Provide control engineering assistance to troubleshoot/improve manufacturing systems
• Provide written and verbal project communication to various functional areas and levels
• Develop technical and procedural documentation, provide training to manufacturing personnel
• Evaluate existing systems and modify as appropriate to improve performance and suitability to task, and to lower cost
• Adherence to NSG/Pilkington Standards of Business Conduct and its Values and Principles
• Other duties as assigned by manager

• Customer Focused - Actively seeks to understand internal & external customer circumstances, problems, expectations and needs
• Passion for Excellence - Takes personal responsibility and ownership for achieving results & objectives
• Empowers & Develops- Proactive in managing own self-development and learning activities. Reflects on and learns from experience

Qualifications Required:

• Bachelor’s degree in computer science/electrical engineering or engineering technology with 0-3 years of experience
• Strong computer programming experience
• Strong interpersonal and communications skills

• Strong computer and industrial network skills

• Proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite
• Understanding of statistics and data analysis
• Good problem-solving, troubleshooting, and decision-making skills
• Able to work independently as well as member of project teams
• Average of 15% travel, including extended periods on project sites

• Experience with AI / Machine Learning
• Experience with database architecture and scripting (MSSQL or similar)
• Experience with web pages / web server programming
• SCADA experience (A-B)
• PLC programming skills (A-B family of PLCs)
• Experience with vision system applications

• Understanding of quality systems, Measurement Systems Analysis, and R&R