IT Controls Engineer III

Job Title: IT Controls Engineer

Job Location: Wilmington, NC

Job Duration: 6 Months with possible extension

Shift: Monday – Friday 1st Shift

Product of Position:

• This position will be responsible for owning the IT-related software associated with at least one manufacturing process step in the Optical Fiber manufacturing plant. In this capacity, he/she will work closely with engineering and operations teams in the plant to implement improvements in this process area.

• The person will become the expert for the process controls system in their area of responsibility along with ancillary data feeds to a manufacturing execution system and reporting systems.

• The person will also be responsible for developing or modifying other software systems that support manufacturing in the plant such as web-based or stand-alone applications.

• When the person leads a project, he/she will be responsible for managing the activities required to meet the project’s objectives within the constraints of an allowed budget and a desired timeline.

Day to Day Responsibilities:

• Assist team of engineers to provide production support and troubleshooting for 24/7 manufacturing operation. Work with production associates, technicians, and engineers to ensure reliable equipment operation via automated control systems and user interfaces.

• Support process and product optimization/improvement efforts. Develop plans for innovative solutions to technical problems and follow through to implementation.

• Provide training for engineers and/or production associates as needed for new processes, equipment, or control systems.

• Lead or participate in capital projects.

• Serve on off-hours production support team approximately every 5-6 weeks.

Required Skills:

• Computer programming skills – C/C /C#, Visual Basic 6, VB.Net, iFIX/SCADA (or any industrial Automation system), PowerShell scripting

• Ability/Experience integrating computers into manufacturing processes to increase efficiencies and lower cost.

• Ability/experience troubleshooting simple low voltage electrical circuitry.

• Knowledge/experience of relational databases (Oracle and/or Microsoft SQL Server), MSMQ and XML

• Willing to be on off hours call on a rotational basis.

Desired Skills:

• Windows PC Imaging – Create and update reusable Windows 10/11 images for industrial control systems, including multi-language support, and optimized for 24x7 manufacturing with appropriate cyber security

• OSI PI Data Historian, PI Asset Framework, and PI Vision - Administration and Support

Soft Skills:

• Knowledge and/or Experience working on MES (Camstar or any Manufacturing Execution System)

• Work effectively with a team that helps each other support all IT control systems in the plant and the related IT supporting systems.

• Communicate and team up with engineering and operations groups in the plant to accomplish plant goals.

Travel Requirements:

• Minimal to none.

• 0-10%

Required Education:

• Bachelor’s in electrical engineering, Computer Engineering, or Computer Science

Years of Experience:

• 5-10 years of experience