Senior Automation Engineer, Blades and Vanes Foundry

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Work type: On-site
Location: Bastrop, TX
Posted: 4 days ago
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TL;DR · Senior Automation Engineer, Blades and Vanes Foundry

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The Sr. Automation Engineer, Blades and Vanes Foundry joins the Blades and Vanes Investment Casting Manufacturing Team to design, develop, and maintain core control systems for investment casting processes. This role involves integrating electromechanical and mechatronic systems with equipment like wax injectors, melting furnaces, and controlled solidification units. Key responsibilities include architecting and debugging PLC code, designing manufacturing data systems, and creating HMI/SCADA/MES interfaces. The engineer will utilize Python, SQL, and various PLC systems including Siemens, Allen-Bradley, and Beckhoff to perform reliability analysis and real-time process optimization. Technical tasks require creating electrical schematics in ePLAN, managing cabinet builds, and ensuring safety compliance for robots and conveyors. The work focuses on producing equiaxed, directionally solidified, and single-crystal components for power generation under demanding operating conditions.

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PLC SCADA MES Python SQL Siemens Allen-Bradley Beckhoff ABB Ethernet/IP PROFINET BACnet ePLAN mechatronic s Predictive Analytics NFPA79 NEC UL508A ANSI/RIA15.06 OSHA

What you'll do

Integrate electromechanical and mechatronic systems with investment casting equipment like wax injectors and furnaces.
Architect, write, and debug structured PLC code for manufacturing applications.
Design and develop manufacturing data systems using Python and SQL to interface with MES databases.
Create and optimize HMI, SCADA, and MES interfaces for real-time process optimization.
Lay out industrial electrical control panels and create electrical, pneumatic, and fluid schematics.
Implement compliant safety systems for robots, gantries, conveyors, and other manufacturing equipment.
Select and size electrical components such as servo motors and controllers.
Manage electrical cabinet builds, field wiring, and pneumatic and fluid plumbing.

What we're looking for

Bachelor's degree in an engineering, physics, or computer science discipline.
5+ years experience in the design and commissioning of automation and controls systems for industrial applications.
Ability to work extended hours and weekends as needed to support critical milestones.
Must be willing to travel up to 10%.
Must be a U.S. citizen, national, lawful permanent resident, refugee, or asylee (or eligible for Department of State authorization).
Proficiency in industrial systems, including configuring control networks like Ethernet/IP, PROFINET, BACnet, and Serial Communication (preferred).
Experience with multiple PLC systems (Siemens, Allen-Bradley, Beckhoff, etc.) and programming ABB mechatronic systems (preferred).
Proficiency in Python and SQL for analyzing sensor data and predictive modeling (preferred).

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