Digital Manufacturing Engineer

Job Description:

We are seeking a highly motivated Digital Manufacturing Engineer. This position partners with solution providers to develop and implement a Digital Manufacturing strategy for production facilities within the PCC Metals and Energy groups. Responsibilities include shop-floor integration the Industrial Internet of Things (IIoT) and Manufacturing Execution Systems (MES). The role collaborates with global IT and manufacturing teams at the project-management level. The expectation is that this position will spearhead technology-driven business process transformation and innovation within the manufacturing IT environment. The incumbent will interface with operational functionsincluding IT Finance and Operationsto support PCC Metals strategic goals. This role requires a highly self-motivated individual with the ability to initiate and complete tasks with minimal oversight.

Summary

The Digital Manufacturing Engineer is responsible for gathering business requirements and supporting the development testing deployment and continuous improvement of PCC Metals digital manufacturing solutions. These systems are used across multiple Metals and Forging sites by Operations (shop floor) Quality Laboratories and Maintenance as well as the Commercial HR and Finance organizations.

Essential Functions

Work with Industry 4.0 solution providers equipment manufacturers and the ERP vendor to design and implement the required system integration points and data flows to achieve best-in-class lights-out manufacturing.

Work with solution providers to develop implement and continuously improve MES SCADA and KPI outputs.

Partner with Division IT to ensure compliance with corporate IT policies the IT internal control framework and cybersecurity.

Partner with Division Data Office to support Corporate and Division data governance and master data policies and initiatives.

Partner with other PCC divisions to implement standardization and best practices and to capture synergies through common solutions knowledge sharing and support.

Other duties as assigned

Travel as required

Qualifications

Competencies

Analytical - proven problem-solving capability required. Ability to analyze complex or diverse information collect and research data and use intuition and experience to complement data.

Ethics and Integrity - Respects and maintains confidentiality. Admits mistakes despite the potential for negative consequences. Presents unpleasant or disagreeable facts in an appropriate manner. Keeps promises; meets goals and deadlines. Avoids situations and associations that could be considered inappropriate. Honest in all dealings. Upholds and models organizations values.

Initiative - Volunteers readily; undertakes self-development activities; seeks increased responsibilities; takes independent actions and calculated risks; looks for and takes advantage of opportunities; asks for and offers help when needed.

Problem Solving - Identifies and resolves problems in a timely manner; Gathers and analyzes information skillfully; Develops alternative solutions; Works well in group problem solving situations; Uses reason even when dealing with emotional topics.

Quality - Demonstrates accuracy and thoroughness; Looks for ways to improve and promote quality; Applies feedback to improve performance; Monitors own work to ensure quality.

Education/ Experience

Bachelors degree in computer science information systems or a related study (or equivalent project-related experience). Masters Degree is desirable.

Minimum 10 years experience with Industry 4.0 robotics digital manufacturing MS SQL MES IoT and ERP Systems.

Experience with common database platforms such as SQL Server including native programming languages such as SQL.

Experience with Agile project methodologies.

Experience architecting and implementing data projects in Cloud environments (Azure AWS).

Special Skills

Excellent communication skills required.

Ability to design workflows and procedures using standard tools in the MS Office environment.

Ability to create robust MES dashboards and status reports in alignment with Operations and Data Office requirements.

Additional experience in MES/shopfloor platforms especially DELMIA Apriso Wonderware/Aveva Ignition and DELMIA 3D Experience is desirable.