Automation Engineer
Automation Engineer with 1 to 2 years experience 12 month contract with potential for permanent contract Job overview As an Automation Engineer at Element Six you will be supporting the plant that contains the equipment and the management reporting systems. You will be a key member of the local team, but also part of a group-wide structure supporting projects at other facilities. You will take an active role in the early specification of equipment to ensure that the reliability, redundancy and system integration are correct from the onset. An essential aspect of this role is that you keep yourself informed of the latest technology, to ensure that Element Six is one-step ahead of our competition, in terms of having the right information, in the appropriate format, at the right time, so that we can all make the finest decision at the earliest opportunity. Support commissioning, calibration, maintenance and validation of existing control systems inclusive of drives, wiring, power thyristors, power measurement, and control panels of these systems. Duties and tasks: Software development on PLC control systems. Process data interpretation and presentation of key parameters. Machine and process automation. Maintain 'Historian' database. Provide technical support for site control systems. Assist with the implementation of manufacturing systems. Ensure system documentation is maintained up to date. Provide technical support and advice to the on-site maintenance teams. Contractor management. Project Management. Required skills and experience: Engineering degree in any of Electrical, Electronic or Automation. 1 - 2 years Experience in control systems within a manufacturing environment Experience in programming and troubleshooting of Siemens and other PLC systems. Experience with the control and monitoring of OEM systems. Design, engineer, test and troubleshoot control systems. Ability to work independently while applying the available resources. Make decisions under pressure. Desirable skills and experience: Siemens Step 7 and WINCC, SINUMERIK. Understanding of OPC Servers. Ability to write SQL queries on various database platforms i.e Oracle, DB2 and SQL Server. About Element Six: About Element SixElement Six is a global leader in the design, development and production of synthetic diamond and tungsten carbide supermaterials. Part of the De Beers Group, we employ over 1,900 people. Our primary manufacturing sites are located in the UK, Ireland, Germany, South Africa, and the US.Our missionWe strive to deliver extreme performance through the development of cutting-edge synthetic diamond and tungsten carbide solutions.Our historySince 1959, our focus has been on developing the diamond synthesis process to enable innovative synthetic diamond and tungsten carbide solutions. As well as being the planet’s hardest material, diamond’s extreme and diverse properties give it high tensile strength, chemical inertness, broad optical transmission and very high thermal conductivity.You can find out more about who we are and what we do on our website: e6.com/en/about/corporate-information