Optical Fiber Manufacturing Controls Engineer (Automation & PLC Systems)

Job Description

Job Description

A day in the life

Join our Automation group and help keep a world-class optical fiber operation running flawlessly. Your morning might start by reviewing overnight system logs, checking backups, and scanning production dashboards. By mid-day, you could be rolling out a PLC logic update to a line controlled by Rockwell Allen-Bradley, Schneider, or Siemens hardware, then partnering with technical staff to squash a tricky equipment or control software issue on the floor. In the afternoon, you may be commissioning a new piece of production equipment and validating PC-to-PLC data exchanges before closing the loop with stakeholders.

• Develop and maintain PLC programs used by production and facilities to control manufacturing processes and support equipment.
• Provide hands-on controls and automation support for the manufacturing of optical fiber, covering both PC- and PLC-based systems.
• Collaborate with technical staff to resolve daily production issues related to equipment or control software.
• Support the commissioning of new equipment for production, from I/O checkout to run readiness.
• Ensure proper backups of all programs and critical support files are maintained per plant standards.
• Comply with all applicable safety procedures and ISO 45001 / ISO 14001 HSE guidelines.
• Other duties as assigned by supervisor or a member of management.

• B.S. in Engineering or Computer Science.
• Experience programming Rockwell Allen-Bradley, Schneider, and or Siemens PLCs.
• Excellent technical problem-solving skills and a bias for action.
• Ability to contribute to the plant's culture of continuous improvement.
• Clear, effective communication skills.
• Strong attention to detail and quality.
• Ability to work with little supervision.

• Background in fiber optic or other highly automated manufacturing processes.
• PLC programming utilizing IEC languages including Ladder, Sequential function charts, Structured text, and Function Block Diagrams.
• Familiarity with industrial communications such as Profibus, Ethernet, and Modbus+.
• HMI programming, including PC-to-PLC transactions and PC-to-Database transactions.
• Programming and tuning of servo drives and motion controllers.