Automation Engineer - VIE

Vesuvius is a global leader in metal flow engineering, providing a full range of engineering services and solutions to its customers worldwide, principally serving the steel and foundry industries.

To support the growth of our Automation team, we are currently hiring an "Automation Engineer" to carry out Automation Engineering required for our Systems projects integrating flow control and mechatronic solutions in the steel making process.

The main duty is to provide the hardware design, functional analysis and automation & mechatronics system programming to meet customer specific needs while ensuring proper application integration.

This includes Automation and Mechatronic technical main tasks as:

• Level 0: Field & process engineering - sensors and actuators integration
• Level 1: Control systems - PLC programming
• Level 2: Supervisory systems - Scada & HMI

Industrial robot configuration & programming.

The Automation Engineer is responsible for the technical conception in coordination with customer, project manager and mechanical engineer including product documentation built-up, equipment shop testing and validation, commissioning, and technical assistance. The main projects involve development and integration of robotic automated solutions to perform various operations on the steel continuous casting process and molten steel flow regulation.

Main accountabilities:

• Automation, electrical and mechatronics design work in respect to the technical specifications and project planned delivery milestones.
• Organize and follow up the drafting work of the designer (draftsmen) on the home site and remote sites. Responsible for drawings check, approval, and official release for manufacturing. Consider manufacturing cost parameters in the design.
• Software programming (PLC, HMI).
• Testing & Validation of hardware & functionalities during shop test.
• Commissioning of control command equipment.

• Master’s degree in Automation or Mechatronic Engineering
• Automation and Mechatronics. Control Command. Systems Integration.
• Proactive & Committed, Nimble Learning, Organized.
• Proficient in English.
• Your values: Ownership, Integrity.
• Tech Savvy.
• Practical approach and hands on capability.
• Nice to have: Siemens PLC programming, notion of steel industry application.

Note that this is a V.I.E contract and that you need to be eligible to apply:

• You must be between 18 and not yet 29 years old
• You should be national of a country of the European Economic Area.
• No professional experience in Belgium
• No criminal record.

• You’ll have the opportunity to run your own projects.
• You’ll get the tools you need to run your mission in a successful way.
• You’ll have the opportunity to share your experience with other interns and trainees.
• You’ll work in a dynamic and international environment.
• You’ll have the possibility to work from home and/or at the office and you will have to travel too.