Computer Systems Engineer II

As part of our Corporate Engineering team the Computer Systems Engineer II will participate in computer systems project teams to design, purchase and install equipment at our various plant locations, collaborate with manufacturing plants in troubleshooting and problem solving as needed, and be responsible to back-up, troubleshoot and maintain plant systems as well as standard code libraries for the Controls Team. The Engineer is involved in all aspects of a project, from start to finish, often acting not only as the creative lead, but the team leader at times as well. Duties include:

Main Duties or Responsibilities:

• Ensure Company safety procedures are being adhered to.


• Writing Ladder Logic on new projects and existing equipment.


• Perform HMI screen design.


• Perform basic network design on new projects and system upgrades in keeping with IT standards and security principles.


• Seek out, suggest and ultimately lead any HMI, UI, ERP integration continuous improvement projects.


• Provide technical support for facilities worldwide.


• Perform additional duties and responsibilities as assigned.


• Install and maintain distributed control system corporate-wide


• Conduct continuous improvement on Global plant systems


• Back-up, Document, Troubleshoot Virtual Machines and ESX servers for manufacturing

Skills & Experience or Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s Degree in Electrical Engineering or equivalent experience in a field of study such as electrical, computer systems.


• Position requires between 5-7 years of control system or computer system engineering experience.

• Familiarity with Ladder Logic, preferably with Allen Bradley systems. ie. PLC 5, SLC and Controllogix.

• Strong Skills in HMI design, preferably with FactoryTalk and Ignition.


• Strong Skills in Python, C, SQL, Java and CSS


• Experience programming for and managing an environment with strict uptime requirements.


• Strong Skills in database design, management and programming interface with MS SQL Server.


• Ability to evaluate project requirements and apply the appropriate solutions.


• Strong Skills in networking and network security best practices.


• Strong skills in project engineering


• Strong Skills in Virtualization using VMWare Workstation and ESXi


• Proficient with layer 2 and 3 network topologies and have knowledge on the subjects of Vlans, Spanning Tree and IP routing.


• Familiarity with OPC-UA protocol and MQTT. Kepware experience preferable.


• Familiarity Work is basically non-standardized and widely varied, involving many complex and significant variables. Analytic ability and inductive thinking are required to devise new methods in situations where previously accepted methods have proven inadequate.


• Must combine problem-solving techniques with innovation for best solutions.


• Must be able to look at the big picture as well as the details. This type of analysis and decision-making is needed daily.

Travel - estimated 30% with some weekend overnights

Our most successful employees possess the following core competencies:

Teamwork * Project Management * Problem Solving * Critical Judgment * Interactive Communication * Analytical Thinking * Impact and Influence * Work Ethics and Values * Using Information Technology