Job Title: Corporate Controls MES Engineer
Work Location: Dallas, TX
Duration: Full Time
Education/Experience Required: Bachelor of Science in an Engineering related discipline and 7+ years working within a Controls & Automation Engineering role in the Food & Beverage, Consumer Goods, or similar Industry is required.
Job Description:
The Corporate Controls MES Engineer will be a member of the client's Corporate Controls Engineering Department with a focus on delivering business intelligence services, BI software development, and Power BI reports utilizing client's Control Systems, Manufacturing Execution Systems (MES), and Microsoft Power BI servers/platforms.
They will work on Controls and Automation projects to support installation of new Control System MES functionality and upgrade of existing Control System MES functionality at all of client's facilities.
The Corporate Controls MES Engineer will report directly to the either the Corporate Controls Engineering Manager or an Engineering Team Leader. The Corporate Controls MES Engineer will work closely with the Corporate Controls Engineering Manager, Team Leaders, and Senior Engineers to align on Standards and Processes for managing the Control System MES. Mentoring will be provided for gaining an understanding of the design and standards of the client Controls System Manufacturing Execution Systems (MES).
Responsibilities :
The Responsibilities of the Corporate Controls MES Engineer include, but are not limited to providing research services, application development, documentation, training, troubleshooting, and maintenance for the following:
- AVEVA/Wonderware's Archestra Control System including graphics, troubleshooting, objects, the necessary scripts, and MES applications as needed to provide the needed MES functionality and information for operations.
- Modify and/or create some Microsoft Visual Studio C# applications.
- AVEVA's Operations, Performance and Quality MES modules.
- AVEVA Work Tasks Business Process Management (BPM) software.
- Laboratory Information Management System (LIMS) that is based on AVEVA MES modules especially AVEVA's Work Tasks Business Process Management (BPM) software.
- AVEVA's BI Gateway to consolidate and aggregate data from different sources, making it manageable and accessible including data warehouse functionality.
- Rockwell PLCs as needed to provide the needed MES data and functionality.
- Microsoft Power BI Report Server (on-premises report Server) and Microsoft Power BI Power Platform (Cloud Based Services, off-premises reporting).
- Power BI data modeling, reports, dashboards, and infrastructure to meet the business needs and provide insights into key metrics.
- Migration of SSRS and Tableau reports to Power BI.
- Data feeds to external partners using Microsoft Sequel (SQL) Server Integration Services (2019+).
- Microsoft Server, Microsoft SQL Server (2019+) and Microsoft Reporting Services.
- Gathering and understanding of business requirements for data visualization and analysis.
- Collaboration with engineers and analysts to acquire, clean, and transform data for reporting purposes.
- Creation of complex DAX calculations and measures to support data analysis.
- Data security and compliance with best practices.
Skills & Qualifications :
- 7+ years working within a Controls & Automation Engineering role in the Food & Beverage, Consumer Goods, or similar Industry is required.
- Ladder Logic Programming skill within Allen Bradley PLCs (ControlLogix) is required.
- Advanced HMI Development is required, preferably within Wonderware (AVEVA) ArchestrA System Platform.
- Understanding of Object-Oriented Programming Principles is required.
- Experience with Microsoft Visual Studio C#.
- Experience with Ethernet/IP Communication within a Plant Control System is required.
- Expertise with Microsoft Servers, SQL Server and SQL database systems is required.
- Expertise with SQL Server Reporting Services (SSRS), SQL Server Integration Services (SSIS), and Excel is required.
- Excellent attention to detail and problem-solving skills is required.
- Ability to write, update and troubleshoot existing complex SQL queries is required.
- Ability to work independently and as a part of a team are required.
- Adaptability to changing business requirements is required.
- Excellent Formal and Informal Communication Skills, Collaboration Skills, Professional Attitude, and Professional Appearance are required.
- Strong Computer Skills (MS Office) are required.
- Experience with AVEVA MES, or a similar MES platform, is preferred.
