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Automation Engineer - VIE contract

Posted 22 days ago

OfficeGhlin, Wallonia, Belgium

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.

Requirements

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.
  • Organise 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, Robot)
  • Robot teaching, operations and cinematic studies, timing studies
  • Testing & Validation of hardware & functionalities during shop test

Your profile:

  • 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 criminal record.

Benefits

Why Vesuvius?

  • 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.
Job details
Workplace
Office
Location
Ghlin, Wallonia, Belgium

Leading the world of molten metal flow engineering and technology, serving process industries operating in challenging high-temperature conditions. We develop innovative solutions that enable our customers to improve their manufacturing costs, quality and safety performance, and help them to become more efficient in their processes.

Employees
2801
Industry
Manufacturing
Headquarters
London, England
Founded
1916
Company location
Fleet Street, London, England EC4A 2AE, GB
Specialties
Refractories, Steel, Foundry, Glass, Solar, and manufacturing

Key team members

Andreas Sjöström

Andreas Sjöström

Carlos Marcio Ramos, MBA, MS

Carlos Marcio Ramos, MBA, MS

Arkadiusz Haras

Arkadiusz Haras

Michal Dubas

Michal Dubas

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