Electrical Engineer - Harrisonburg, United States - Affinity Executive Search

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Job description:

Electrical Systems Engineer in Virginia with a global manufacturing company This is a permanent position with full benefits starting minute one day one including unlimited PTO and relocation, if needed.

Operations Technology Engineer (OTE) will be the single point of contact (SPOC) for deploying OT strategy in a manufacturing plant and work as a liaison between plant operations and the central automation team.

OTE will maximize the availability of industrial automation systems (Hardware, Network, Scada Software, Database, Integration of new components and solutions) and use cybersecurity tools (Claroty, Factory Talk Security, Factory Talk Asset Center) for threat mitigation and unauthorized access to industrial control systems.

Job Specifications:
Troubleshoot and resolve complex, ambiguous issues and escalate when necessary
Project Management related to industrial networking, applications upgrade / deployments
Industrial Automation Asset Management using Claotry / SolarWinds
Management of vendor access in PLC and Scada application
Continuous improvement of Cybersecurity KPI (Vulnerability mitigation, threat detection, access management)
Maintain and update industrial automation architecture
Industrial automation hardware and software life cycle management
Organize windows patch install in industrial automation servers and workstations with the Americas server infrastructure team
Master plan development for industrial networking and industrial applications roadmap
Share knowledge and learnings through company North America networking
Enforce company North America automation standards / specifications
Identify opportunities to evolve applications by proposing improvement actions to the Manager to satisfy business needs according to OT and IT standards
Identify and communicate breakdowns and gaps in performance with respective personnel / systems
Facilitate meetings regarding continuous improvement of system performance Qualifications:

Experience Requirement:
5-7 years of job experience in operations technologyEducational Requirement:

Bachelors degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Science/ Information Technology/Management Information system or any related field
Minimum of 5 years of experience in food manufacturing related to information systems and automation technologies OR minimum of 10 years of experience in food manufacturing related to information systems and automation technologies in lieu of degreeKnowledge, Skills and Abilities
Experience and working knowledge in plant wide automation network design
Experience and working knowledge in logic controller communications
Experience and working knowledge of Allen Bradley/ Rockwell PLC programming
Experience and working knowledge in Industrial networking
Experience and working knowledge in Auto Cad and Microsoft Visio
Experience and working knowledge of the following distributed Scada systems such as Inductive Automations Ignition Platform, Wonderware System platform, Factory Talk View SE
Experience and working knowledge in Microsoft Office suite and windows operating system
Must be highly self-directed and able to work independently as well as part of a team.
Must be organized and self-disciplined to accommodate the management of concurrent multiple projects.
Excellent conflict resolution and interpersonal skills.
Experience in IT and OT network segregation using Purdue model
Fast learner, open to learn new things (attending training & certification related to the role as needed) and adapts to changeCertificates, Licenses, Registrations
ISA/IES 62443 Cybersecurity Certification is a plus Why is This a Great Opportunity:
Relocation Paid for by company & unlimited Paid Time Off Policy with health & 401K etc. benefits starting minute day one.


Salary Type :
Annual SalarySalary Min

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: 135000Currency Type

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US Dollars