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Staff Equipment Engineer, Automation
Weirton, WV · Staff · Full-time · Posted Jul 31, 2026
- Experience
- 7+ years of relevant experience.
- Education
- Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Robotics, Controls, or related discipline.
About the job
Leads reliability and continuous improvement of automated manufacturing equipment and controls for iron-air battery production.
What you'll do
- Own equipment uptime, performance metrics, troubleshooting, and continuous improvement across automated production equipment.
- Program and troubleshoot Siemens PLCs, maintain robotic-cell controls, and resolve equipment-to-MES data integration issues.
- Lead root-cause analysis and durable corrective actions; guide multidisciplinary teams and provide DFM/DFA feedback.
What they ask for
- Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Robotics, Controls, or a related discipline.
- Hands-on Siemens PLC programming, including S7-1500/S7-1200 and TIA Portal, plus HMI/SCADA integration.
- Demonstrated expertise with Fanuc Robotics and other automation equipment.
- Experience sustaining automated equipment in live production and diagnosing failures under production pressure.
Nice to have
- Familiarity with MES systems and equipment-to-MES data integration.
- Experience developing assembly methods, tooling, fixtures, and work instructions.
Tools
Siemens, S7-1500, S7-1200, TIA Portal, Fanuc Robotics, HMI/SCADA, MES
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