Systems Engineer

Systems Engineer

Kansas City, KS – Relocation Assistance Provided

The Company

Our client is a worldwide supplier of numerous consumer products you likely use on a daily basis. They focus on areas such as oral care, personal care, home care, and pet nutrition.

The Job

The Systems Engineer will lead plant systems integration projects, training of operations and engineering teams, and system fixing and its maintenance.

Functions

• Oversee projects using plant systems: SAP, MII, SQL, MES, Wonderware, InTouch.
• Run plant Ethernet OT network: Switches, sockets, VLANs, IPs, diagrams, devices connectivity.
• In charge of plant server environment: servers, resources, names, IPs, software, updates, backups, patches.
• Oversee plant databases and reporting: synchronization, data storage and organization, stored procedures, SQL Server Reporting Services (SSRS), Tableau.
• In charge of plant systems security: Active Directory, VPN access, RDA access, BP accounts.
• Plant integration: data acquisition, exchange and flow, communication between different systems, communication protocols (Ethernet IP, ABCIP, OPC UA, BACnet).
• Provide access to software for diagnostics, development, backup and configuration. Licenses, Thin Clients, tablets, scanners, SAP terminals.
• Support robotic transportation systems (AGV, AMR) in terms of: IT infrastructure, integration, synchronization with material movement business transactions.
• Help finding modern, reliable solutions addressing factory needs and problems.
• Explain existing plant systems functionality to all departments and encourage data driven culture.
• Provide mentorship and training.

Basic Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Information Technology or related fields
• At least 5 years of experience with engineering, supply chain operations and/or IT Supply Chain required.
• Experience with manufacturing operations and core processes.
• Proficiency in Wonderware manufacturing software and/or SAP manufacturing applications
• Database management knowledge and ability to write and fix SQL queries.
• Excellent knowledge of Wonderware / Aveva System Platform. Including designing and installing a complete environment from scratch.
• Strong programming knowledge, ability to write scripts and correct the code.
• Strong PLC knowledge, ability to write and fix ladder logic code.
• Extensive experience in the area of manufacturing systems integration, design and commissioning.

Preferred Skills

• Experience in configuration of data exchange between Wonderware and SAP (MII application).
• Knowledge of Tableau or other similar report visualization tools.
• Strong proficiency in SAP usage and SAP Transactions.