Automation Support Engineer

Job Title: Automation Support Engineer

Job Location: Wickliffe, Ohio

Job type: Full-time

Type of role: On-site

 

About Lubrizol

The Lubrizol Corporation, a Berkshire Hathaway company, is a specialty chemical company whose science delivers sustainable solutions to advance mobility, improve wellbeing and enhance modern life. Founded in 1928, Lubrizol owns and operates more than 100 manufacturing facilities, sales, and technical offices around the world and has about 8,000 employees. For more information, visit www.Lubrizol.com.

We value diversity in professional backgrounds and life experiences. By enabling a consistent, unbiased, and transparent recruitment process, Lubrizol seeks to create a positive experience for candidates so we can get to know them at their best. We recognize unique work and life situations and offer flexibility, ensuring our employees feel engaged and fulfilled in every aspect of life.

Join Our Thriving Team at Lubrizol as an Automation Support Engineer

Unleash Your Potential. At Lubrizol we're transforming the specialty chemicals market and looking for exceptional talent to join us on this journey. If you are ready to join an international company with talent around the world, and want to make a real impact, we want you on our team.

 

What You'll Do:

The Automation Support Engineer is responsible for supporting the installed base of instrumentation and control systems.  This is a technical position with varied responsibilities based on the individual’s interests, abilities, and experience.  All experience levels will be considered.  Strong interpersonal skills are key.

 

What We're Looking For:

Instrumentation support: 

• Evaluate installed instrumentation performance in a given application. 

• Troubleshoot and analyze instrumentation and field wiring issues. 

• Perform instrument engineering design calculations. 

• Support instrumentation installed base through lifecycle planning and migration. 

Control system support:  

• Support control system platforms such as: performing software and hardware upgrades, system administration activities, diagnosing software and hardware issues, troubleshooting control logic, and developing new control strategies. Configuration of control modules and Batch systems 

Technical consultant:  

• Provide PLC, DCS and various control platform support.  

• Provide engineering support to instrument technicians and electricians.  

• Partner with operations troubleshoot automation issues, to optimize process controls, tune loops, implement safety improvements, and modify existing control strategies. 

• Collaborate on standards development. 

• Evaluate innovative technology. 

• Develop relationships with internal resources and external partners to provide effective plant support. 

Project management:  

• Partner with stakeholders on support projects with responsibility from scope development through implementation 

• Participate in large capital project teams to ensure installed automation and instrumentation can be effectively supported after startup.  

 

Skills That Make a Difference:

• Bachelor’s degree in engineering from an accredited university, chemical engineering preferred. 

• Experience working in a chemical, high -hazard manufacturing environment. 

• A strong working knowledge of Safety Integrity Systems 

• Working knowledge of ISA (International Society for Automation) terminology and symbolism