Lead Project Engineer – Food & Beverage

Avanceon seeks a Lead Project Engineer to join our Food & Beverage Team. This engineer will lead project teams in designing, developing, and implementing process automation systems for our customers.  The ideal candidate has strong Allen Bradley knowledge, food and beverage process knowledge, strong communication skills, and the ability to interact with and add value to customers. 

Responsibilities:

• Collaborate with project management to deliver projects with technical quality, commercial success, and customer satisfaction 
• Provide guidance and mentorship to the project team, create the work breakdown structure (WBS), and review  technical deliverables (code, documents, etc.) to ensure quality and scope fulfillment
• Support operational leadership with the creation of technical solutions and hours estimates for new opportunities
• Engage with customers and various OEMs to design and develop solutions that deliver value and innovation to their business in the form of productivity/capacity increase or quality improvement
• Develop operator interface solutions for HMI or SCADA applications that streamline equipment operations
• Develop control and batch logic in a PLC while implementing and adhering to customer standards
• Develop, test, and deploy these applications independently and with a team
• Lead startup and commissioning efforts at multiple facilities

Requirements:

• Strong knowledge of Allen Bradley PLCs and Wonderware / AVEVA HMIs
• Familiarity with AutoCAD Electrical, schematics, and panel layout drawings
• Ability to work independently and on teams (as the leader or a team member)
• Comfortable talking to customers, engineers, IT, and operations and can bridge the gap between them
• Ability to travel to customer locations for commissioning activities.  Travel can be up to 60% but always on a rotational schedule (10 days on / 4 days off) to manage work/life balance

 Why Avanceon?

Yes, we offer all the usual benefits: medical, dental, vision, 401K contributions, etc., but what makes Avanceon different from the rest?

Most importantly, we have cool and talented people. Avanceon associates and the culture they create are what makes us great – for each other, and our customers. 

We also have flex hours, work-from-home opportunities, a casual dress code, a playful and professional work environment, book clubs, social gatherings, oh yeah, let’s not forget professional growth too, freedom to work the way you work, diverse customers and industries (you'll never be bored!), easy and fun ways to donate to charities, were parties mentioned? …And that's just the beginning of the list!

Note about Remote Associates: At Avanceon we value our remote associates just as much as our onsite team members. Our company culture is inclusive and supportive, and we make sure that all of our remote employees feel like they are part of the team, whether that is virtually or traveling to join us in the office. If you're looking for a remote position where you'll be treated like a valued member of the team, then Avanceon is the perfect place for you.

Who is Avanceon? 

We are an engineering firm that helps manufacturers make their factories faster, with higher quality, and less waste. We work within industrial control systems to cause machinery within a manufacturing plant to work in the best possible way. Our clients come from many different verticals (food, consumer goods, drinking and wastewater – not together! and much more). You can imagine that this provides incredible amounts of varied and fascinating experiences for our associates. We are a stable and growing business that, thanks to our awesome employees, we have even been named a Top Workplace in Philly for seven years in a row!

Go on, check us out on our website: www.avanceon.com

We believe our differences enrich our growth and success. Avanceon is committed to creating an inclusive environment that values and welcomes diversity among our associates. We are an equal-opportunity employer and consider qualified applicants without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability, or protected veteran status.