{"id":1368836,"url":"https://alion.io/job/novelis-automation-engineer","title":"Automation Engineer","company":{"id":1796558,"name":"Novelis","domain":"novelis.com","url":"https://alion.io/company/novelis","size_band":"201-500","is_staffing_agency":false,"employer_type":"direct","is_intermediary":false,"listed_via":null,"ats_vendor":"iCIMS","truth_index":null},"role":"DevOps","role_family":"DevOps","seniority":"middle","employment_type":null,"work_mode":"on_site","remote_scope":null,"remote_scope_basis":null,"remote_working_hours":null,"hiring_geo_confidence":"structured","locations":["United States"],"countries":["US"],"hiring_countries":[],"hiring_countries_total":0,"salary":null,"salary_estimate":{"min_usd":83000,"max_usd":168000,"period":"year","method":"role_seniority_country_remote_cell","sample_n":397},"experience_years_min":3,"visa_sponsorship":false,"relocation_package":false,"has_equity":false,"technologies":[{"name":"MS SQL","optional":false},{"name":"PowerShell","optional":false},{"name":"SQL","optional":false},{"name":"TCP/IP","optional":false},{"name":"VMWare","optional":false},{"name":"Windows","optional":false}],"status":"live","first_seen_at":"2026-09-28T03:26:08Z","employer_posted_date":"2026-09-28","last_verified_at":"2026-09-28T09:58:24Z","board_verified":true,"closed_at":null,"days_open":0,"trust":{"level":"ok","repost_count":null,"flags":[],"days_open":0},"description":"Position Overview\nNovelis is one of the world leaders in aluminum recycling and rolling and a leading sustainable aluminum solutions provider. Driven by our purpose of shaping a sustainable world together, we work alongside our customers to provide innovative solutions to the aerospace, automotive, beverage packaging and specialty markets. Headquartered in Atlanta, Georgia, Novelis has approximately 13,000 employees in 32 operating facilities on 4 continents.\nResponsibilities & Qualifications\nEngineer the Systems That Drive World-Class Manufacturing\nAt Novelis, automation isn't a support function. It's a critical driver of safety, reliability, quality, and performance.\nWe're looking for an Automation Engineer who wants to own complex manufacturing systems, solve challenging controls problems, and make a measurable impact on a high-volume aluminum manufacturing facility. This is an opportunity to work across sophisticated coating lines, slitting operations, utility systems, and plant-wide digital transformation initiatives while partnering directly with operations, maintenance, and engineering leaders.\nIf you're energized by troubleshooting real-world process challenges, improving machine performance, implementing new technologies, and seeing your solutions deliver results on the production floor, you'll find significant opportunity here.\nThis role offers broad technical ownership spanning automation architecture, PLC programming, industrial networks, SCADA systems, manufacturing data platforms, reliability improvements, and capital project execution. You'll be empowered to identify opportunities, lead improvements, and help shape the future of manufacturing automation at Novelis Ashville.\nWhat You'll Do\nOwn and Improve Critical Manufacturing Systems\nDesign, develop, and implement automation solutions for coating lines, slitters, and plant utility systems.\nOptimize process controls to improve equipment uptime, throughput, product quality, and operational efficiency.\nLead troubleshooting efforts for complex automation and controls issues impacting production performance.\nPerform root cause analysis of recurring failures and implement sustainable corrective actions.\nMaintain and improve reliability of PLC, HMI, SCADA, historian, and control network infrastructure.\nDrive Automation and Digital Transformation\nDevelop and enhance PLC, HMI, SCADA, and MES applications across the facility.\nIntegrate production equipment, process controls, manufacturing databases, and reporting platforms.\nSupport Industry 4.0 initiatives through expanded data collection, visualization, and analytics.\nDevelop dashboards, reporting tools, and predictive maintenance solutions that enable data-driven operational decisions.\nSupport manufacturing data historians and process monitoring systems.\nLead Capital and Improvement Projects\nManage automation projects from concept, design, and programming through commissioning and startup.\nLead equipment modernization, controls upgrades, and digital technology implementations.\nCoordinate vendors, contractors, and cross-functional teams to ensure successful project execution.\nEvaluate emerging technologies and recommend solutions that improve safety, productivity, and reliability.\nPartner Across the Plant\nCollaborate closely with production, maintenance, engineering, and leadership teams to identify improvement opportunities.\nProvide technical leadership and mentoring on automation and controls best practices.\nSupport operator and maintenance training initiatives.\nMaintain accurate documentation and promote knowledge transfer to improve long-term system maintainability.\nMaintain a Safe and Reliable Operation\nEnsure automation systems comply with safety, environmental, quality, and regulatory requirements.\nSupport machine safety systems, risk reduction initiatives, and continuous improvement programs.\nMaintain network architecture drawings, software backups, standards, and control system documentation.\nRequired Qualifications\nBachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering, Automation Engineering, Mechatronics, Computer Engineering, or a related technical discipline.\nMinimum three (3) years of industrial automation experience in a manufacturing environment.\nStrong experience programming and troubleshooting Allen-Bradley / Rockwell Automation PLC systems.\nExperience developing and supporting HMI and SCADA applications.\nKnowledge of industrial communication protocols including Ethernet/IP, Modbus, OPC, and TCP/IP.\nDemonstrated experience troubleshooting complex control systems in a production environment.\nKnowledge of machine safety systems, safety circuits, SIL concepts, and machine guarding standards.\nStrong project management, analytical, and problem-solving skills.\nExcellent communication and collaboration abilities.\nRequired Technical Skills\nVMware administration, including installation, configuration, and support of vSphere, ESXi, and vCenter environments.\nMicrosoft SQL Server experience, including installation, configuration, database design, indexing, query development, and performance optimization using SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS).\nAVEVA Wonderware Galaxy and InTouch experience, including historian administration, tag management, and SQL-based historian data queries.\nExperience developing applications using Visual Studio 2022, including Windows Services and interfaces utilizing OPC, SQL databases, and TCP/IP communications.\nWindows PowerShell scripting including automation, troubleshooting, error handling, and systems administration tasks.\nPreferred Qualifications\nExperience in aluminum, steel, metals, or continuous process manufacturing environments.\nExperience supporting coating lines, web handling systems, tension control systems, or thermal process equipment.\nKnowledge of slitting operations and associated control strategies.\nExperience automating utility systems such as compressed air, chillers, boilers, and water treatment systems.\nFamiliarity with Industry 4.0 technologies, digital manufacturing, and advanced analytics platforms.\nUnderstanding of servo systems, motion control, hydraulics, pneumatics, and machine design.\nExperience leading capital projects and commissioning manufacturing equipment.\nExperience with Ignition, FactoryTalk, manufacturing historians, and industrial network infrastructure.\nWhy Automation Engineers Choose Novelis\nAt Ashville, you'll have the opportunity to work on manufacturing systems that directly impact production, quality, safety, energy utilization, and profitability. Your work will not be limited to maintenance support. You'll have the autonomy to identify opportunities, propose solutions, and lead improvements from concept through implementation.\nAs the world's leading producer of aluminum rolled products and the largest recycler of aluminum globally, Novelis continues to invest in advanced manufacturing technologies, automation, and sustainable operations. You'll join a team that values technical expertise, continuous improvement, innovation, and engineering ownership.\nMilitary MOS Crosswalk can include but is not limited to:\nArmy\n94F - Computer/Detection Systems Repairer\n\n94A - Land Combat Electronic Missile System Repairer\n\n25B - Information Technology Specialist\n\n17C - Cyber Operations Specialist\n\n51R - Systems Automation Acquisition and Engineering Officer\n\n12P - Prime Power Production Specialist\n\nNavy\nET - Electronics Technician\nEM - Electrician’s Mate\nIT - Information Systems Technician\nAir Force\n1D7X1P - Cyber Defense\n\n3E0X1 - Electrical Systems Specialist\n\n9S100 - Scientific Applications Specialist\n\n62E - Developmental Engineer Officer\n\nMarine Corps\n2841 - Ground Electronics Maintenance Technician\n\n0631 - Network Administrator\n\n0627 - Satellite Communications Operator/Maintainer\n\n0602 - Communications Officer\n\n8057 / 8061 - Marine Acquisition / Systems Officers\n\nWhat We Offer\nCompetitive Compensation and Annual Incentive Opportunities\nMedical, Dental, and Vision Insurance\nCompany-Funded Health Savings Account (HSA) and Health Reimbursement Account (HRA)\nFlexible Spending Accounts (FSA)\nCompany-Paid Life Insurance and Supplemental Coverage Options\nGenerous Vacation and Personal Time Off\n401(k) with Company Match\nRetirement Savings Programs\nEducational Assistance and Career Development Opportunities\nEmployee Assistance Program Available 24/7\nWellness and Work-Life Balance Programs\nOpportunities to work on advanced manufacturing and digital transformation initiatives\nJoin Novelis and help build the next generation of intelligent manufacturing systems while advancing your automation engineering career in a challenging, high-impact environment.\n#LI-MH1\nLocation Profile\nFounded in 1971 Ashville is a finishing facility with coating capabilities. Employing around 190 people the facility primarily serves the Building & Construction and Commercial Transportation markets.\nNovelis recognizes its talented and diverse workforce as a key competitive advantage. Novelis provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants. All terms and conditions of employment at Novelis including recruiting hiring placement promotion termination layoffs recalls transfers leaves of absence compensation and training are without regard to race color religion age sex national origin disability status genetics protected veteran status sexual orientation gender identity or expression or any other characteristic protected by federal provincial or local laws.\nDisclaimer\nWe encourage all potential candidates to follow the protocols below and to be diligent when sharing any personal information:1. Check the job posting is live and valid via our careers page: Careers - Novelis2. 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