Systems Engineer-Automation

About the Position

Systems Engineer-Automation

Location: Canonsburg, PA, United States

Category: Engineering

Posted Date: February 19th 2026

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About the Company

Primetals Technologies USA is a leading partner for engineering, plant construction, and lifecycle services in the metal industry. We provide innovative and practical solutions to support our customers with long-term sustainability goals and their increased competitiveness. We believe the technical and economic know-how of our employees is the key success factor of our company.

At Primetals Technologies, you are encouraged to learn, grow, develop, and contribute. Our engineers apply their expertise and use our technologies to create, design, and install complex technological products and plant solutions for the metals industry. Our manufacturing teams build products our customers depend on for producing steel plants, and our service teams ensure that our customers are operating at the highest level.

Come join the 7,000 employees worldwide working at Primetals Technologies, a Group Company of Mitsubishi Heavy Industries.

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Responsibilities

• Designs complex systems that integrate hardware and software.
• Develops material specification, schematic preparation, and the appropriate follow-up.
• Generates recommendations for productivity improvement and cost reduction.
• Guides technical knowledge interchange for both processes and applications to system design.
• Defines solutions for upgrades and improvements in customer plants.
• Collaborates with customer teams to identify their challenge areas, develop solutions, and deliver project results that exceed expectations.
• Develops recommendations for ideas related to productivity improvement, quality enhancements, cost reduction, and improvement in customer satisfaction.
• Oversees multiple projects within your assigned area of expertise.
• Engineers, designs, and integrates automation and control systems for the metals industry.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

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Requirements

• Education: BS/AS in related engineering or technology degree.
• Experience: Minimum of 10 years of relevant experience.
• Skills:
  • Apply advanced skills and a comprehensive knowledge of engineering to resolve complex problems not covered by existing procedures or practices independently.
  • Strong critical-thinking skills with the ability to resolve high-impact, complex, and cross-functional issues.
  • Perform work with both domestic and international teams.
• Travel: Required Travel – 60%.

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We Offer

Primetals Technologies offers a full range of benefits starting with the first day of employment. Relocation will be available to candidates based on experience and position. If you want to learn more about Primetals Technologies, visit our website!

At Primetals Technologies, we value difference for the benefit of our Employees, our Customers, and our Community. Primetals Technologies is committed to equal employment opportunity regardless of race, color, ancestry, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, age, citizenship, marital status, disability, or gender identity.

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