Job Summary:The Combustion Engineer is the site technical expert for industrial combustion systems supporting a large, unionized aluminum rolling and manufacturing facility. This role partners closely with represented maintenance and production teams to troubleshoot, maintain, and improve furnaces, burners, combustion controls, fuel-train systems, PLC (Programmable Logic Controller) / HMI (Human-Machine Interface) controls, and related thermal-processing equipment. The engineer identifies equipment and process deficiencies, leads root-cause analysis and reliability improvements, develops safe and standardized work practices, and provides engineering, commissioning, startup, and operational support for major capital projects in a continuous heavy-manufacturing environment.
Responsibilities- Model and promote Constellium's Core Values of Safety, Respect, Trust, Transparency, and Collaboration while supporting continuous improvement and customer needs.
- Continually improve safety performance by reducing and, where possible, eliminating risk to support an injury-free work environment.
- Support product quality, on-time delivery, operational efficiency, and Manufacturing Excellence through standardized practices and measurable results.
- Maintain effective vendor relationships and remain current on combustion and combustion-controls technology.
- Lead and participate in multidisciplinary problem-solving efforts with technical, maintenance, and production teams; drive resolution of chronic issues and coordinate additional resources as needed.
- Use data historians and other process information to analyze issues, identify root causes, and support effective solutions.
- Identify and implement combustion-control solutions that improve process performance and equipment reliability.
- Mentor and train employees in combustion theory, safety, processes, controls, and standard work.
- Develop and deploy standard practices for the design, control, and maintenance of plant combustion systems.
- Support and, when assigned, lead capital and improvement projects by providing engineering, startup, and operational expertise.
Qualifications- Bachelor's degree in Engineering, preferred; or 10 years of comparable industrial energy-management experience with a demonstrated record of results, required.
- Demonstrated expertise troubleshooting combustion systems and combustion-control systems, required.
- Working knowledge of PLC and HMI controls, required.
- Knowledge of applicable NFPA and NEC codes, required.
- Strong interpersonal, written, verbal, coaching, and training skills, required.
- Strong time-management and organizational skills, with the ability to prioritize and manage multiple concurrent projects in a deadline- and cost-constrained environment.
- Demonstrated decision quality, accountability, flexibility, collaboration, and ability to deliver results under changing or difficult conditions.
- Demonstrated ability to optimize work processes through standardization, measurable results, and continuous improvement.
- Advanced proficiency in Microsoft Project, Excel, and Word.
- Experience with Microsoft Power BI and/or Visual Basic, preferred.
