Drever International S.A. is an engineering company, market leader in the design and construction of industrial furnaces used in the steel industry.
Our company is active globally and supplies a central part of the plant: the furnace, galvanizing furnace, annealing furnace, stainless steel furnace and more recently electric steel furnace.
Since 2006, we are part of SMS group GmbH.
Work environment:
Engineering office specialized in the design of heat treatment furnaces for steel sheets, located in the Liège region (Belgium).
Desk-based work within a team. Willingness to travel abroad, both within Europe and internationally, for short-term assignments.
Main Responsibilities – Definition of the operation of the different sections of the furnace and the associated control system:
Analysis of P&ID diagrams;
Writing functional analysis: precise and detailed description of furnace operation according to control system interfaces (actuators & sensors, SCADA, mathematical model), definition of operating modes, sequences, control loops, and interlocks;
Definition of the control system architecture based on PLC/DCS and SCADA;
Specification of hardware and software requirements;
Definition of signal exchanges with other control systems interacting with the furnace;
Definition of alarms, HMI and trends;
Participation in the selection of the company that will program the control system;
Supervision of application programming;
Application testing;
Commissioning of the furnace or a section of the furnace, through both remote support from the office and on-site interventions;
Analysis and resolution of process-related problems.
Other Responsibilities:
Design and analysis of reports and data presented in tables and charts to identify furnace malfunctions;
Process explanation & client training;
Various calculations necessary for furnace control (combustion, thermal, fluids);
Performing PL calculations (Sistema) & safety-related documentation.
Potential Responsibilities:
Hardware configuration programming of a PLC following device/network/PLC redundancy principles;
Programming (PLC, SCADA & Drive) using various languages/methods;
Safety programming (PLC & Drive) based on provided specifications.
Preferably Master’s degree in Industrial Engineering or Master in Applied Sciences with electromechanical or electrical orientation. Alternatively, a Bachelor in Automation with several years of experience;
Affinity for programming;
Affinity for heat transfer;
Affinity for fluid mechanics;
Versatile and interested in industrial technology and applications, insightful and attentive to consistency in projects integrating multiple technical domains (instrumentation, electrical, automation, fluids), rigorous;
General knowledge of instrumentation (pressure switches, thermocouples, Pt100, pyrometers, valves, regulators, etc.) and electricity;
Autonomous and quick learner (curiosity…);
Good ability to describe in writing the detailed operation of a system to be controlled;
Good knowledge of tuning principles (control loops, filters, etc.);
General knowledge of common control systems, particularly Siemens TIA Portal and PCS7, and industrial and IT networks (Ethernet, Profinet, switches, etc.);
General knowledge of human safety principles and standards in industrial installations (machines);
Good knowledge of Excel including Macros, Access, and general IT tools including programming (network, communication bus…);
Good knowledge of English is essential; German or other languages are an asset;
Strong interpersonal skills.
If you are interested in this position, please send us your application, preferably via our internal career portal on the intranet. You can also submit your application in writing (with a brief cover letter and CV in tabular form), stating the number of the job advertisement, to our HR Management team in Liege
