Senior Process Control Engineer

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This Jobot Job is hosted by: Brandon DeDeker

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Salary: $100,000 - $150,000 per year

A bit about us: This opportunity is with a well‑established, employee‑owned engineering firm known for delivering high‑impact work across the built environment, energy, and industrial markets. They offer a collaborative culture, long‑term stability, and exposure to complex projects with real opportunity for growth.

Why join us?

• Employee owned structure, giving people a real stake in the company’s success and long term stability rather than short term private equity pressure
• Exposure to complex, meaningful projects across the built environment, energy, and industrial markets that keep the work technically interesting and impactful
• A collaborative, people first culture where engineers are trusted, supported, and encouraged to grow rather than being siloed or micromanaged
• Clear career progression and development paths, allowing professionals to advance technically or into leadership while maintaining work life balance

Job Details What You'll Do

• Collaborate with clients, vendors, and multidisciplinary project teams to develop automation and process control solutions.
• Support project development by assisting with controls hardware selection, system architecture, and project estimating.
• Partner with electrical and process engineering teams to develop control system designs, wiring diagrams, and instrumentation packages.
• Review design documents and installation drawings to ensure compliance with project requirements and industry standards.
• Develop functional specifications and operational narratives for control systems.
• Design, configure, and program PLC-based automation systems.
• Perform system testing, startup support, I/O verification, and commissioning activities.
• Provide operator training and technical support through project startup and production launch.
• Support ongoing process improvements and troubleshooting efforts as needed.

What Makes You Successful

• Strong understanding of industrial automation, instrumentation, and process control systems.
• Experience developing PLC programs from the ground up and modifying existing control platforms.
• Knowledge of process instrumentation including flow, pressure, temperature, level, and analytical devices.
• Familiarity with batch processing, recipe management, clean-in-place (CIP) systems, and industrial process controls.
• Ability to interpret and work from P&IDs, control narratives, and electrical schematics.
• Experience with variable frequency drives (VFDs), industrial networking, and HMI/SCADA systems.
• Strong technical writing, communication, organization, and project coordination skills.
• Comfortable working in manufacturing and industrial environments alongside contractors, maintenance teams, and operations personnel.

Preferred Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering, Chemical Engineering, Controls Engineering, or a related discipline.
• 5+ years of experience supporting industrial process control and automation projects.
• Experience within food & beverage, consumer products, manufacturing, process industries, pulp & paper, or similar environments.
• Experience with PLC, HMI, and SCADA development platforms.
• Knowledge of Ethernet-based industrial control networks.
• Familiarity with regulatory and process requirements in highly automated manufacturing environments.

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