Senior Process Controls Engineer

• Design, develop, and maintain PLC/HMI programs for continuous-process systems
• Integrate flow meters, pressure sensors, temperature probes, valves, VFDs, and proportional control devices into stable control architectures
• Configure and tune PID and advanced feedback loops for optimal performance under varying load, pressure, and temperature conditions
• Design and create full electrical schematics, panel layouts, field wiring diagrams, and bills of material using standard drafting tools
• Provide guidance through panel builds, electrical assembly, device checkout, and field wiring verification
• Collaborate with mechanical, process, and electrical engineering to ensure controls logic aligns with physical system behavior
• Participate in system commissioning, field testing, troubleshooting, and optimization across customer sites
• Generate documentation including control narratives, functional specifications, IO lists, and safety logic
• Support root-cause analysis and continuous improvement initiatives
• Ensure compliance with safety, regulatory, and industry standards

• Minimum 10 years of professional controls engineering experience
• Strong background with PLC/HMI development, testing, commissioning, and troubleshooting
• Background in process-driven environments such as brewing, food & beverage, chemicals, wastewater, renewable energy, or similar (strongly preferred, but not strictly required)
• Experience designing or tuning control loops, PID strategies, flow/pressure control, proportional actuation, thermal or mass-transfer systems
• Ability to work through open-ended problems with incomplete requirements and build robust control logic that reflects real-world physics
• Ability to travel to customer sites as needed
• Being a strong communicator who can simplify technical concepts across disciplines
• Must have the current and continuing right to work in the United States of America

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