Controls Engineer

Provides process control support for plant operations and capital projects, overseeing process control systems, including hardware, software, controller logic, HMI, cybersecurity compliance, and process data acquisition.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

• Supports Honeywell Experion DCS, Rockwell PlantPAx DCS, and Allen-Bradley PLCs.
• Monitors and maintains compliance with standards and practices.
• Develops project plans and works collaboratively with Plant and Process Engineers, IS and other staff members to achieve project and business unit goals.
• Works with site Engineers to maintain and modify existing control systems during normal operations and during scheduled plant outages.
• Provides process control troubleshooting expertise to the daily operations of the ethanol plants.
• Participates in Process Hazard Analysis (PHA), HAZOP, and Layers of Protection Analysis (LOPA) activities at the corporate and plant level.
• Develops, monitors, and reports on the management and maintenance of plant instrumentation driving compliance with PSM and best practices.
• Supports the implementation and utilization of an enterprise wide process data acquisition and analysis tool (OSIsoft PI).

• Requirements & Qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree (or higher level degree) in Engineering required.
• Two years of Honeywell Experion DCS experience preferred.
• Experience in ethanol production, chemical processing, or oil refining preferred.
• Experience with successfully managing technical projects through the entire project cycle including initiating, planning, executing, monitoring, commissioning, and closing phases preferred.