Senior process control engineer

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Senior Process Control Engineer - Utility Focused. Remote | 50–75% Travel

A leading U.S. manufacturing organization is seeking a Senior Process Control Engineer to join its corporate engineering and process controls team. This position will leverage engineering expertise to troubleshoot, optimize, and improve the performance, reliability, and functionality of existing control systems while developing new control strategies to improve overall manufacturing performance. A successful candidate will enjoy utilizing engineering expertise to solve problems and improve the performance, reliability and functionality of existing control assets as well as develop new strategies to improve overall process performance.

This role is ideally based in Atlanta, GA, Green Bay, WI or within a drivable distance to one of our Southeast facilities. The role will require travel to sites frequently.

Our Team

The Senior Process Control Engineer in this role will partner with our large Consumer Products, Cellulose, and Containerboard continuous manufacturing operations across the United States focusing on our Utilities, Chemical Recovery, Lime Kiln, and Recaust processes within those mills.

What You Will Do In Your Role

• Assist mills in keeping control systems operating safely, reliably, and efficiently
• Provide troubleshooting and support of the daily manufacturing operation
• Provide guidance to manufacturing operations on selection and implementation of process control technologies and strategies
• Work with local operations and process control teams to optimize existing process control assets and process performance
• Assist designing, programming, modifying, and maintaining mills' control systems
• Pursue engineering solutions to resolve equipment deficiencies
• Support capital projects including control migrations, design, and startup of existing and new systems as a corporate SME

Who You Are (Basic Qualifications)

• Bachelor's Degree or higher in Chemical, Electrical, or Paper Science Engineering
• Proven professional experience working with DCS systems including troubleshooting, configuration, and design
• Experience working with utilities processes including boilers, turbines, steam systems, black liquor evaporators, and/or lime kilns
• Willing and able to travel approximately 50-75%

What Will Put You Ahead

• Experience working with steam header management systems, boiler tuning, and/or process optimization of the recovery cycle of kraft paper mills
• Experience with NFPA regulations and BLRBAC standards for boiler operating best practices
• Experience with Honeywell TDC, Honeywell Experion, or Emerson Delta-V