Onsite Process Control Engineer — Automation Lead

PPG; Delaware (OH); On-site; USD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

PPG's Delaware, Ohio site seeks an Electrical Control Engineer to provide leadership and hands-on expertise in designing, maintaining, and modifying process control and safety systems for chemical and specialty materials production.

You will partner with production, maintenance and engineering teams to improve reliability, yield and efficiency, owning instrumentation and automation projects from design through startup.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering, Controls, Automation, or related field.
• 5+ years in industrial manufacturing or chemical process environments.
• Hands-on PLC programming, HMI development and VFD experience.
• Experience with process instrumentation and reading P&IDs/electrical drawings.

Responsibilities

• Provide technical leadership for process control and safety systems in a 24/7 manufacturing site.
• Troubleshoot control systems, instrumentation, and automation issues using data analysis.
• Identify and implement continuous improvement opportunities in control and electrical systems.
• Lead installation, commissioning and startup of instrumentation and automation projects including capital projects.

Skills

PLC programming

HMI development

VFDs

Process instrumentation

P&ID reading

Education

Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering or related field

Job description

PPG's Delaware, Ohio site seeks an Electrical Control Engineer to provide leadership and hands-on expertise in designing, maintaining, and modifying process control and safety systems for chemical and specialty materials production.

You will partner with production, maintenance and engineering teams to improve reliability, yield and efficiency, owning instrumentation and automation projects from design through startup.