Process Controls Engineer — Automation & Projects

Zeon-Chemicals-L; Pasadena (TX); On-site; USD 110,000 - 140,000; Full time

Job summary

Zeon Chemicals seeks a Process Controls Engineer to sustain safe and efficient operation at our Texas facility. You will design, implement, and maintain DCS/PLC/HMI systems, analyze data, and lead control system improvements across instrumentation and electrical distribution.

You will drive capital projects from concept through startup, coordinate with Operations, Maintenance, and Engineering, and mentor junior staff while ensuring compliance with PSM and ISO standards.

Qualifications

• Minimum seven (7) years of experience in controls/automation engineering.
• Experience with PSM-covered processes is required.
• Experience managing or supporting DCS, PLC, instrumentation, capital projects and/or electrical systems in a manufacturing environment.
• Experience with Rockwell/Allen-Bradley PLCs, FactoryTalk applications, and Yokogawa DCS is preferred.
• EIT, PE, or PMP certification is a plus.

Responsibilities

• Design, configure, troubleshoot, and maintain hardware for DCS, PLC, HMI, process historian systems, and network systems.
• Develop and modify control logic, graphics, alarms, historian tags, and operator interfaces for DCS, PLC, HMI, and process historian systems.
• Maintain control system backups, documentation, and configuration records.
• Implement control system upgrades, migrations, patches, hardware replacements, and other improvements to automation systems.
• Analyze process data and system performance to identify and implement opportunities for improved process control, efficiency, product quality, and equipment reliability.
• Support commissioning, startup, and optimization of new equipment, instrumentation, and control systems.
• Troubleshoot instrumentation and control system issues and lead root cause investigations to identify corrective actions.

Skills

Troubleshooting

Project management

Communication

Root cause analysis

Multitasking

Education

Bachelor's Degree in Electrical, Chemical, or Mechanical Engineering

Electrical Engineering preferred

Tools

Rockwell/Allen-Bradley PLCs

FactoryTalk

Yokogawa DCS

Job description

Zeon Chemicals seeks a Process Controls Engineer to sustain safe and efficient operation at our Texas facility. You will design, implement, and maintain DCS/PLC/HMI systems, analyze data, and lead control system improvements across instrumentation and electrical distribution.

You will drive capital projects from concept through startup, coordinate with Operations, Maintenance, and Engineering, and mentor junior staff while ensuring compliance with PSM and ISO standards.