Process Controls Engineer – DCS/PLC Automation

Gardner Cryogenics

Allentown (Lehigh County)

On-site

USD 90,000 - 120,000

Full time

35 hours ago
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Benefits offered by this job

Affordable Medical, Dental and Vision
401k with company match
Paid Vacation, Holidays + Sick Time
Parental leave
Backup Child and Adult Care
Adoption assistance
Flexible spending accounts
Life Insurance
Legal Plan
Employee Assistance Program

Job summary

Air Products is hiring a Process Controls Engineer at our Global Headquarters in Allentown, PA. You will be the expert for DCS/PLC automation design and field instrumentation, supporting North and South American facilities that handle O2, N2, He, CO2 and H2, among others.

The role emphasizes collaboration with operations teams, troubleshooting, and implementing improvements while ensuring safety and reliability of critical processes.

Qualifications

  • BS in Chemical, Electrical or Mechanical Engineering.
  • 3+ years in process automation and instrumentation.
  • Experience with process automation systems and field instrumentation.
  • Willingness to travel 20–40%, primarily US and Canada.
  • On-call rotation and valid driver's license.

Responsibilities

  • Troubleshoot urgent operational needs for remote facilities (PIs, DCS/PLC, EWS).
  • Safely implement improvements with multi-disciplinary teams and support maintenance outages.
  • Support optimization of existing assets, addressing obsolescence and safety/ cost/performance goals.

Skills

Process automation
Instrumentation
Communication skills
Safety sensitive

Education

BS in CE/EE/ME engineering

Job description

Air Products is hiring a Process Controls Engineer at our Global Headquarters in Allentown, PA. You will be the expert for DCS/PLC automation design and field instrumentation, supporting North and South American facilities that handle O2, N2, He, CO2 and H2, among others.

The role emphasizes collaboration with operations teams, troubleshooting, and implementing improvements while ensuring safety and reliability of critical processes.

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