Senior Automation & Controls Leader — Multi-Site Impact

Bolder Industries, Inc.; Carmel, Northern (IN, KY); Hybrid; USD 150,000 - 210,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Career growth

Employee recognition

Paid time off

Medical, dental, vision insurance

Disability and life insurance

401(k) retirement plan

Job summary

Bolder Industries, a pioneer in sustainable manufacturing, seeks a Lead Automation and Controls Engineer to provide enterprise-level leadership for instrumentation, process control, and automation systems across multiple chemical sites.

The role establishes corporate standards, leads capital projects, and ensures safe, reliable operation of control systems governing hazardous chemical processes, balancing site needs with standardization and lifecycle optimization.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Chemical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Controls Engineering, or a related discipline.
• 8–12+ years of progressive automation and controls engineering experience within chemical manufacturing or petrochemical facilities.
• Extensive hands‑on experience with DCS platforms commonly used in the chemical industry (e.g., Rockwell PlantPAx, Emerson DeltaV, Honeywell Experion, Yokogawa, Siemens PCS 7).
• Strong working knowledge of chemical unit operations, continuous and batch processing, and process control strategies.
• Demonstrated experience supporting OSHA PSM-covered processes and participating in PHAs.
• Proven ability to lead projects and interface effectively with operations, maintenance, and process engineering teams.

Responsibilities

• Lead the design, specification, and lifecycle management of instrumentation and control systems for chemical processing units, utilities, and offsites.
• Develop and maintain control philosophies, Functional Design Specifications (FDS), cause-and-effect matrices, interlock narratives, and alarm rationalization documentation.
• Design DCS, PLC, and SCADA architectures with appropriate redundancy, segregation, and high-availability strategies.
• Support control strategies in accordance with ISA-88, including recipe management and phase logic where applicable.
• Oversee FAT, SAT, commissioning, startup, and post-startup optimization.

Skills

Leadership

Project management

Communication

Mentoring

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Chemical/ Electrical/ Controls Engineering

Tools

DCS: PlantPAx

Emerson DeltaV

Honeywell Experion

Siemens PCS 7

Job description

Bolder Industries, a pioneer in sustainable manufacturing, seeks a Lead Automation and Controls Engineer to provide enterprise-level leadership for instrumentation, process control, and automation systems across multiple chemical sites.

The role establishes corporate standards, leads capital projects, and ensures safe, reliable operation of control systems governing hazardous chemical processes, balancing site needs with standardization and lifecycle optimization.