Senior Controls Engineer

First Quality Enterprises; Defiance (OH); On-site; USD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading company in the paper industry is seeking a Senior Controls Engineer for their new site in Defiance, OH. This role involves designing and implementing complex control systems for production equipment, requiring substantial experience and high-level technical skills. Ideal candidates will have significant controls engineering experience, particularly in large-scale projects, and strong problem-solving abilities.

Qualifications

• Minimum 7-10 years of relevant experience.
• Experience with industrial control networks design and troubleshooting.
• Strong communication and analytical skills.

Responsibilities

• Lead controls engineering for expansions and large capital projects.
• Specify and evaluate control systems and components.
• Troubleshoot and optimize processes for production equipment.

Skills

Controls engineering

PLC programming

Problem solving

Communication

Analytical skills

Education

Bachelor’s degree in electrical/controls/mechanical Engineering

Tools

Distributed Control Systems (DCS)

PLC’s

HMI’s

Servo systems

Instrumentation

Job description

We are seeking a Senior Controls Engineer for our start up First Quality Tissue site located in Defiance, OH. The Senior Controls Engineer specifies, designs, implements, and maintains complex controls systems and software programming on production equipment and associated machinery while solving complex problems.

Principal Accountabilities/ Responsibilities:

• Accountable for leading the controls engineering for expansions/large capital projects.

• Work with OEMs, vendors, and contractors to design, install, integrate and start-up new equipment and process controls. This includes selecting and approving electrical and instrumentation components, reviewing, approving electrical and process control network designs, evaluating software, conducting machine acceptance testing and resolving issues.

• Responsible for specifying Distributed Control Systems (DCS), PLC’s, HMI’s, servo systems, instrumentation, network components and analysis software in accordance with FQT controls standards.

• Assesses, identifies, schematically designs, and makes complex program modifications in DCS, PLC logic, HMI programs and servo controller logic for production equipment and associated assets. Provides quality checks to insure correct software development.

The ideal candidate will possess the following:

• Bachelor’s degree in electrical/controls/ mechanical Engineering, or related field.

• Minimum 7-10 years of relevant experience with demonstrated results.

• Focused controls engineering experience including specifying control elements/devices, programming control loops, troubleshooting/optimizing processes.

• Advanced PLC based hardware and software, Distributed Control Systems, and automation experience.

• Experience with industrial control networks design, set up and troubleshooting.

• Execution of large capital projects.

• Paper experience a plus.

• Strong communication, analytical and collaboration skills interfacing with all levels of the organization; ability to simplify complex issues and resolve issues.

• Computer skills including specific controls programming software, email, word processing, spreadsheet applications, and project management software.

• Prior supervisory experience a plus.

• Ability to travel to consultant engineering office, vendors, and expansion site. This role will transition to the new expansion site.

• Ability to travel approx. 25% travel

First Quality is committed to protecting information under the care of First Quality Enterprises commensurate with leading industry standards and applicable regulations. As such, First Quality provides at least annual training regarding data privacy and security to employees who, as a result of their role specifications, may come in to contact with sensitive data.

First Quality is an Equal Opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability, sexual orientation, gender identification, or protected Veteran status.