Senior DCS Engineer – Plant Automation & Control

Evonik España Y Portugal SA.; Northern (KY); Hybrid; USD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

Evonik Corporation seeks an experienced control systems engineer to maintain plant automation and optimize process control. You will work across projects, review logic, and develop documentation to support safe, reliable operation.

Responsibilities include configuring automation, supporting capital projects, alarm management, and ensuring site standards are met. Strong PLC experience and office software skills are required.

Qualifications

• Associates or Bachelor’s Degree in process control, programming or related field experience, with minimum 5 years of relevant experience with increasing responsibility, or 10 years of relevant experience with demonstrated technical achievements and increasing levels of responsibility.
• Ability to work on multiple assignments concurrently
• Demonstrated leadership skills and teambuilding capability
• Experience in an industrial environment is not required, but is recommended
• Experience with six sigma and total productivity management are benefits for this position
• Proficiency with multiple programming platforms included Control Logix, SLC-5, PLC 2, Modicon,MOD-300
• Proficiency in computer use and business software applications (e.g. SAP, Powerpoint, Excel, Word)

Responsibilities

• Maintain plant control system components. Ensure plant productivity needs are met as related to the control systems. Run monthly, quarterly and annual reports and backups as needed and work with technical team to respond to findings.
• Support the technical team in automation configuration issues related to the Capital Projects. This involves either completing the designs & programming or just coordinating with third party resources to ensure completion of work.
• Assist in the definition of scope to ensure effective implementation. Ensure FDS are in place for all processes in the site.
• Coordinate with Maintenance and Plant personnel and provide control system support for plant troubleshooting. Lead the alarm management improvement activities.
• Write and update plant control system documentation including logic diagrams, interlock lists, sequence flow charts, database documentation, control system layout drawings, etc. This includes the confirmation of all documentation from project implementation is received and filed appropriately.
• Work alongside the technical team to ensure that all plant standards related to the Site's control systems are met.
• Responsible for the mechanical integrity of the automation systems. Leads the checkout operations of new systems and the mechanical integrity process of existing with the assistance of the site.
• Implement a standard framework for all programming logic for all new and modifications to automation in the plant.

Skills

Multi-tasking

Leadership

Industrial environment experience (pre

Education

Associate or Bachelor’s degree in process control / programming

Tools

Control Logix

SLC-5

PLC-2

Modicon

MOD-300

SAP / MS Office

Job description

Evonik Corporation seeks an experienced control systems engineer to maintain plant automation and optimize process control. You will work across projects, review logic, and develop documentation to support safe, reliable operation.

Responsibilities include configuring automation, supporting capital projects, alarm management, and ensuring site standards are met. Strong PLC experience and office software skills are required.