Senior Industrial Controls & Automation Engineer

AT Process Technologies; Waltham (MA); On-site; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

AT Process Technologies is a pioneering manufacturing company seeking engineers to develop autonomous skidded production systems for modular energetics. You will work alongside our chemistry, process, and mechanical teams to take a chemical process from a benchtop reaction to a fully automated, fail-safe production module.

The ideal candidate has owned a controls system end-to-end on real industrial hardware and brings the discipline to engineer for safety in hazardous-chemistry environments.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Robotics, Electrical, Mechanical, Mechatronics, Chemical Engineering or related field.
• 5+ years of experience in industrial controls, automation, or process systems.
• Proficiency with Siemens TIA Portal and Ignition SCADA.
• Experience with safety-rated motion control and machine safeguarding.
• Experience with revision control tools (GitHub, Siemens Project Server, or equivalent).
• Proven ability to own a controls system end-to-end from architecture through commissioning.

Responsibilities

• Design, implement, and maintain control systems, data acquisition, and SCADA architectures for modular production plants.
• Design and program Siemens PLC control systems for reactors, fluid handling, thermal management, and material transfer.
• Develop and deploy real-time control software for startup, steady-state operation, upset response, and safe shutdown sequencing.
• Implement safety PLCs and safety-rated I/O in line with ISO/IEC standards.
• Lead hands-on commissioning, hardware-in-the-loop testing, and site acceptance testing.
• Troubleshoot hardware and software issues across controls and instrumentation during production runs.
• Collaborate with engineers to translate process requirements into control logic and operating envelopes.

Skills

Hands-on lab work

Problem solving

Safety minded

Team collaboration

Willing to travel

Education

Bachelor's degree in engineering

Tools

Siemens TIA Portal

Ignition SCADA

ProfiSafe

Safety-rated motion control

Git version control

Industrial hardware debugging

Job description

AT Process Technologies is a pioneering manufacturing company seeking engineers to develop autonomous skidded production systems for modular energetics. You will work alongside our chemistry, process, and mechanical teams to take a chemical process from a benchtop reaction to a fully automated, fail-safe production module.

The ideal candidate has owned a controls system end-to-end on real industrial hardware and brings the discipline to engineer for safety in hazardous-chemistry environments.