Senior Industrial Controls Engineer – SCADA & Safety

AT Process Technologies; Berwick (ME); On-site; USD 110,000 - 170,000; Full time

Job summary

AT Process Technologies (ATP) is building a core team of engineers to develop autonomous skidded production systems for modular energetics. You will work alongside 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 a hazardous-chemistry environment.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Robotics Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Mechatronics, Chemical Engineering, or a related discipline
• 5+ years of professional experience in industrial controls, automation, or process system development
• High 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)
• Demonstrated experience owning a controls system end-to-end from architecture through commissioning on real industrial hardware
• Ability to work hands on in laboratory, fabrication, and plant environments
• Strong problem-solving and debugging skills

Responsibilities

• Design, implement, and maintain control systems, data acquisition, and SCADA architectures for ATP’s modular energetics production plants
• Design and program Siemens PLC control systems for chemical reactors, fluid handling, thermal management, and material transfer
• Develop and deploy real-time control software for process startup, steady-state operation, upset response, and safe shutdown sequencing
• Implement safety PLCs, fail-safe I/O, ProfiSafe devices, and safety-rated motion control in alignment with ISO 13849, IEC 61508, and ISO 10218
• Design industrial control panels for 480 VAC / 24 VDC systems, including wiring architectures, panel layouts, and field termination
• Integrate sensors and instrumentation for pressure, temperature, flow, level, concentration, and other process variables
• Configure and integrate vision systems, robotics, servos, VFDs, sensors, actuators, and communication devices
• Develop UDTs, HMI faceplates, and operator interfaces that support both lights-out operation and clear human oversight
• Collaborate with mechanical, process, and chemistry engineers to translate process requirements into control logic, safety limits, and operating envelopes
• Lead hands-on commissioning, hardware-in-the-loop testing, and factory and site acceptance testing
• Troubleshoot hardware and software issues across controls, instrumentation, valves, and actuators during commissioning and production runs
• Contribute to root cause analysis and corrective actions for process and equipment anomalies

Skills

End-to-end controls ownership

Hands-on lab/plant work

Problem-solving & debugging

5+ years industrial controls

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Robotics/Electrical/Mechanical/Mechatronics/Chemical Engineering

Tools

Siemens TIA Portal

Ignition SCADA

GitHub / Siemens Project Server

Python

C/C++

MATLAB

Job description

AT Process Technologies (ATP) is building a core team of engineers to develop autonomous skidded production systems for modular energetics. You will work alongside 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 a hazardous-chemistry environment.