Senior Process Control & ML Engineer

Vitro Flat Glass; Town of Montana (WI); On-site; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

Vitro Architectural Glass seeks a Research Scientist to lead technology development in process modeling and control for next-generation glass manufacturing. The ideal candidate combines a strong foundation in process control with curiosity to develop innovative solutions and expand into data science, ML, and AI.

This position is located at our Glass Technology Center in Cheswick, PA, with responsibilities spanning modeling, control, and analytics, plus travel as required to support project

Qualifications

• Ph.D. in Chemical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Applied Mathematics, or related STEM field.
• Strong foundation in process dynamics and control with knowledge of PID, MPC, feedforward, or related methods.
• Experience with data analysis, statistics, and machine learning.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Develop and lead advanced process modeling and control initiatives for next generation glass manufacturing.
• Apply process control methods such as PID, MPC, feedforward, and inferential control.
• Explore data-driven and machine learning approaches for monitoring, prediction, and optimization.
• Communicate findings through reports and presentations to diverse audiences; travel up to 10-15% as needed.

Skills

Process dynamics and control

Python

MATLAB

C++

Statistics

Machine learning

Data analysis

Communication skills

Education

Ph.D. in Chemical Engineering or related STEM

Strong foundation in process dynamics and control

Tools

Python

MATLAB

C++

Job description

Vitro Architectural Glass seeks a Research Scientist to lead technology development in process modeling and control for next-generation glass manufacturing. The ideal candidate combines a strong foundation in process control with curiosity to develop innovative solutions and expand into data science, ML, and AI.

This position is located at our Glass Technology Center in Cheswick, PA, with responsibilities spanning modeling, control, and analytics, plus travel as required to support project