Senior Process Controls Engineer

Tidal Vision; Bellingham (WA); On-site; USD 125,000 - 145,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical insurance

Dental and vision insurance

401k with 6% employer match

Life and AD&D insurance

Employee Assistance Program

Short & long term disability

Tuition reimbursement

21.67 days of paid time off + 10 HOLID

Job summary

Tidal Vision is a Washington-based company seeking a Process Controls Engineer to enhance the performance, reliability, and safety of its chemical processing and manufacturing operations.

You will evaluate process behavior, optimize instrumentation and control strategies, and work closely with Operations, Engineering, Maintenance, and the automation team to support new equipment and plant expansions.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in chemical, mechanical, electrical, or related engineering discipline or equivalent experience.
• 5+ years of process controls or process engineering experience in chemical processing or a related industry.
• Experience with batch processing, dosing, mixing, heating and cooling, or similar operations.
• Strong understanding of PID control, instrumentation, control valves, pumps, and fluid handling.
• Ability to interpret P&IDs and translate requirements into practical equipment and control recommendations.
• Experience diagnosing process problems and delivering measurable improvements in an operating plant.
• Working knowledge of PLC/DCS systems, alarms, interlocks, and process safety practices.

Responsibilities

• Evaluate manufacturing processes to improve throughput, yield, product consistency, chemical consumption, energy use, reliability, and safety.
• Evaluate instrumentation selection and placement, control valve sizing, pumps, and piping arrangements.
• Develop and refine control strategies for dosing, mixing, heating, cooling, and batch operations with the automation team.
• Analyze historian data, troubleshoot process variability, and tune control loops for stability.
• Develop and review P&IDs, control narratives, operating limits, and alarm/ interlock requirements.
• Participate in process safety reviews and management of change with Engineering and Operations.
• Support commissioning, performance testing, and operator training; verify changes deliver measurable improvements.

Skills

Process controls

PID control

PLC/DCS

Instrumentation

Troubleshooting

Collaboration

Education

Bachelor’s degree in chemical, mechanical, or electrical engineering

Tools

Allen-Bradley PLC

Ignition SCADA

PLC/DCS systems

Job description

Tidal Vision is a Washington-based company seeking a Process Controls Engineer to enhance the performance, reliability, and safety of its chemical processing and manufacturing operations.

You will evaluate process behavior, optimize instrumentation and control strategies, and work closely with Operations, Engineering, Maintenance, and the automation team to support new equipment and plant expansions.