Senior Process Controls Engineer DCS/PLC Expert

airproducts; Allentown (Lehigh County); On-site; USD 110,000 - 170,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Affordable Medical, Dental and Vision

401k with company match

Paid Vacation, holidays and sick time

Parental leave

Flexible spending accounts

Job summary

Air Products, a world-leading industrial gases company, seeks a Senior Process Controls Engineer at its Global Headquarters in Allentown, PA. You will support instrumentation and process control needs for North and South American facilities, working with DCS and PLC systems to keep plants safe and productive.

Ideal candidates have 12+ years in process automation, a BS in engineering, and willingness to travel 25–40% across the Americas.

Qualifications

• Experience in process automation systems and instrumentation.
• Hands-on knowledge of automation systems, control panels, and field instrumentation.
• Experience providing technical leadership and training to others.
• Strong communication skills for troubleshooting and presenting technical info.

Responsibilities

• Troubleshoot urgent operational needs for remote facilities (PIs, DCS/PLC logic, operator consoles).
• Safely implement improvement projects with multi-disciplinary teams and outages.
• Support asset optimization and obsolescence planning to meet safety and cost goals.
• Develop long-range planning for safety, reliability, productivity, and obsolescence across facilities.

Skills

Process automation

Instrumentation

Technical leadership

Communication

Safety sensitivity

Education

BS in Chemical, Electrical or Mechanical Engineering

Job description

Air Products, a world-leading industrial gases company, seeks a Senior Process Controls Engineer at its Global Headquarters in Allentown, PA. You will support instrumentation and process control needs for North and South American facilities, working with DCS and PLC systems to keep plants safe and productive.

Ideal candidates have 12+ years in process automation, a BS in engineering, and willingness to travel 25–40% across the Americas.