Senior Process Controls Engineer – DCS/PLC Expert

Air Products; Allentown (Lehigh County); On-site; USD 120,000 - 160,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Affordable Medical, Dental and Vision

401k with company match

Paid Vacation, holidays + sick time

Paid Parental leave

Backup Child and Adult Care

Adoption assistance

Flexible spending accounts

Life Insurance provided by employer

Identity theft coverage

Employee Assistance Program

Job summary

Air Products is hiring a Senior Process Controls Engineer for our Global Headquarters in Allentown, PA. You will work with DCS/PLC automation systems, process instrumentation, and control devices to keep plants safe and productive.

This role requires 12+ years of experience, travel 25–40% across the Americas, and on-call rotation. You will lead instrumentation and control projects, support outages, and optimize assets while collaborating with cross-functional teams.

Qualifications

• Bachelor of Science degree in Chemical, Electrical or Mechanical Engineering is preferred.
• 12+ years of work experience in process automation systems and/or instrumentation engineering is required.
• Ability to travel 25%-40%, mainly in the Americas, mostly US domestic (East to West Coast).
• Flexibility to be on call: Our team shares 24/7/365 support for these facilities, 15 team member rotation.
• A valid drivers' license and a good driving record are required.

Responsibilities

• Troubleshooting urgent and immediate operational needs for remote facilities; everything from Process Instrumentation, to DCS and PLC control logic, to Engineering and Operator Control Stations.
• Safely implementing improvement projects with multi-disciplinary teams, and supporting maintenance outages for routine PM tasks, productivity modifications, or obsolete equipment upgrades.
• Supporting the improvement and optimization of existing assets, addressing instrumentation and process control system obsolescence challenges, and meeting organizational goals for safety, operational cost, and performance.
• Developing and supporting strategic long range planning for safety, reliability, productivity and obsolescence activities across our fleet of facilities.

Skills

Process automation

Instrumentation

Technical leadership

Communication

Education

Bachelor of Science in Chemical, Electrical or Mechanical Engineering

Tools

DCS/PLC systems

Job description

Air Products is hiring a Senior Process Controls Engineer for our Global Headquarters in Allentown, PA. You will work with DCS/PLC automation systems, process instrumentation, and control devices to keep plants safe and productive.

This role requires 12+ years of experience, travel 25–40% across the Americas, and on-call rotation. You will lead instrumentation and control projects, support outages, and optimize assets while collaborating with cross-functional teams.