Senior Process Controls Engineer – Food & Beverage Automation

The Stellar Group Inc; Jacksonville (FL); Hybrid; USD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Remote work options

Hybrid work option

Paid time off

Medical insurance

401(k) match

Job summary

The Stellar Group Inc is seeking a Process Controls Engineer to lead design, implementation, and optimization of control systems for our food and beverage manufacturing operations in Jacksonville, FL. You will collaborate with cross‑functional teams to deliver innovative, compliant automation solutions.

You will design controls for P&IDs, instrumentation lists, and panel layouts, while coordinating with internal and external teams, suppliers, and subcontractors to ensure successful start-up and

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Electrical, Automation, Computer Science or related field.
• 1–7 years of experience in process controls engineering; food/beverage familiarity a plus.
• Experience with PLCs, HMIs, SCADA, and other automation tools.
• Knowledge of ladder logic, C++, or Python.

Responsibilities

• Design, implement, and optimize control systems for industrial processes.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to develop innovative process solutions.
• Develop controls design for P&ID’s, equipment specifications, installation specifications, instrumentation lists, controls narratives for coordination, controls schematics, and control panel design.
• Coordinate with 3rd parties for equipment engineered by others, with internal or external project team members for integration of the controls design.
• Assist in identifying suppliers & subcontractors, perform technical writing aspects in bid packages for scope definition, compile technical engineering documents for bid packages.
• Participate in bid-scope reviews, assist in analyzing proposals, lead design reviews of drawings & models, attend coordination meetings, review submittals, participate in factory acceptance testing.

Skills

Control design

Leadership

Food industry

Startup/commissioning

Analytical

Communication

Regulatory knowledge

Cybersecurity

Teamwork

Documentation

Education

BS in Electrical or Automation

Tools

PLC/SCADA

AutoCAD

Power BI

Procore

Bluebeam

Job description

The Stellar Group Inc is seeking a Process Controls Engineer to lead design, implementation, and optimization of control systems for our food and beverage manufacturing operations in Jacksonville, FL. You will collaborate with cross‑functional teams to deliver innovative, compliant automation solutions.

You will design controls for P&IDs, instrumentation lists, and panel layouts, while coordinating with internal and external teams, suppliers, and subcontractors to ensure successful start-up and