Senior Process Controls Engineer — Lead Plant Automation

Gardner Cryogenics

Allentown (Lehigh County)

On-site

USD 110,000 - 150,000

Full time

14 days+

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Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

401k with company match

Paid vacation

Paid parental leave

Backup care

Adoption assistance

Flexible spending accounts

Life Insurance

Identity theft protection

Employee Assistance Program

Job summary

Air Products in Allentown, PA is seeking a Senior Process Controls Engineer to lead DCS/PLC automation design and support across North and South America, ensuring safe operations and reliable production of industrial gases. You will work with facilities on instrumentation, control panels, and process instrumentation, while providing technical leadership and mentoring for operations and engineering teams.

The role requires travel, on-call availability, and a strong commitment to safety, quality,

Qualifications

12+ years of work experience in process automation systems and/or instrumentation engineering.
Ability to travel 25%-40%, mainly in the Americas (US domestic East to West Coast).
On-call rotation: 24/7/365 coverage with 15 team member rotation.
Valid driver's license and good driving record.
Safety sensitive position.

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.