Senior Process Controls Engineer – Remote with 50% Travel

Chemtrade; United States; Remote; USD 150,000 - 160,000; Full time

Job summary

Chemtrade is seeking a Senior Process Controls Engineer to ensure safety, reliability, and efficiency of electrical and instrumentation systems across North American facilities. The role emphasizes proactive maintenance, process safety, and continuous improvement, supporting capital projects and daily operations.

Responsibilities include leading root-cause analyses, overseeing DCS/PLC/SCADA upgrades, and ensuring regulatory compliance with ISA315/61511 standards.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering.
• 10+ years of experience in electrical engineering and maintenance, preferably in chemical/industrial environments.

Responsibilities

• Maximize OEE through evaluation and improvement initiatives to enhance equipment availability, performance, and quality.
• Conduct root-cause investigations to resolve issues affecting reliability and efficiency.
• Support plant Turnarounds with scope identification, planning, QC, and on-site presence.
• Support process control and automation upgrades, patching, and reliability work to maintain DCS equipment.
• Identify and address inefficiencies by implementing corrective actions for bad actors.
• Assist Site I&E maintenance teams with auditing and training.
• Review and optimize preventive maintenance activities for effectiveness.
• Support EHS initiatives through safety roll-out activities.
• Provide engineering support for high-priority maintenance needs and outage response.
• Maintain equipment registers and manage obsolescence; mitigate risks.

Skills

Control systems design

DCS/PLC/SCADA

Hazard analysis

Electrical equipment

Process instrumentation

Power systems

Regulatory compliance

Root cause analysis

Travel willingness

Education

Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering

Tools

DeltaV control systems

AB control systems

Process historians

ISA 101 HMI

Job description

Chemtrade is seeking a Senior Process Controls Engineer to ensure safety, reliability, and efficiency of electrical and instrumentation systems across North American facilities. The role emphasizes proactive maintenance, process safety, and continuous improvement, supporting capital projects and daily operations.

Responsibilities include leading root-cause analyses, overseeing DCS/PLC/SCADA upgrades, and ensuring regulatory compliance with ISA315/61511 standards.