Allentown, Pennsylvania
120 days ago
Process Controls Engineer (PA - hybrid)

At Air Products, our purpose is to bring people together to reimagine what’s possible, collaborate and innovate solutions to the world’s most significant energy and environmental sustainability challenges. Grow with us as we embark on building tomorrow together by being the safest, most diverse and most profitable industrial gas company in the world.  

Reimagine What’s Possible 

We have an immediate opening for a Process Controls Engineer working hybrid with typical business hours, Monday to Friday out of our Global HQ in Allentown, PA. Ability to travel ~20%-40%, mainly in the Americas, mostly US domestic (East to West Coast). On-Call required: The team shares 24/7/365 support for these facilities, ~15 member team rotation.

Automation Support Engineers in this group work closely with our operating facilities as the experts in DCS and PLC automation system design and support, as well as process instrumentation and control devices, to keep our plants operating safely and providing product to our customers.  The facilities we support produce and deliver Liquid and Gaseous Oxygen, Nitrogen, Helium, Carbon Dioxide and Hydrogen by direct pipeline, or liquid bulk transportation. 

Responsibilities:

Supporting the instrumentation and process control system needs of new and existing industrial gas facilities in North and South America that supply Oxygen, Nitrogen, Helium, Carbon Dioxide and Hydrogen to our customers.

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.

Required Skills / Abilities:

Bachelor of Science degree in Chemical, Electrical or Mechanical Engineering.

Experience in process automation systems and instrumentation.

Hands-on knowledge of automation systems, control panels and field instrumentation.

Strong communication skills for investigating, troubleshooting and presenting technical information to other engineering teams and site operations teams.

This role is a Safety Sensitive Position. Pass pre-employment and random drug tests.

Education and Licensing Requirements:

Bachelor of Science Degree

3+ years of experience in process automation systems and/or instrumentation engineering.

Valid Drivers' License and good driving record required.

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We offer a comprehensive benefits package including paid holidays and vacation, affordable medical, dental, life insurance and retirement plans. You will be eligible for benefits and also be 100% vested in your retirement benefits on your first day of employment.  
  
We are an Equal Opportunity Employer (U.S.).  You will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, national origin, age, citizenship, gender, marital status, pregnancy, sexual orientation, gender identity and expression, disability, or veteran status.  


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