Control Systems Engineer/Technologist (Centennial, CO, USA)
About The Position
At Orica, we're modernizing some of North America's most critical manufacturing operations through advanced automation, functional safety, and digital technologies. As a Control Systems Technologist, you'll serve as a key technical resource supporting 15 plants across the United States and Canada. This is an opportunity for an automation professional who enjoys solving complex technical problems, improving plant reliability, and influencing the future of industrial control systems. You'll work with Distributed Control Systems (DCS), Safety Instrumented Systems (SIS), instrumentation, historian platforms, and manufacturing technologies while partnering with engineering teams across North America and globally. Whether you're troubleshooting critical production systems, leading improvements in functional safety, or supporting major capital projects, your work will have a direct impact on operational performance and safety. If you're passionate about industrial automation, process control, and continuous improvement, we'd like to hear from you.
Requirements
- 3+ years of experience supporting industrial automation, process control, or instrumentation systems.
- Experience with Distributed Control Systems (DCS), PLCs, HMI/SCADA systems, or Safety Instrumented Systems (SIS).
- Strong troubleshooting and problem-solving skills in a manufacturing or process industry environment.
- Ability to communicate effectively with both technical and operational stakeholders.
Nice To Haves
- Experience supporting chemical, mining, manufacturing, energy, industrial process, or heavy industrial operations.
- Knowledge of functional safety principles, SIL verification, and SIS lifecycle management.
- Experience with industrial networking, historians, and process instrumentation.
- Understanding of Management of Change (MOC) processes and engineering standards.
Responsibilities
- Serve as a subject matter expert for DCS, SIS, and industrial instrumentation systems.
- Support functional safety programs and act as the Manufacturing Centre Responsible Engineer for SIS.
- Ensure Safety Instrumented Systems meet defined SIL requirements through testing, verification, and ongoing performance monitoring.
- Lead technical reviews of Management of Change (MOC) proposals relating to control and safety systems.
- Provide technical support for production, maintenance, projects, analytics, supply chain, and operational teams.
- Develop and maintain control system documentation, control philosophies, trip logic, loop drawings, and DCS programming.
- Support plant historian systems, data integrity, and backup strategies.
- Partner with site and project teams to identify reliability improvements and automation opportunities.
- Collaborate with global experts to standardize best practices and advance automation capabilities across the business.
Benefits
- Medical/Prescription Drug – Three (3) plans to choose from
- Dental – Two (2) plans to choose from
- Vision – Two (2) plans to choose from
- Health Savings Account
- Flexible Spending Accounts
- Basic Employee Life and Accidental Death & Dismemberment Insurance
- Voluntary Employee/Dependent Life and Accidental Death & Dismemberment Insurance
- Company provided Short-Term and Long-Term Disability
- Company provided Employee Assistance Program
- Voluntary Hospital Indemnity, Critical Illness & Accident Plans
- Voluntary Identity Theft Protection
- Voluntary Legal Plan
- 401(k) + Company Match
- Company provided Maternity Leave
- Company provided Bonding Leave
- Accrued Paid Time Off
- Paid Sick & Safe Time
- Nine (9) Scheduled Holidays + Two (2) Floating Holidays
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Mid Level
Education Level
No Education Listed
