Controls Engineer

Again•Texas City, TX

2d•Onsite

About The Position

At Again, we are advancing a new industrial era. AI-powered biocatalysts. No oil. No sugar. By combining millennia-old bacteria with cutting-edge technology, we turn waste gases into the products that matter. We have raised over $100m in funding from both top investors such as Google Ventures or HV Capital, and leading grant funding programmes such as European Union’s Horizon 2020. We are a growing team of experienced scientists, engineers and entrepreneurs from the DTU, Stanford, MIT (and more) who are passionate about revolutionizing the chemical industry. We are leading the positive shift. Showing people that our world does have a future. If you think we're doomed – think Again. What you’ll do We are looking for a Controls Engineer to (i) get our newly commissioned First-of-a-Kind TXS-1 gas fermentation plant in Houston, Texas, running smoothly at full nameplate capacity, (ii) assist with the design and construction of our next, much larger commercial plant, and (iii) own the specification, commissioning and start-up of the the automation and supervision system of our next commercial plant.

Requirements

Hands-on experience with infrastructure, control systems, and process automation development. Specifically on one or more of the major DCS platforms.
Strong technical skills in automation and ability to develop tools and processes for automation engineering.
Expertise in programming PLCs and/or other types of DCS
Ability to troubleshoot automation equipment, such as sensors, control valves, VFDs, etc.
Expertise in industrial control systems, risk management, process improvement, and project management.

Nice To Haves

Working knowledge of basic electrical engineering principles is a strong plus
Expertise in set-up of dashboards and electronic logbooks.

Responsibilities

Develop and implement DCS architecture and control specifications, ensuring process security, data management, and system robustness.
Collaborate with process engineering and operations teams to capture operational philosophy by editing control narratives and cause and effect matrices (C&E).
Participate in the hazard identification workshops and capture actions in the control philosophy.
During Procurement, engage with vendors to ensure equipment compatibility with the overall control philosophy, managing the integration of the control systems across all process areas and packaged units.
Act as the primary internal resource for controls and automation, overseeing factory acceptance tests (FATs), site acceptance tests (SATs), loop testing, commissioning, and startup activities (including alarm setting and management).
Assist with procedure development, especially for (but not limited to) potential safety instrumented systems (SIS).
Help lead IT architecture development for the industrial site, ensuring data security and facilitating remote monitoring.