Sr. Electrical Engineer

Florida Crystals / ASR Group•Baltimore, MD

1d•$93,000 - $172,500•Onsite

About The Position

The Senior Controls Engineer is the refinery’s technical authority for automation, instrumentation, industrial networking, and process control systems. This role ensures reliable, secure, and sustainable control infrastructure that supports production, quality, safety, environmental compliance, and operational excellence. The position partners with Corporate Controls Engineering, leads controls lifecycle and modernization strategies, and advances the site from reactive maintenance toward preventive, condition-based, and predictive practices.

Requirements

10+ years of controls, automation, instrumentation, or process-control experience in refining, manufacturing, food or chemical processing, power generation, or a related industrial environment.
Demonstrated success leading controls lifecycle, predictive maintenance, standards, modernization, and Management of Change programs.
Experience upgrading industrial control systems, instrumentation, networks, and automation infrastructure.
Experience leading capital projects from concept through startup and commissioning, including technical teams, contractors, consultants, and cross-functional partners.
Advanced knowledge of Allen-Bradley ControlLogix, CompactLogix, PLC5, SLC500, VFDs, soft starters, servo systems, and MCCs.
Advanced knowledge of Wonderware System Platform, InTouch, Historian, ArchestrA, and related platforms.
Working knowledge of industrial networks, managed switches, communication protocols, Windows Server, virtualization, and industrial cybersecurity.
Strong knowledge of process instrumentation, including control valves, transmitters, analyzers, and measurement devices.
Strong analytical, troubleshooting, project management, planning, budgeting, communication, and stakeholder-influencing skills.
Ability to mentor technical teams, balance immediate operational needs with long-term strategy, and execute technology roadmaps aligned with business objectives.
Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering, Controls Engineering, Automation Engineering, or a related engineering discipline from an accredited college or university is required.

Nice To Haves

Experience with spare-parts strategy, inventory optimization, asset management systems, or vendor-managed inventory is preferred.

Responsibilities

Serve as the site technical authority for controls, instrumentation, industrial networks, and process automation.
Lead system implementations, upgrades, and modifications in accordance with company, ISA, functional safety, cybersecurity, and hazardous-area requirements.
Direct and mentor engineers, technicians, contractors, and cross-functional teams while promoting standardization and knowledge sharing across ASR.
Establish and govern programming, alarm management, architecture, documentation, testing, validation, and cybersecurity standards.
Develop and execute a multi-year controls and automation roadmap aligned with operational, maintenance, and capital priorities.
Manage the lifecycle of PLCs, HMIs, historians, servers, operating systems, networks, instrumentation, and automation hardware.
Identify obsolescence and criticality risks; develop modernization, replacement, stocking, replenishment, and vendor-supported spare-parts strategies.
Maintain automation asset inventories and optimize costs while reducing exposure to obsolete or long-lead equipment.
Lead preventive, predictive, and condition-based programs using PLC/VFD diagnostics, event logs, fault histories, network monitoring, historians, and asset management tools.
Use plant data and analytics to identify degradation, improve reliability, and develop asset-health KPIs and dashboards.
Lead root-cause investigations for controls and instrumentation failures and implement sustainable corrective actions.
Partner with IT, OT, Maintenance, Procurement, and Corporate Controls Engineering to improve system performance, cybersecurity, data access, and asset visibility.
Own the controls Management of Change process and ensure modifications meet testing, validation, documentation, cybersecurity, and process-safety requirements.
Provide controls and instrumentation expertise for capital projects, modernization work, commissioning, and major maintenance activities.
Troubleshoot and optimize refinery, packaging, and auxiliary control systems; lead recovery after failures and prevent recurrence.
Anticipate technical risks, provide on-call coverage, and support other engineers as needed.