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Senior Process Control Engineer
Job Location:
Job Location:
Atlanta, GA - USA
Yearly Salary:
USD 110000 - 170000
Yearly Salary:
Posted:
1 October 2026 (Yesterday)
Posted:
Application Deadline:
29 December 2026
Application Deadline:
Vacancies:
1 Vacancy
Vacancies:
Job Summary
Details:
Senior Process Control Engineer
Remote 5075% Travel
A leading U.S. manufacturing organization is seeking a Senior Process Control Engineer to join its corporate engineering and process controls team. This position will leverage engineering expertise to troubleshoot optimize and improve the performance reliability and functionality of existing control systems while developing new control strategies to improve overall manufacturing performance.
The ideal candidate will have extensive experience with Distributed Control Systems (DCS) and a strong background in continuous manufacturing environments. The position can be based remotely anywhere in the United States with a preference for candidates located in the Southeast.
This role will partner closely with manufacturing facilities and local engineering and operations teams across the country. Significant travel to manufacturing sites will be required.
Key Responsibilities
- Support manufacturing facilities in maintaining safe reliable and efficient control system operations.
- Provide troubleshooting and technical support for day-to-day manufacturing operations.
- Advise operations and engineering teams on the selection implementation and optimization of process control technologies and strategies.
- Partner with site-level process control teams to optimize existing control systems and improve overall process performance.
- Design program configure and modify control strategies within existing DCS environments.
- Identify engineering solutions to address equipment controls and process deficiencies.
- Serve as a technical subject matter expert on both large and small capital improvement projects.
- Collaborate with cross-functional engineering operations and maintenance teams to identify opportunities for improved reliability efficiency and process performance.
Qualifications
Required
- Bachelors degree or higher in Chemical Engineering Electrical Engineering or a related engineering discipline.
- 7 years of professional experience working with DCS-based control systems.
- Demonstrated experience with DCS troubleshooting configuration programming and system design.
- Ability and willingness to travel 5075%.
Preferred
- 10 years of professional experience working with DCS-based control systems.
- Experience supporting process control within a continuous manufacturing environment.
- Experience with fiber-processing or similar complex continuous manufacturing processes.
- Experience with Honeywell TDC/Experion or Emerson DeltaV control systems.
- Experience supporting capital projects as a process controls subject matter expert.
Compensation
Estimated Base Salary: $110000$170000 annually
Additional Information
This is a remote-based engineering position with significant travel to manufacturing facilities throughout the United States. The successful candidate will work closely with site operations engineering maintenance and process control teams to improve control system reliability and manufacturing performance.
Required Experience:
Senior IC
About Company
PTS Advance is the largest specialist provider of technical talent to the United States’ Oil, Gas & Chemicals, Power & Renewables, Life Sciences, Construction & Infrastructure, and Manufacturing industries.
