Process Controls Engineer

Overview

Join Storion Energy and help us power the future of stored energy!

Are you a self-motivated individual looking to make a significant impact in a growing industry? Are you interested in the growing technological base of traditional automation with applied higher-level programming languages? Storion Energy is hiring a Process Controls Engineer to pioneer our automation needs as we grow and expand manufacturing capabilities in the US. We are looking for someone who capitalizes on a hands-on approach to learning new control methods, helps develop our automation standards and practices, and guides other engineers as we enable the US-based production and adoption of long-duration energy storage systems in the flow battery space. 

Reporting through the manufacturing engineering team, you will directly affect the direction and development of our operations base. You will work with other chemical, electrical, and mechanical engineers as we will bring a novel production process from lab scale to full operations and help lead the future expansion of deployed manufacturing sites. We expect a blend of traditional controls technology and hardware with the capabilities of higher-level programming languages. 

As a small company, there are always opportunities to make a difference and grow. Storion has an engineering career progression ladder that allows engineers to progress in the organization in either an individual contributor or managerial role.

Read below for the formal description. Apply to learn more about our new projects for the upcoming year, where you’ll play a key role in our manufacturing plants and other key initiatives.

Responsibilities

The Process Controls Engineer will be the go-to person for control system scale up and new applications including: design, integration, commissioning, and ongoing support. 

• Take ownership of all automation aspects for our equipment: from instrumentation and electrical to automation, HMI, & SCADA.
• Work with vendors to support the design and implementation of controls system hardware and software.
• Take a hands-on approach to the integration of in-house developed and vendor-created systems. 
• In-house development of higher-level automation and process controls in PLC systems, including PID controls and sequence automation.
• In-house development and implementation of assembly automation/discrete manufacturing processes, including but not limited to integration of robots with dedicated work cells
• Set up and support network communication between PLCs and other systems.
• Design, implement, & deploy HMI / SCADA systems for the collection of process data.
• Support existing applications that use Python and C++ programming languages as needed.
• Foster strong relationships with members of the product engineering team, operations team, and vendorsGenerate and maintain proper documentation, complete communication, and train others.
• Long-term focus to improve operating efficiency on manufacturing equipment through control system implementation and automation
• Grow technology expertise in Automation, MES, Industry 4.0, and IIoT

Qualifications

• Bachelor of Science degree in Chemical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Software Engineer, or related field.
• Minimum of 3 years hands-on automation experience in a manufacturing or process development environment
• Experience working with Control System hardware and software is required, DCS or PLC Systems (Siemens is preferred) 
• Note: Distributive Control System (DCS) experience is an acceptable analog to Programmable Logic Control System (PLC) experience.
• Programming skills in ladder logic and structured text programming languages is required
• Knowledge and Experience with HMI & Scada is required (Inductive Automation’s Ignition preferred)
• Understanding of network communication protocols such as EthernetIP, Profinet, and Modbus is required
• Capability to work with scripted programming is required (Python is preferred)
• Experience in panel building and field wiring is beneficial, willingness to learn is required
• Familiarity with instrumentation and devices used in chemical manufacturing is beneficial
• Familiarity with instrumentation and robotic control for discrete assembly processes is beneficial

Skills

• PLC Programming, Ladder Logic, Industrial automation, Process engineering, Manufacturing, Human-Machine interface (HMI) systems, Control Panels, Supervisory Control and data acquisition (Scada), Electrical Control System Design, Python, C++, PLC or Distributed control systems

About the work environment

You will work in both office and chemical manufacturing environments. 

• You must be able to see, hear and speak; able to sit, stand for at least two hours at a time, sit, bend, crawl, squat, kneel and climb able to use both arms and hands to use a computer and peripherals and lift 40 pounds from floor level, able to climb stairs and work in confined spaces or elevated platforms; able to wear personal protective equipment (PPE) as required.
• Occasional travel may be required for this position, but not more than 15%
• The position requires working on-site daily

Benefits:

• 401(k)
• Paid time off
• Dental insurance
• Medical, Vision, Dental (Company paid premiums)
• Life, LTD, STD, dependent care FSA

Experience Type: Mid-Level

Job type: Full-Time

Encouraged to Apply: Military Encouraged

EEO Statement

Storion Energy is an equal opportunity employer where an applicant's qualifications are considered without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability, veteran status, genetic information, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other basis prohibited by law.

About Statement

Storion Energy is built on the partnership of two significant players in the long-duration energy storage industry -- Stryten Energy and Largo Inc..

Stryten Energy is an innovative energy storage solutions provider with expertise in manufacturing high-quality advanced lead, lithium and vanadium batteries. Largo is a global leader in delivering high-quality vanadium products.

Through this partnership Storion is in the unique position to supply high-quality, domestically produced vanadium electrolyte on a large scale. This is critical in establishing a U.S.-based supply chain for vanadium redox flow batteries.

Learn more at storion.com.