Senior Controls Engineer - Portsmouth, United States - Agilyx

Description

Job Description

Agilyx Mission

Agilyx is a pioneer in the advanced recycling of difficult-to-recycle post-use plastic streams. Plastic waste is an immense global challenge, with only 10% of post-use plastic recycled today. The rest ends up in landfills, incinerators, and the environment due to its chemical complexity, contamination, and an infrastructure built for a different economy. Agilyx is changing this.

The time is right to expand advanced recycling, giving post-use plastic a new, circular life by converting this valuable material back into its original building blocks for reuse. By enabling plastic circularity on a global and commercial scale, we aim to play a vital role in accelerating the shift to a low-carbon economy.

With Agilyx chemical recycling technology and intelligent feedstock management system, mixed plastic waste can be converted to new virgin equivalent plastics, as well as chemical products and fuels - creating the opportunity for true circularity.

We're an equal-opportunity employer and embrace all applicants. Agilyx wants YOU-your diverse background, talents, values, ideas, and expertise. These qualities are what make our global team more robust and more seasoned. We're fueling our future with the diversity of our talented employees.

Position Summary

This role ensures that new and existing Agilyx electrical and control systems are designed, built, integrated, and supported according to commercial and technical specifications. This position leads electrical and control design specification development for commercial projects and equipment with support from Agilyx stakeholders, sub-contracted engineering firms, and suppliers. The Agilyx Senior Controls Engineer will serve as the project discipline lead, leveraging their exceptional leadership, commercial, and technical skills to ensure that the Agilyx technology and process operates within project specifications and engineering best practices for each project. The Agilyx Senior Controls Engineer will be required to provide onsite technical support and supervise teams of internal and third-party resources. This role requires a hands-on, knowledgeable, highly engaged, and responsive team player who is a self-starter, resourceful and brings creativity and strong interpersonal skills to the organization.

Primary Responsibilities

The Agilyx Senior Controls Engineer is critical in ensuring that Agilyx technology meets specifications for client projects and Agilyx technology demonstration plants. This requires an individual who can both contribute their technical expertise to control system design as well as effectively coordinate and manage internal resources and third-party controls engineering firms to ensure delivery of high-quality electrical and control systems that mesh with process functionality and design intentions; key responsibilities include:

• Industrial Control System Development and Design
  • Serves as the project discipline lead on multiple simultaneous projects.
  • Collaborates with internal Agilyx stakeholders and clients to develop demand specifications for Agilyx core technology industrial control and electrical offerings.
  • Translates the demand specifications into hardware, software, and service offerings aligned with the Agilyx business model and core technology portfolio.
  • Develops electrical and control standards, P&IDs, control strategies and narratives, loop and wiring diagrams, panel and network layouts, and electrical drawings.
• Industrial Control System Delivery
  • Leverages existing technical and commercial capacities and capabilities and third-party controls and electrical suppliers to deliver hardware, software, and services to clients per contractual agreements.
  • Ensures all delivered controls and controls-related electrical scope meets identified regulatory approval, such as NEC, NFPA, and CE directives.
  • Utilizes strong communication skills to relay expectations, status, and required changes to suppliers and customers.
• Industrial Control System Validation
  • Leverages existing technical and commercial capacities, capabilities, third-party controls, and electrical suppliers to integrate, commission, and startup-provided industrial control systems.
  • Manages validation activities at subcontracted equipment suppliers (FATs and SFATs) and onsite at the client's plant.
• Industrial Control System Troubleshooting and Support
  • Leverages existing technical and commercial capacities and capabilities alongside third-party controls and electrical suppliers to lead or assist (as appropriate) in the troubleshooting and optimization of Agilyx-supplied programming, instrumentation, and equipment.
• Regenyx Plant Controls Support
  • Provides or oversees the above activities concerning Agilyx's operating chemical recycling plant (Regenyx) in Tigard, Oregon.
  • This position will ensure that the Regenyx control hardware and software design supports efficient and effective plant operations and requires periodic visits to Tigard.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in electrical engineering, chemical engineering, controls systems, or a combination of relevant education and work experience will also be considered.
• Minimum of 8 years of experience working with industrial controls systems.
• Extensive experience in controls engineering and design utilizing Rockwell Automation (Allen Bradley PLC), preferably in an industrial machinery and petrochemical manufacturing environment; familiarity with Siemens is also preferred.
• Experience designing control systems and associated PLC code for both machines (such as will be required for the Agilyx reactor) and distributed systems (such as will be necessary for plant-level control and integration).
• Experience with SCADA and HMI design and programming, especially FactoryTalk View ME/SE; Ignition design experience is beneficial.
• Strong knowledge or relevant working experience with various communication protocols such as Ethernet/IP, Remote I/O, Modbus, DeviceNet, ControlNet, Profibus, and fiber optics.
• Understanding process instrumentation such as temperature, pressure, level, flow, and analytical transmitters or switches.
• Experience with controls and equipment integration, commissioning, and startup of petrochemical processing plants or similar.
• Expertise in regulatory affairs, including NFPA/NEC, UL, CE/ATEX, and OSHA, as they pertain to the design and fabrication of controls, electrical software, and hardware.
• Proven track record for managing controls engineering vendors and suppliers to deliver results on time and per specifications.
• In-depth knowledge of controls and power distribution panel fabrication, low/medium/high voltage systems, VFDs, UPS, switchgear, single and three-phase transformers, quality control standards, and regulatory approval practices.
• Strong project management skills, with the ability to effectively plan, coordinate, and prioritize multiple projects simultaneously.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills, with a keen attention to detail.
• Exceptional communication and interpersonal skills, with the ability to collaborate effectively with internal cross-functional teams and external vendors.
• Excellent judgment regarding health, safety, environmental guidelines, policies, and regulations about process control.
• Excellent business acumen, commitment to teamwork, and results-oriented.
• Superior interpersonal skills and written and verbal communication skills.
• Self-confidence, initiative, and strong problem-solving skills.
• Impeccable personal and professional ethics.

Position Mechanics

Reports to: Engineering / MTI Managers

Type: Salaried; full time

Work Hours: Generally, 8:00-5:00; with offices and projects globally, so there will be occasional early morning, evening, and weekend work

Staff: None

Location: remote, Portland, OR or Portsmouth, NH preferred

Work environment: professional office and manufacturing

Travel: < 15%

Physical Demands: varies from work performed in an office environment to that of field technicians

Must be legally authorized to work in the U.S. without sponsorship for employment visa status.

Company Benefits

Agilyx offers a competitive benefits package that goes beyond just a paycheck. Our comprehensive benefits package includes competitive, company-funded (up to 90% company-paid premiums) health, dental, vision, and insurance plans to robust retirement benefits that include company-matching contributions, and much, much more. We also provide development and growth opportunities because we believe investing in your success is investing in our success. Also, working for a rapidly growing, fast-paced organization, you will have the opportunity to grow professionally and expand your network while building a rewarding and dynamic career.

Company Culture

We are committed to recruiting, developing, and retaining diverse and highly talented individuals. In addition to a competitive salary, we offer a comprehensive benefits package, an engaging and growing culture, and a variety of opportunities for our employees' professional growth and development.

Agilyx is an equal opportunity employer committed to providing a workplace free from harassment and discrimination. We value mutual respect and diversity in the workplace and are committed to Employment Equity and Inclusion. We celebrate the unique differences of our employees that drive curiosity, innovation, and the success of our business. We encourage applications from all qualified candidates and do not discriminate any applicant's status protected by the laws or regulations in the locations where we operate. Accommodation is available for applicants with disabilities.

In compliance with pay transparency requirements, the anticipated starting pay for new hires for this position is between $110,000 - $130,000 per year. Full-time employees are also eligible for performance-based bonuses and benefits. This is not a guarantee of compensation or salary, as a final offer amount may vary based on factors including but not limited to experience, education, and location.