DISHER Talent ยท 1 month ago
Senior Process Controls Engineer
Grand Rapids, MI
Full-time
Onsite
Senior Level, Lead/Staff
10+ years expDISHER is partnering with a leader in food stabilization to fill the Senior Process Controls Engineer position. The role involves designing and maintaining PLC/HMI programs for continuous-process systems and ensuring compliance with safety and industry standards.
Staffing & Recruiting
No H1B
Responsibilities
Design, develop, and maintain PLC/HMI programs for continuous-process systems
Integrate flow meters, pressure sensors, temperature probes, valves, VFDs, and proportional control devices into stable control architectures
Configure and tune PID and advanced feedback loops for optimal performance under varying load, pressure, and temperature conditions
Design and create full electrical schematics, panel layouts, field wiring diagrams, and bills of material using standard drafting tools
Provide guidance through panel builds, electrical assembly, device checkout, and field wiring verification
Collaborate with mechanical, process, and electrical engineering to ensure controls logic aligns with physical system behavior
Participate in system commissioning, field testing, troubleshooting, and optimization across customer sites
Generate documentation including control narratives, functional specifications, IO lists, and safety logic
Support root-cause analysis and continuous improvement initiatives
Ensure compliance with safety, regulatory, and industry standards
Qualification
Required
Minimum 10 years of professional controls engineering experience
Strong background with PLC/HMI development, testing, commissioning, and troubleshooting
Experience designing or tuning control loops, PID strategies, flow/pressure control, proportional actuation, thermal or mass-transfer systems
Ability to work through open-ended problems with incomplete requirements and build robust control logic that reflects real-world physics
Ability to travel to customer sites as needed
Being a strong communicator who can simplify technical concepts across disciplines
Must have the current and continuing right to work in the United States of America
Preferred
Background in process-driven environments such as brewing, food & beverage, chemicals, wastewater, renewable energy, or similar
Company
DISHER Talent
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51-200 employees
Funding
Current Stage
Growth StageCompany data provided by crunchbase