Senior Automation and Controls Engineer

Description

Bolder Industries

Lead Automation and Controls Engineer

Join Bolder Industries – Where Innovation Meets Impact

Bolder Industries is redefining the rules of sustainable manufacturing. We deliver traceable, mass-balanced circular solutions for the rubber, plastics, and petrochemical sectors — transforming end‑of‑life tires into high‑value materials used by global brands across more than 3,000 applications.

With proven technology, a strong commercial track record, and rapid global growth, Bolder leads the industry in circularity cutives join for the mission and stay for the people. We have a bold, collaborative culture driven to make a difference.

If you’re ready to lead innovation and scale global impact, this is where bold ideas meet real results. Bolder Industries is ISO 9001 certified and holds a Bronze Eco Vadis rating. Visit  to learn more.

The Senior Automation and Controls (I&C) Engineer – Corporate Engineering (Chemical Manufacturing) provides enterprise‑level technical leadership for instrumentation, process control, and automation systems across multiple chemical manufacturing sites. This role establishes and governs corporate standards, leads high‑impact capital projects, and supports sites in ensuring safe, reliable, and compliant operation of control systems governing hazardous chemical processes.

Operating within a multi‑site environment, the position acts as a technical authority for DCS, SIS, and critical analytical instrumentation, balancing site‑specific needs with standardization, scalability, and lifecycle optimization.

• Lead the design, specification, and lifecycle management of instrumentation and control systems for chemical processing units, utilities, and offsites.
• Develop and maintain control philosophies, Functional Design Specifications (FDS), cause‑and‑effect matrices, interlock narratives, and alarm rationalization documentation.
• Design DCS, PLC, and SCADA architectures with appropriate redundancy, segregation, and high‑availability strategies.
• Support control strategies in accordance with ISA‑88, including recipe management and phase logic where applicable.
• Oversee factory acceptance testing (FAT), site acceptance testing (SAT), commissioning, startup, and post‑startup optimization.

• Design, validate, and maintain Safety Instrumented Systems (SIS) in accordance with IEC 61511/61508 and company process safety standards.
• Participate in and support HAZOP, LOPA, PHA revalidation, and SIL determination activities.
• Ensure compliance with applicable regulations and standards including OSHA PSM, EPA RMP, NFPA, API, IEC, ISA, and local authority requirements.
• Implement and maintain alarm management programs in accordance with ISA‑18.2 and EEMUA 191.
• Improve unit reliability and availability through diagnostics, preventive maintenance strategies, and control system lifecycle management.

• Serve as the corporate A&C discipline lead for multi‑site capital projects, including new units, expansions, and technology transfers.
• Develop corporate project execution standards and engineering work processes for automation and controls.
• Support front‑end loading (FEL/FEED), technology evaluations, and business case development.
• Provide technical oversight for EPCs and system integrators across multiple sites, ensuring consistency and quality.
• Support global procurement strategies, preferred vendor selection, and lifecycle cost optimization.

• Provide advanced troubleshooting for process upsets, instrumentation failures, and control system abnormalities in hazardous chemical operations.
• Lead root cause analyses (RCA) related…