Senior Controls Engineer

Job Overview

Join Stryten Energy and help us power the future of stored energy! Do you thrive on being the go-to person to solve your employer’s greatest technical challenges? Are you a self-motivated, independent individual who is eager to take on new challenges and make a difference? Stryten Energy is hiring a Sr. Process Controls Engineer for our growing corporate automation engineering team.

We are looking for someone who capitalizes on a hands‑on approach and has a continuous learning attitude to drive our increasing automation needs in Manchester, IA. The role is highly visible and impacts our manufacturing efficiency, rate, operator safety, and uptime, among other critical manufacturing targets. You will help Stryten as we drive to the next level of manufacturing automation.

We are searching for engineers that thrive on this kind of responsibility and take pride knowing the impact they’ll have in this role.

Reporting through the automation engineering team, while your primary focus will be on our Transportation locations, you will be part of a team that spans the entire organization. This team is known for its creative problem‑solving and troubleshooting, its novel approaches to traditional processes, and its collaboration with the various teams within Stryten.

With 11 manufacturing facilities in the US, there are always opportunities to move up or around within the company. Stryten 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.

• The Sr. Process Controls Engineer will be the go‑to person for new process improvement recommendations and designs and critical troubleshooting events
• Take ownership of all the automation aspects of our equipment
• Gather data on manufacturing processes, analyzing them for optimal improvement opportunities.
• Develop upgrade plans for manufacturing equipment and roll them out on all similar equipment.
• Ability to design custom control panels for small projects across the locations using AutoCAD Electrical and create complete drawing packages.
• Experience building control panels from scratch, from schematics
• Deep understanding of machine troubleshooting methods and controls modifications
• Create PID loops for critical process controls to improve process capabilities
• Build SCADA and MES solutions to improve our manufacturing efficiency and help drive strategic process improvements
• Develop a thorough understanding of the processes at our facilities
• Grow knowledge of the facility team and gain their trust
• Take a hands‑on approach to improvements
• Improve uptime on manufacturing equipment
• Increase production speed at the current quality requirements and uptime
• Isolate critical data outputs of the process and define indicators of key process performance
• Foster strong relationships with members of the operations team and vendors
• Work at all levels across the organization
• Grow expertise in Automation, MES, Industry 4.0, and IIoT
• BS or greater in Robotics, Electrical Engineering, or STEM‑related field required.
• 5+ years of hands‑on experience in process or manufacturing engineering, with a track record of driving operational excellence
• Proven record of successfully operating independently with little or no direct supervision
• Demonstrated ability to analyze processes looking for improvements in efficiency as well as product quality, layout of equipment, workflow, and safety.
• Experience developing training and technical documents to present and/or instruct others on new process changes or machine modifications.
• Proven experience with any of the following PLCs:
  Allen Bradley, Modicon, GE Fanuc, Siemens, Automation Direct, Mitsubishi, Omron, Aromat, or Toshiba, but Allen Bradley is preferred
• Experience with all Rockwell software packages, including but not limited to RS Logix 5, 500, and 5000, Factory Talk view designer, RS Networks, Panel builder, kepserver, and related…