Controls Engineer

About Again

At Again, we are advancing a new industrial era. AI-powered biocatalysts. No oil. No sugar. By combining millennia-old bacteria with cutting-edge technology, we turn waste gases into the products that matter.

We have raised over $100m in funding from both top investors such as Google Ventures or HV Capital, and leading grant funding programmes such as European Union’s Horizon 2020. We are a growing team of experienced scientists, engineers and entrepreneurs from the DTU, Stanford, MIT (and more) who are passionate about revolutionizing the chemical industry.

We are leading the positive shift. Showing people that our world does have a future. If you think we're doomed – think Again.

What you’ll do

We are looking for a Controls Engineer to (i) get our newly commissioned First-of-a-Kind TXS-1 gas fermentation plant in Houston, Texas, running smoothly at full nameplate capacity, (ii) assist with the design and construction of our next, much larger commercial plant, and (iii) own the specification, commissioning and start-up of the the automation and supervision system of our next commercial plant.

Responsibilities

• Develop and implement DCS architecture and control specifications, ensuring process security, data management, and system robustness.

• Collaborate with process engineering and operations teams to capture operational philosophy by editing control narratives and cause and effect matrices (C&E).

• Participate in the hazard identification workshops and capture actions in the control philosophy.

• During Procurement, engage with vendors to ensure equipment compatibility with the overall control philosophy, managing the integration of the control systems across all process areas and packaged units.

• Act as the primary internal resource for controls and automation, overseeing factory acceptance tests (FATs), site acceptance tests (SATs), loop testing, commissioning, and startup activities (including alarm setting and management).

• Assist with procedure development, especially for (but not limited to) potential safety instrumented systems (SIS).

• Help lead IT architecture development for the industrial site, ensuring data security and facilitating remote monitoring.

About You

Minimum Requirements

• Hands-on experience with infrastructure, control systems, and process automation development. Specifically on one or more of the major DCS platforms.

• Strong technical skills in automation and ability to develop tools and processes for automation engineering.

• Expertise in programming PLCs and/or other types of DCS

• Ability to troubleshoot automation equipment, such as sensors, control valves, VFDs, etc.

• Expertise in industrial control systems, risk management, process improvement, and project management.

• Willing to relocate to the Houston, TX area.

Preferred Requirements

• Working knowledge of basic electrical engineering principles is a strong plus

• Expertise in set-up of dashboards and electronic logbooks.

What we promise you:

• You get to work with a group of passionate scientists and engineers, working on challenging and meaningful projects

• This will be the journey of a lifetime – we are pioneering a new era of industrial manufacturing using biotech to make clean and resilient supply chains, and you can play a pivotal role in making that happen

• An ambitious, empowering and engaging work environment.

• We understand that relocating can be a hassle, so if you don't live in Houston, Texas we will help out to give you a smooth transition (US citizen or US work permit is required). Note the exact location of the FOAK production site is Texas City.

• We live by our company values: Relentless Grit, Unreasonably Ambitious, Unconventional Thinking, Critical Urgency

• Health, dental, and vision insurance, 401k match, company equity, performance bonus, PTO and sick leave, parental leave, and a stocked kitchen.

If you have questions regarding the role, we would love to hear from you. Feel free to reach out at [email protected]. We look forward to hearing from you.