Manager, R&D – Instrumentation, Controls and Connected Systems

Responsible for the Instrumentation Controls and Connected Systems (ICCS) functional group within Research & Engineering. The position is responsible for providing the resources and supporting infrastructure required to meet project instrumentation controls test data acquisition storage processing and visualization needs across all three GTI Energy Business Units Low Carbon Energy Solutions Carbon Management and Conversion and Zero Emission Systems. This includes developing and implementing hardware and software standards to meet project needs maintaining functional standards and best practices and defining the strategy to cost-effectively enable GTI Energy to take advantage of the rapidly changing state-of-the-art in these disciplines.

GTI Energy embraces the power of innovation and collaboration to solve consequential energy challenges. By demonstrating continuous improvements in technology and solutions that lower the emissions and costs of energy we will shape energy systems that decarbonize economies protect our environment and benefit the people they serve. We do this by putting people at the center of everything we do. We support and uplift people ensuring they have the resources and confidence needed to live as their authentic selves and reach their full potential.

Being part of the GTI Energy team means being surrounded by people that are passionate and purpose driven empowered to continuously learn ask hard questions and leverage their knowledge and experience to drive toward a greater purpose.

We offer generous benefits competitive salaries opportunities for professional growth and career advancement. We prioritize and maintain a respectful culture and we ensure reasonable accommodation is made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions of their role.

The position will be based in the Chicagoland area at the GTI Energy Headquarters. This is an on-site position that typically requires in-person work 5 days a week.

• Develop and mentor ICCS staff consisting of electrical mechanical and chemical engineers.
• Coordinate with project managers to understand resource needs and assign resources to support project teams and deliver project ICCS deliverables on time and with the highest quality
• Maintain and continuously improve the quality of work performed by the ICCS group through maintenance of standards and best practices and peer review of ICCS deliverables
• Perform all supervisory duties including interviewing hiring and training employees; planning assigning and directing work; appraising performance; rewarding and disciplining employees; addressing complaints and resolving problems in accordance with the organizations policies and applicable laws
• Support proposal development through coordination and commitment to proposed ICCS work scope and cost
• Coordinate with other stakeholders (e.g. IT) to develop and implement a strategic plan for ICCS that drives data acquisition system standardization including data acquisition communication storage and processing architecture.
• Perform other duties as assigned

• Excellent communication skills both orally and in writing
• Ability to motivate staff to achieve company goals
• Familiarity with National Instruments LabVIEW tools PLCs (preferably Allen-Bradley) Chemical plant control systems (preferably Emerson)
• Familiarity with state of the art for cloud side IoT platforms such as Losant ThingsBoard AWS Azure
• Familiarity with data visualization systems such as Grafana PowerBI
• Familiarity with industrial communication protocols such as MODBUS HART TCP/IP
• Familiarity with IoT communication protocols such as LoRa LTE MQTT
• Familiarity with selection and installation of instrumentation used in residential and industrial gas utility applications pipeline infrastructure applications and lab/pilot and demonstration scale chemical plants
• Familiarity with design of electrical distribution systems and their components
• Familiarity with electrical design in the context of chemical process plants
• Knowledge of electrical area hazard classification systems

• Minimum of 15 years of relevant work experience after a B.S. degree or 10 years after an M.S. or Ph.D. Management experience preferred.

The salary range for this position is $130000 - $170000 USD annually. This salary range is GTI Energys good faith estimate and the actual salary may vary based on a number of factors including but not limited to GTI Energys business or organizational needs and an individuals relevant experience education qualifications certifications skills seniority geographic location and/or performance. Compensation details listed in this posting reflect the base hourly rate monthly rate or annual salary only and do not include bonus. The range listed is just one component of GTI Energys total compensation package for employees. Other rewards may include annual bonuses paid time off and region-specific benefits.

GTI Energy is committed to developing a barrier-free recruitment process and work environment. If you require any accommodation please e-mail us atand well work with you to meet your accessibility needs. You must have legal authorization to work for GTI Energy on your date of hire with no further action required by GTI Energy. We are an Equal Employment Opportunity employer and give consideration to qualified applicants without regard to race color age religion sexual orientation gender identity national origin disability veteran status pregnancy or genetic information.

Required Experience:

Manager