Sr. Automation Controls Specialist, Operations Team
Moses Lake, WA - USA
Job Summary
Twelve is pioneering a new industrial era with carbon transformation. We use electrochemistry to turn CO2 into critical productsfuels chemicals and materialsthat today rely on fossil fuels. Our mission: to fundamentally change how the world makes its essential goods by transforming CO2 from a liability into a resource building resilient fossil-free supply chains and advancing next-generation industry.
Twelve is pioneering a new industrial era with carbon transformation. Using electrochemistry we convert CO₂ into essential productsfuels chemicals and materialsthat traditionally rely on fossil resources. Our mission is to transform CO₂ from a liability into a valuable resource build resilient fossilfree supply chains and accelerate the next generation of sustainable industry. Currently Twelve has constructed the AirPlant One facility in Moses Lake and has plans to expand the technology experience to the next AirPlant 2 facility.
The Senior Automation PLC Controls Specialist is a Senior experienced hands-on PLC Controls Specialist with Rockwell PlantPAx and FactoryTalk PLC/HMI experience. The candidate will execute configuration activities with the control system as well as system updates and system maintenance activities as part of the Moses Lake Operations and Maintenance team. The candidate will provide troubleshooting of developed control applications to align expected responses to actual responses and provide corrective configuration support to correct the system. The Automation PLC Controls Specialist shall have experience with OT (Operational Technologies) systems related to Rockwell systems and Third-Party Interface communication protocols that communicate in those addition familiarity with field sensors and control elements would be an asset.
As a Sr. Automation PLC Controls Specialist you will be part of a dynamic operations team that has responsibilities to produce a variety of energy-related products to market and help the pilot plants different operational scenarios. The candidate will develop repour with suppliers of the control system elements to understand the Automation systems technical growth direction and evaluate whether the opportunity is a fit for Moses Lake Operations.
The AirPlant One facility at Moses lake WA is a proving ground for this type of process and the candidate will be expected to participate in the learnings from this experience into the next AirPlant 2 facility. Experience with other control systems would be an asset here.
This position can be either as a permanent employee or a direct contract position.
What You Will Do
Be a member of the Operations and Maintenance team at site and provide support as requested.
Develop understanding of the Safety aspects of the Integrated Control and Safety System (ICSS) and act as owner of that system as part of the operations team to ensure its inherent safety concepts are maintained and supported thru Technology developments.
Lead all Automation and Control activities including hands on configuration and documentation updates related to the AirPlant One facility.
Partner with Engineering Construction Project Management Finance and Legal to align Control System activities with capital project execution.
Serve as the OT interface to IT teams by translating plant control-system requirements into secure network identity/access patching remote-access asset-inventory and cybersecurity practices that protect production uptime safety and data integrity.
Interface with Rockwell resources as supplier of the controls technology and the Main Automation Contractor resources that provided design and configuration for the installed system.
Who You Are
Degree in related faculty to Process Automation or Secondary education with extensive field experience in Process Automation with minimum 8 years experience in this field.
Extensive experience in an Operational environment and has some Project execution experience.
Experience working with Engineering Procurement & Construction environments would be an asset.
Experience with integration of control systems from vendor packages into the plant control system.
Experience with OT (Operational Technologies) and related networking
Working knowledge of IT/OT convergence practices including industrial Ethernet networking VLANs/firewalls network segmentation IDMZ concepts role-based access control multi-factor authentication secure remote access asset inventory patch-management coordination and incident-response coordination with IT/cybersecurity teams.
Oil & Gas energy or heavy industrial experience preferred
Proven ability to participate in a crossfunctional collaboration across Operations Engineering Construction Project Management Finance and HSE teams.
You are a local resource to the Moses Lake Facility or are willing to relocate to Moses Lake WA to support the operational demands. This is a full-time role with after-hour support on an as needed basis.
Twelve Benefits
Medical dental and vision coverage
Paid sick days and vacation
Competitive salary and equity compensation commensurate with experience
Diverse and inclusive work environment
At Twelve its important each employee is compensated competitively and alignment with state legal requirements Twelve conducts exhaustive research to understand compensation markets. A range for the included position is listed below. Be advised actual offer details are determined by job category job location and candidate skill level.
United States Wage Range: $204000 - $255000
Please note that some pay bands may have wide ranges of compensation to accommodate candidates diverse sets of skill levels.
We believe that the unique contributions of each individual is the driver of our success. To make sure that our products and culture continue to incorporate everyones perspectives and experience we never discriminate on the basis of race religion national origin gender identity or expression sexual orientation age or marital veteran or disability status.
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Required Experience:
Senior IC
About Company
We turn CO2 into essential products like E-Jet® SAF, our Power-to-Liquid sustainable aviation fuel that has up to 90% lower lifecycle emissions than conventional jet fuel. Learn more: www.twelve.co