Process Controls Engineer

Title: Process Controls Engineer - Corrugated
Location: Atlanta United States

Job Description:

Your Job

Georgia-Pacific is seeking a Process Control Engineer to join the Corrugated Controls team within the Process Control Center of Excellence.

This corporate role supports corrugated operations across multiple manufacturing sites by providing hands-on controls engineering focused on improving line performance, stability, and reliability. The engineer will work closely with mill teams to optimize product flow, reduce unnecessary operator intervention, and support sustainable performance improvements over time.

This position will be supporting the West Coast (home-based) with regular travel to manufacturing facilities.

Travel is required up to 50%, depending on site needs, outages, commissioning activity, and optimization efforts.

What You Will Do

• Support controls-focused optimization efforts to improve product flow, stability, and throughput on corrugated assets
• Read, modify, test, and validate PLC and HMI control strategies to improve line behavior and reduce operator intervention (e.g., accumulation and backpressure control, sequencing and permissives, speed coordination, fault handling, and recovery after stops)
• Partner with site Operations, Process Control, IT, and Electrical & Instrumentation teams to identify improvement opportunities, develop test plans, and execute structured trials in production environments
• Support startup and commissioning of new or upgraded equipment to ensure safe operation and effective handoff to site teams
• Develop clear documentation and standard approaches so successful control improvements can be sustained and replicated across sites
• Participate in troubleshooting, commissioning, and optimization activities while building controls capability with site engineers and technicians

Who You Are (Basic Qualifications)

• Hands-on experience supporting industrial control systems in a manufacturing environment
• Experience troubleshooting, configuring, and modifying Allen Bradley and/or Siemens PLC and HMI systems
• Experience implementing and validating control changes in live production environments in collaboration with operations and maintenance teams
• Working knowledge of industrial electrical systems, including control panels, field devices, and industrial power distribution
• Ability and willingness to travel up to 50% to support site needs
• Strong communication skills and the ability to work effectively with operations, maintenance, and engineering partners

What Will Put You Ahead

• Associate’s degree or higher in Electrical Engineering, Engineering Technology, or a related technical field; equivalent practical experience will also be considered
• Experience supporting corrugated operations, including corrugators, flexo folder gluers, rotary die cutters, and related material handling equipment
• Understanding of converting line control behavior such as accumulation/backpressure, stop/start logic, sequencing and permissive, speed coordination, and fault recovery
• Experience with VFDs, servo or motion systems, and industrial networks
• Exposure to machine safety systems, including safety PLCs, interlocks, guarding, and functional safety concepts
• Experience working with legacy equipment
• Ability to document control improvements clearly so others can maintain and apply them consistently
• Interest in mentoring or supporting less experienced engineers or technicians through troubleshooting and commissioning activities

For this role, we anticipate paying $120K - $160K per year. This role is eligible for variable pay, issued as a monetary bonus or in another form.

At Koch companies, we are entrepreneurs. This means we openly challenge the status quo, find new ways to create value and get rewarded for our individual contributions. Any compensation range provided for a role is an estimate determined by available market data. The actual amount may be higher or lower than the range provided considering each candidate's knowledge, skills, abilities, and geographic location. If you have questions, please speak to your recruiter about the flexibility and detail of our compensation philosophy.

Who We Are

At Koch, employees are empowered to do what they do best to make life better. Learn how our business philosophy helps employees unleash their potential while creating value for themselves and the company.

Our Benefits

Our goal is for each employee, and their families, to live fulfilling and healthy lives. We provide essential resources and support to build and maintain physical, financial, and emotional strength - focusing on overall wellbeing so you can focus on what matters most. Our benefits plan includes - medical, dental, vision, flexible spending and health savings accounts, life insurance, ADD, disability, retirement, paid vacation/time off, educational assistance, and may also include infertility assistance, paid parental leave and adoption assistance. Specific eligibility criteria is set by the applicable Summary Plan Description, policy or guideline and benefits may vary by geographic region. If you have questions on what benefits apply to you, please speak to your recruiter.

Additionally, everyone has individual work and personal needs. We seek to enable the best work environment that helps you and the business work together to produce superior results.