Sr. Automation Controls Specialist, Operations Team

Twelve is pioneering a new industrial era with carbon transformation. We use electrochemistry to turn CO2 into critical products—fuels, chemicals, and materials—that 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. 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 systems.

Responsibilities

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; Provide troubleshooting of developed control applications to align expected responses to actual responses and provide corrective configuration support to correct the system

Requirements

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 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; Proven ability to participate in a cross-functional collaboration across Operations, Engineering, Construction, Project Management, Finance, and HSE teams; Local resource to the Moses Lake Facility or willing to relocate to Moses Lake, WA to support operational demands; Rockwell, PlantPAx and FactoryTalk PLC/HMI experience; Experience with OT systems related to Rockwell systems and Third-Party Interface communication protocols that communicate in those systems

Nice to have

Familiarity with field sensors and control elements would be an asset; Experience with other control systems would be an asset here; Experience working with Engineering, Procurement & Construction environments would be an asset; Oil & Gas, energy, or heavy industrial experience preferred

Benefits

Medical, dental, and vision coverage; Paid sick days and vacation; Competitive salary and equity compensation commensurate with experience; Diverse and inclusive work environment