PepsiCo

Senior Controls Engineer

PepsiCo$80K — $134K *
Plano, TX 75025In-Person
Manufacturing & Automotive
5 - 7 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • Bachelor's degree in Engineering
  • 5+ years experience in the field
  • Experience in Consumer Packaged Goods focusing on automation and control systems
  • Ability to simplify complex problems into actionable solutions
  • Effective communication of technical and business information
  • Strong team building skills across all organizational levels
  • Knowledge of industrial networks, controls software, and MES
  • Project management capabilities
  • Willingness to travel 40%.

Responsibilities

  • Define the IT and controls scope for processing, packaging, and material handling systems
  • Lead reviews of designs and specifications from external vendors
  • Assess and strategize the integration of new IT/OT technologies
  • Manage multiple projects with competing priorities
  • Prepare bid packages for system integrators and manufacturers
  • Guide teams of IT, vendors, and plant personnel
  • Create reporting and visualization tools to enhance operations
  • Set validation requirements and execute test protocols on control systems
  • Support on-site engineering during line commissioning.

Benefits

  • Comprehensive medical, dental, and vision coverage
  • Disability and life insurance options
  • Paid time off including vacation, sick leave, and parental leave
  • Health and dependent care reimbursement accounts
  • Employee Assistance Program (EAP) for mental and emotional support
  • Defined contribution retirement plan with a company match
  • Performance-based annual bonus target of 8% of salary.
Full Job Description
Overview

Location - Plano, Texas; Chicago, Illinois; Purchase, NY Or Large Plant Hub, UNITED STATES

The 1NA Controls and Digital team is seeking a Controls & Information Systems Senior Engineer to define strategy for plant automation and system integration across PFNA Manufacturing.

Responsibilities

  • Define controls and IT scope of processing, packaging, and/or material handling systems to meet functional and business requirements.
  • Lead cross-functional reviews of electrical design, controls configuration, and functional specification documentation, provided by external vendors.
  • Assess new IT/OT technology and develop integration strategies to pilot and commercialize.
  • Manage multiple projects and competing priorities.
  • Prepare bid packages for system integrators and equipment manufacturers.
  • Provide direction to diverse groups such as IT, external vendors, and plant resources.
  • Develop reporting and visualization tools to improve operations performance.
  • Define system validation requirements, develop validation documentation, generate and execute test protocols.
  • Provide on-site start-up engineering support during line commissioning.

Compensation and Benefits:
  • The expected compensation range for this position is between $80,200 - $134,250.
  • Location, confirmed job-related skills, experience, and education will be considered in setting actual starting salary. Your recruiter can share more about the specific salary range during the hiring process.
  • Bonus based on performance and eligibility target payout is 8% of annual salary paid out annually.
  • Paid time off subject to eligibility, including paid parental leave, vacation, sick, and bereavement.
  • In addition to salary, PepsiCo offers a comprehensive benefits package to support our employees and their families, subject to elections and eligibility: Medical, Dental, Vision, Disability, Health, and Dependent Care Reimbursement Accounts, Employee Assistance Program (EAP), Insurance (Accident, Group Legal, Life), Defined Contribution Retirement Plan.


Qualifications

  • Bachelor's degree in Engineering
  • 5+ years experience
  • Consumer Packaged Goods experience with a focus on automation and control systems
  • Ability to reduce complex problems to a simple set of solutions
  • Ability to communicate technical and business information effectively
  • Superior team building skills to work with all levels of the organization
  • Knowledge of industrial networks, controls software, and MES
  • Project management skills
  • Ability to travel 40%


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309,000 employees
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Industry
Net Income
$7.1 billion
Founded
1965
5 Year Trend
+4.8%
Revenue
$70.3 billion
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