Senior Project Engineer (Automation / Control)

About the role

Ingredion is hiring a Senior Project Engineer (Automation / Control) for its Banglen plant in Nakhon Pathom, Thailand. The role leads automation and control engineering activities across the project lifecycle, from concept and front-end engineering through detailed design, implementation, commissioning, start-up and closeout. It reports to the Senior Manager, Project Engineering & Reliability and has no direct reports.

Key responsibilities

• Manage the automation and control system scope of capital projects from feasibility through closeout, ensuring safe, timely and cost-effective delivery.
• Develop and review architectures, control philosophies, functional specifications and detailed designs for PLC, DCS, SCADA, HMI, historian and industrial networks.
• Integrate process equipment, instrumentation, electrical systems, MES platforms and plant control systems.
• Support feasibility studies, FEL/FEED deliverables, scope definition, CAPEX estimates, automation strategies, risk assessments and technical specifications.
• Provide technical leadership during FAT, SAT, installation, commissioning, start-up and performance validation.
• Apply corporate cybersecurity standards, industry best practices, engineering regulations and safety requirements.
• Improve process-control performance, reliability, efficiency and data visibility while working with Operations, Maintenance, Reliability, Electrical, Process Engineering, EHS and IT/OT teams.

Required profile

• Bachelor's degree in Automation, Control, Electrical or Mechatronics Engineering, or a related discipline.
• Minimum 7 years of experience in automation, process control, industrial control systems or capital project execution in manufacturing or a similar processing industry.
• Experience delivering automation and control projects from design through commissioning and start-up, including FEL/FEED, EPC or brownfield modernization projects.
• Ability to travel across multiple sites and good written and spoken English.

Required skills

• Strong knowledge of PLC, DCS, SCADA, HMI, industrial communication networks, instrumentation systems, control strategies and automation architectures.
• Hands-on experience with Rockwell, Siemens, Schneider Electric, Emerson DeltaV, Honeywell or Yokogawa systems; MES, historians, Industry 4.0 or a PE license is advantageous.

What we offer

• Competitive salary and performance-based pay.
• Health, long-term savings and wellness support.
• Career growth through learning, training and development.
• Employee recognition program and employee referral bonus.
• Exclusive housing loan rates with the Government Housing Bank.