Head of Controls

The role

This person will own the controls layer for automating roll-to-roll processing of ion-exchange media. They will manage web transport, drives, tension control, in-line process controls, and the PLC, HMI, and SCADA layers.

What you will do

• Line architecture including unwind and rewind stands, roll transfer, accumulator, festoon strategy, and splice stations
• Web transport and tension control for low-basis-weight media
• In-line process controls for bath concentration, temperature, residence time, dryer profile and dose
• PLC programming, drive coordination, HMI and SCADA, recipe management, and interlock coordination
• Sensor selection and logging of speed, tensions, temperatures, bath parameters and dose records
• Commissioning leadership when unit operations physically connect
• Line-level safety including e-stops, guarding, and LOTO
• Hiring and leading controls and automation staff

Required qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in electrical, mechatronics, chemical or mechanical engineering
• 3-8 years on roll-to-roll, continuous process or automated production lines with hands-on drives, tension and controls work
• PLC and HMI programming experience (Rockwell/Allen-Bradley or Siemens class) with servo and VFD drive commissioning
• In-line process control loops tuned on a live line
• Experience with SCADA, historians and recipe systems
• Experience with troubleshooting sensors, actuators and electrical components
• Has owned the controls scope on a commissioning, or has guided technicians and integrators through a startup
• Creative problem solving that brings together reactive chemistry, material handling, controls and fluid mechanics disciplines
• Must be a U.S. citizen

Nice to have

• Battery electrode coating, converting, or process plant backgrounds

About the company

Kunin Technologies is revolutionizing the critical mineral supply chain by implementing advanced separation technologies to capture value from overlooked resources.