Facility Process Engineer

AMP Robotics is a pioneer and industry leader in artificial intelligence (AI), robotics, and infrastructure for the waste and recycling industry. We’re working to reimagine and actively modernize recycling by applying AI and automation to increase recycling rates and economically recover recyclables reclaimed as raw materials for the global supply chain. We build and deploy cutting-edge technology solutions that solve many of the central challenges of recycling to make it more efficient, cost-effective, scalable, and sustainable. 

Headquartered in Louisville, Colorado, the Denver Post named AMP one of the 2022 Top Workplaces in Colorado. We’re fostering an environment where talented, driven individuals can grow and create impact. We seek unconventional thinkers to join our mission to enable a world without waste; at AMP, your contributions have meaning and can spur change. With backing from top-tier investors and national recognition including Fortune’s Impact 20, Fast Company’s Most Innovative Companies, and Forbes’ most promising AI companies, we’re always seeking ways to better our operations, raising the bar on innovation, and looking to collaborate and improve each day in what we do. Learn more at AMPRobotics.com.

AMP Robotics is hiring a Facility Process Engineer reporting to the Site Reliability Engineering Manager.  This role will be responsible for simplifying diverse data sources into actionable optimization decisions about how to configure and run AMP’s secondary sortation facilities.  The role will focus on maximizing outputs based on variable inputs and being the liaison between Ops, Facility Ops, and AMP Engineering groups.  This role will be regionally based - local to a specific facility and expanding as AMPs facility footprint expands.

The ideal candidate will have a diverse background in process engineering and/or field engineering, experience performing facility scale validation testing, a history of working with production operators, and demonstrated examples of data-backed decision making in a process engineering environment.

Additionally, the Facility Process Engineer will work closely with other diverse engineering groups (DevOps, Software Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Facility Ops, QA Engineering, Asset Deployment etc.) to define plant configuration standards, train plant operators on facility process expectations, and commission/startup AMPs growing secondary sortation facilities.  Finally, the Facility Process Engineer will be expected to become an expert in AMP’s core sorting technologies - driving device specific and facility specific improvement suggestions through appropriate ownership groups.

As a Facility Process Engineer and member of the Site Reliability Engineering team, you will:

• Lead efforts to commission and startup new AMP facilities across the US
• Develop and execute both Software Acceptance Testing and Functional Acceptance testing procedures for successful plant startups.
• Remain onsite until expected performance metrics are achieved and Facility Ops is prepared to own plant operations.
• Drive lessons learned from each startup back to design engineering and asset deployment groups.
• Facilitate the transition from startup to typical operations through training plant operators and facility staff on preferred process conditions and equipment operation.
• Work with Engineering and Facilities Operations groups to execute facility improvement plans and derive plant configuration standards.
• Perform before and after configuration change analysis - validating and verifying process specific performance parity or improvement.
• Create and/or execute engineering test plans and analysis - with the goal of increasing recovery rate, facility throughput, and ultimately - revenue per inbound ton.
• Continue AMPs competitive advantage by increasing Engineering Team feature velocity - become the most efficient portion of the facility update process.
• Coordinate and perform supplier based mass flow tests - optimizing revenue per infeed ton and ensuring Facility Operations has standardized operating instructions per infeed conditions.
• Train facility personnel on the operation of AMP developed equipment and act as a Tier 2 resource for plant failure escalations.
• Act as the operational expert in core AMP sorting technologies and serve as a technical escalation resource within the plant - assisting facility personnel in troubleshooting internal AMP equipment and 3rd party vendor equipment.
• Create facility operational collateral (documentation and videos) for training new plant managers and operators on standardized AMP theory of operations.
• Train operators and maintenance staff on function and troubleshooting associated with the AMP custom facility control system and AMP sortation equipment.
• Present AMP standardized processes to new AMP facility teams as designated by Facility Ops (such as infeed management, tip floor expectations, and data tracking expectations).

The successful candidate will have the following skills and experience:

Required:

• 3+ years experience in a process, controls, or field engineering role
• Startup Experience - SAT (Software Acceptance Testing) and FAT (Functional Acceptance Testing) - creating and execution.
• 2+ years experience programming with a scripting language like Python (hobby level projects considered).
• Exposure to Linux system administration and basic command line familiarity
• Demonstrated examples of real world data analysis, process performance testing, and system validation testing - production of technical reports and test plans for management level decision making and review

Preferred: 

• 1 + years experience as a lead shift engineering
• Chemical or Petro-Chemical process engineering experience
• Grafana or other data historian/database experience (SQL based)
• Automated build program experience (Ansible Tower, Jenkins, Gitlab CI, etc)
• Examples of technical writing
• Networking exposure - TCP/IP networking (routing & switching, VPNs, managing VPCs, running and interpreting packet captures)
• Experience with a wide variety of both batch and continuous process controls
• Interest in/experience with Machine Learning/Artificial Intelligence and/or robotics
• Ability to read and/or write any adjacent, modern, coding language
• Facility operation experience

Education:

• Bachelor’s Degree in any engineering discipline

Experience: 

• 3+ years experience in Process Engineering, Controls and Automation Engineering, Sustaining Engineering, Reliability Engineering, and/or Site Reliability Engineering

Working Conditions/Physical Demands:

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job.  Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.  

• Prolonged periods of sitting at a desk and working on a computer.
• Must be able to lift up to 50 pounds at times.

Working Location(s): 

• Home location: Near Atlanta Georgia, close proximity to Lithonia, GA but travel expected to other locations

Travel Requirements: 

• Up to 60%

Affirmative Action/EEO Statement: 

AMP Robotics is an equal opportunity employer. In order to provide equal employment and advancement opportunities to all individuals, employment decisions at the Company will be based on job openings, merit, qualifications, and abilities as required by the position. The Company does not discriminate, and does not permit its employees to discriminate against other employees, applicants, customers, or independent contractors because of:

• Race
• Color
• Religion
• Sex
• Sexual orientation (including gender identity or expression, including a person's orientation toward heterosexuality, homosexuality, bisexuality, or transgender status, or PeopleCare’s perception thereof)
• Pregnancy, childbirth, and related conditions
• Marital status
• National origin
• Citizenship
• Military or veteran status
• Ancestry
• Age (40 or over)
• Disability (including genetic information)
• Or, any other consideration made unlawful by applicable laws. 

Equal employment opportunity will be extended to all persons in all aspects of the employer-employee relationship, including recruitment, hiring, upgrading, training, promotion, transfer, compensation, benefits, discipline, layoff, recall, and termination. 

Other duties: 

Please note this job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties or responsibilities that are required of the employee for this job. Duties, responsibilities, and activities may change at any time with or without notice.

We recognize that there is more to work than the day-to-day responsibilities. In addition to a collaborative, high-performing team environment, we’re pleased to offer competitive base salaries; medical, dental and vision insurance; a 401(k) plan; paid time off and sick time; flexible work hours; and the opportunity to quickly accelerate your learning and growth.

Salary & Compensation Information: $90,000 - 100,000 annual salary depending on experience

Benefits information:

Full-Time / Salaried Employees

• Medical - The company covers up 85% to 100% of the premium for Cigna healthcare plans depending on the selection. Employees pay the difference in premium if they select a more expensive plan. Up to 75% for dependents. 
• 401(k) retirement plan (non-matching).
• Seven (7) paid holidays – 7 company designated and 2 floating holidays. (salaried employees only)
• Referral bonuses for staff positions.
• Flexible Time Off (FTO)