About Revive Environmental
Revive Environmental is a mission-driven environmental technology company focused on delivering rapid, permanent solutions for PFAS and other persistent environmental contaminants. Our flagship Annihilatorโข systems are built on patented supercritical water oxidation (SCWO) technology and are setting a new standard in hazardous waste destruction, including PFAS-laden AFFF concentrates and complex organic waste streams.
Position Overview
We are seeking a Senior Process Controls Engineer and/or Senior Instrumentation Engineer to further develop and scale our Annihilator SCWO technology. This role might become more than one position. Working location is Columbus, OH.
Hi-Level Role Framing
Revive is transitioning from a single-site operating company to a scalable technology platform; controls architecture and ever-improving automation is central to that evolution. Key words and skill sets:
- Technical lead for automation, instrumentation, and controls
- PLC architecture ownership
- Safety Instrumented Systems
- E&I&C integration for current and future facilities
Key Responsibilities
Controls Architecture & Design
- Develop standardized PLC and HMI architecture
- Lead controls strategy for major equipment and blocks
Programming & Implementation
- Oversee and/or program and troubleshoot PLC systems (Allen-Bradley preferred)
- Develop and improve control narratives and schemes
Safety & Reliability
- Design and implement (improved) process safety functionality including safety interlocks and permissives, safety instrumented systems, alarm management and fault diagnostics.
- Drive uptime improvements through controls optimization
Documentation & Standardization
- Develop reusable control modules and documentation standards
- Reduce dependency on third-party integrators
Operations Support
- Analyze failure trends and improve logic robustness
- Work closely with operators to reduce manual intervention
Required Qualifications
- 7+ years of relevant industrial experience.
- Strong PLC programming background (Allen-Bradley / Rockwell preferred).
- Solid understanding of instrumentation (pressure, flow, temperature, conductivity, etc.).
- Experience commissioning industrial systems.
- Ability to read and interpret P&IDs and electrical schematics.
Preferred Qualifications
- 12+ years of relevant industrial experience.
- Experience with high-pressure process systems or chemical plants
- Experience with modular skid-based systems and field deployment of process equipment.
- Experience with fabrication, manufacturing, panel building.
- Experience working with small teams and/or in technology scaling and optimization.
Why Join Revive
- Contribute directly to solving one of the most pressing environmental challenges of our time.
- Work alongside an agile, mission-driven team combining deep science with practical field engineering.
- Be at the center of scaling up one of the first proven PFAS destruction systems to national and international markets.
- Competitive compensation and growth opportunities in a fast-scaling cleantech company.