Automation & Controls Engineer III
Anaergia
Company Overview
Anaergia Inc.
Johnston, RI, United States
2007
Approximately 1,600 employees globally (source: cbinsights.com). Revenue figures for 2023 or later are not disclosed.
What They Do
Anaergia specializes in advanced anaerobic digestion technologies that convert organic waste into renewable resources. Their core technology focuses on transforming various organic waste streams, including municipal solid waste (MSW), wastewater, agricultural manure, and food processing residuals, into renewable natural gas (RNG), clean water, and fertilizer. The company utilizes proprietary systems such as the OmnivoreTM high-solids digester, which significantly increases biogas yield, and the Organics Extrusion Press (OREXTM) for efficient separation of wet organics from dry fractions (source: anaergia.com). Anaergia's offerings include equipment packages, operations and maintenance services, and various project delivery models like build-own-operate (BOO) and public-private partnerships (PPP), enabling clients to integrate anaerobic digestion into existing facilities or develop new plants that can turn wastewater treatment into net energy producers (source: biogasworld.com). Their target markets encompass municipal wastewater and MSW sectors, agriculture for manure processing, and food processing industries, all aimed at reducing costs, emissions, and generating revenue from waste (source: anaergia.com). With over 300 patents and a presence in 17 countries, Anaergia positions itself as a leader in scalable, carbon-negative RNG solutions, offering lower lifecycle costs compared to competitors (source: cbinsights.com).
Projects & Track Record
The Rialto Bioenergy Facility in Rialto, California, is one of Anaergia's flagship projects, processing up to 300,000 tons of landfill-diverted waste and biosolids annually. This facility utilizes Anaergia's anaerobic digestion technology to produce approximately 985,000 MMBTU/year of RNG, equivalent to 13 megawatts of clean energy, while also generating Class A fertilizer and renewable electricity. The facility significantly reduces CO2 emissions by 220,000 metric tons per year and injects RNG into SoCalGas pipelines (source: socalgas.com). Additionally, Anaergia operates over 1,600 sites globally, including a biogas plant repowering project in Germany that processes various types of organic waste to enhance combined heat and power (CHP) outputs (source: biogasworld.com). The company is also engaged in ongoing projects, including a C$43.8 million contract for a California biogas renewable power facility and a contract with PepsiCo Mexico Foods to process 50,000 tons/year of organics into biomethane by the end of 2026 (source: biomassmagazine.com). Their client roster includes major players like SoCalGas, Waste Management, and Southern California Edison, showcasing their extensive reach across North America and Europe (source: businesswire.com).
Recent Developments
In recent years, Anaergia has secured significant contracts, including a C$43.8 million agreement to deliver a renewable power facility for a California biogas project, which is set to leverage advanced anaerobic digestion and combined heat and power technologies (source: biomassmagazine.com). Additionally, on December 9, 2025, Anaergia Technologies signed a contract with PepsiCo Mexico Foods to implement high-efficiency digestion and biogas upgrading at a facility in Mexico, which will process 50,000 tons/year of organics into biomethane, significantly reducing CO2 emissions (source: businesswire.com). Furthermore, in May 2025, the company announced a contract with Capwatt for the first of nine new biogas plants in Italy, indicating ongoing expansion and commitment to renewable energy solutions (source: cbinsights.com). While no major acquisitions or funding rounds have been reported post-2023, Anaergia continues to highlight its extensive portfolio of reference facilities and patents, reinforcing its position in the market (source: anaergia.com).
Working There
Anaergia offers a diverse range of roles across various departments, including engineering, construction/project management, operations and maintenance, manufacturing, and research and development. The company is actively hiring at key locations, including its headquarters in Burlington, Ontario, and U.S. sites in California and Johnston, RI, which serve as significant bases for their operations (source: cbinsights.com). The culture at Anaergia emphasizes innovation and collaboration, supported by a robust portfolio of over 300 patents and a commitment to sustainability through replicable projects across 17 countries (source: businesswire.com). While specific employee benefits are not extensively documented, the company's growth phase and multimillion-dollar contracts suggest competitive compensation for technical roles, fostering a dynamic work environment focused on resource recovery and cost reduction (source: anaergia.com).
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Job Description
Anaergia is a global leader in the production of clean energy, fertilizer, and recycled water from virtually any waste stream, offering the widest range of maximizing resource recovery solutions for the municipal, industrial, commercial, and agricultural markets. Anaergia delivers integrated solutions globally through established offices in North America, Europe, Africa, and Asia, and its breakthrough technologies are in use at over a thousand resource recovery facilities worldwide, reducing greenhouse gas emissions while creating new revenue sources for its clients. Our sustainable solutions for the generation of renewable energy while recovering value from waste are on the front line of solving climate change.
Mission
To deliver cutting-edge, contemporary control systems to Anaergia's internal and external customers.
Goals
The Automation & Controls Engineer will be part of a high-performance team, creating process control narratives with Process inputs, developing PLC code, HMI, & SCADA applications, and specifying/supervising the design and execution of control panels and field execution of these control systems.
The Automation & Controls Engineer's Tasks Include
- Collaborate with Process to develop control narratives and associated documents that define the PLC code and HMI/SCADA application
- Transform detailed control narratives and associated documents into PLC code and HMI/SCADA applications.
- Design or supervise the external design & build of electrical control panels, and attend FAT.
- Support, either at the site or remotely, commissioning efforts as the control systems projects they deliver are brought online.
- Participate in software quality checks with internal and external customers.
- Drive standardization in terms of control narratives and associated docs, PLC / HMI libraries, and quality control.
- Ownership & risk mitigation, of partial and full PLC code and HMI / SCADA applications, & IoT deliverables throughout the entire span of a project's lifecycle.
- Identify gaps and effectively communicate solutions to automation & control challenges.
- On time and on budget completion of PLC programming and application development.
- Contribute to the ideation of cutting edge loT development and deployment Contribute to the ideation of cutting edge loT.
- Participate in pre-commissioning FAT/quality checks to ensure the product going to the site is ready to hit the ground running.
- Become a technical "expert" in one or more areas of Anaergia's technical offering.
- Mentor others if applicable experience is available. Mentor others
Knowledge And Requirements
(All requirements comply with Ontario Human Rights Code guidelines for non‑discriminatory job postings.)
- Diploma or Bachelor's Degree in Engineering
- Minimum 5 years of experience in process control system PLC programming
- Solid understanding of control system concepts & theory, and their practical application in the process & automation domain
- Expert understanding of all MS Office tools and ability to adapt to new digital tools
- Experience translating control narratives and other associated control system documents into PLC programs with associated HMI & SCADA applications
- Possess knowledge of PLC, HMI, SCADA, & IoT concepts and latest / up & coming trends
- Able to communicate effectively with internal customers (Applications, Automation & Controls, and Commissioning) as well as external customers
- Proven ability to problem-solve remotely and in the field
- Customer-focused interest & attitude
- Open-minded personality and passionate about working with global and multi-cultural teams
- Passionate, highly driven, and hard-working, portrays an entrepreneurial spirit, a great team player, and gets things done, has the ability to self-start tasks without dropping the ball, waiting for responses from Inquisitive, solutions-oriented, has a "can-do" attitude
- Must be legally authorized to work in Canada.
- Ability and willingness to travel within the United States or internationally as required.
Location
- Based in Burlington, Ontario
- Reports to: Automation & Controls Manager
Travel Requirements
Up to 75% travel may be required, depending on project needs.
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About the role
June 10, 2026
Full time
Company
- Burlington, Canada
Minimum 5 years of experience
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