Senior Process Control Application Engineer

Location: Baytown, TX (On-Site)

Roles & Responsibilities: Our Application Engineers are responsible for developing and supporting basic and advanced process control applications that enhance plant process safety, operability, and profitability. He/She will participate in and sometimes lead multi-functional teams tasked with unit troubleshooting, debottlenecking, and optimization, or project development and execution. In this role, will also serve as a senior process control resource, providing technical expertise and mentoring across business teams. Develop and provide support for basic process control applications using basic application engineering skills such as point configuration, loop tuning, and identification of process dynamics. Demonstrate technical leadership in a competitive environment: Broadly apply technical and business skills to solve more complex problems. Develop and implement innovative solutions to non-routine problems by leading teams in resolving technical challenges with an expanding sphere of influence beyond core technical discipline. Implement and sustain base and advanced controls, including multi-variable constraint control, model predictive control, and advanced optimization and automation. Recognize business opportunities and contribute toward the improvement of existing unit operations. Mentor less experienced engineers to develop skills. Monitor, maintain and modify existing process control applications and operator interfaces. Identify and develop new control schemes to increase process safety, operability, and profitability. Provide process control support during project development, installation, and startup. Participate actively on unit operating team including molecule management, unit trouble-shooting and incident investigations. Demonstrated organizational skills, with the ability to manage multiple priorities and stakeholders. Candidates will need to work effectively as a member of an operating team, good communication and interpersonal skills are essential.

Required Skills: (Technical Competency):BS Chemical Engineering or equivalent degree. Relevant work experience in a manufacturing / operating plant environment. Knowledge of refining/chemical processes with 10+ years working experience in petrochemical industry.

Desired Skills: Demonstrated experience with regulatory and advanced controls of manufacturing processes. Experience with DMC, RMPCT/Profit Controller or similar model predictive control technology, and/or real-time optimizers. Knowledge of Client TDC 3000 and/or Experion process control system. Able to demonstrate innovation, initiative, teamwork, accuracy, effectiveness, and self-confidence. Excellent trouble-shooting skills. Sufficient leadership skills to successfully promote ideas, coordinate work activities, and plan future application improvement. Thanks & Regards, Sushil Kumar Kwatra Assistant Manager-Recruitment | Syntricate Technologies Inc.