Advanced Application Engineer

The Purpose of the Role

An experienced Process Optimization (APC) professional with proven capability to function independently in responsible project, and services. They will take responsibility, alongside the PM, for all aspects of successful process optimization and simulation delivery including client contact, project conception, engineering, resource management, scheduling and implementation.

Key Areas of Responsibility

• Responsibility for sound technical design & delivery of process optimization and simulation solutions, in alignment with the customer requirements and to the full satisfaction of the client unlocking the targeted business value using state of the art technology.
• Identify process control & optimization improvement opportunities at various chemical manufacturing sites. Lead feasibility studies for implementing control optimization solutions considering design, equipment, & operational constraints, product prices and optimization objectives to prepare the ROI.
• Provide consulting support and or Lead critical project activities, ensuring buy-in and acceptance from the customer including, but not limited to - Project Kick Off, Pre-Test & Tuning, Step Testing, Inferential development, Model Acceptance Testing, Commissioning & SAT.
• Conduct training to plant operations & customer engineering teams on Honeywell suite of process performance solutions.
• Identify/troubleshoot process unit operations, software, and instrument problems. Create and implement new strategies to improve process efficiency, process control utilization & reliability. Support start-up activities if required.
• Act as a process control subject matter expert for process hazards analysis, process design modifications, risk assessment review, alarm management, and incident investigation.
• Proactively recommend potential quality and efficiency improvements within the engineering/ product development group. Regularly identify & communicate risk in the project and prepare mitigation plans.
• Shares technical knowledge with project team, supervisor, own discipline and other disciplines. Lead or support improvement technology plans developed by business technology leaders and influence the product development.
• Establishes and maintains good working relationships with numerous personnel in management, and engineering all of whom are greatly dependent on the APC Technical Lead's analytical ability and judgement.

• Minimum Bachelor's degree in Chemical Engineering, Process Control. Advanced degrees preferred.
• The APC Technical Lead must have a minimum of 8 years demonstrated experience in delivery of process optimization solutions.
• Hands-on application experience implementing Real-Time / Multi-Variable Optimization solutions in multiple industries including but not limited to Refining, Petrochemical, Gas Processing, & Oil & Gas.
• Experience developing inferential / property predictors.
• Expert product knowledge of Honeywell Profit Suite (minimum). Diverse experience in other process optimization solutions such as PACE, DMC+, RTO.
• Programming languages (Visual Basic, CL, Fortran).
• Data Historians (Uniformance PHD, OSI PI, IP21).
• DCS/Operator Stations (Honeywell Experion & TDC3000, Yokogawa Centum V/CS/CS3000, Siemens, Foxboro, ABB, Emerson & others).
• Experience with PID/APC monitoring applications. Expert experience with PID Tuning and implementation of Advanced Regulatory Control.