Process Controls Engineer

Airswift


Airswift has been tasked by one of its major clients to seek a Process Control Engineer to work on a one-year contract in Superior, WI.

Summary:
The Process Control Engineer will be responsible for the process control support in a refinery operating area. Will be working closely with the operation team, process engineers, and the Controls Technician to support day-to-day operations. Responsibilities include support of the alarm management system, and monitoring control system performance. Other duties will include project support, support of the Management of Change process, HAZOP participation, developing operator training materials and conducting operator training. This professional will provide technical expertise and guidance to project teams, ensuring changes affecting DCS, SIS, PLC and alarm management applications are safely designed, installed, and meet the requirements of company standards and regulatory agency standards. This position provides technical expertise on DCS/SIS automation standards and control equipment specifications.

Responsibilities:

  • Provide control system design for Plant Delta V DCS hardware and software.
  • Support the control strategy/system development aspects for all projects in the operating area.
  • Responsible for providing control system technical/troubleshooting support to operating and maintenance personnel, loop tuning, and monitoring/reporting on control strategy/DCS performance.
  • Work with process and economic engineer(s) to develop advanced process control system (APC) and/or process optimization control strategies to maximize the plant profits and safe operating windows.
  • Support APC applications after implementation.
  • Provide support for DeltaV Safety Instrumented Systems.
  • Develop Automation/Control – IT/OT interface solutions.
  • Develop documentation, standards, best practices, and capture lessons learned for the process control environment.
  • Attend and contribute at Risk Assessments, HAZOP studies, and incident investigations.
     

Requirements:

  • Bachelor’s degree in Chemical or Electrical Engineering.
  • 5+ years’ experience in digital controls system management within a heavy industry.
  • Experience in DCS Project Design, Management and Commissioning.
  • Process Control Optimization experience, analytical and alarm management.
  • Previous experience in a Refinery and/or Petrochemical environment.
  • Professional member (PE) registered in the State of WI
  • DSPS, CAP or Cyber-Security certifications
  • DeltaV Version 14.3 knowledge is required.
  • Live Plant and PLC and SCADA knowledge.

 

To apply for this job please visit www.airswift.com.