Unit Process Controls Engineer

Responsibilities

Provide technical/process control support to production units, environmental activities, and plant projects to improve unit stewardship, quality, and reliability. Be capable of providing support for both Honeywell TDC and Delta V DCS platforms.

Additionally:

•   Troubleshoot and correct issues with the unit process control systems
•   Implementation and testing of design modifications to process control systems
•   Software configuration of control logic and graphical displays of design modifications to process control systems
•   Work closely with Operations, Maintenance, Process Engineering and other Process Control Engineers to understand and address specific process area control system challenges and opportunities
•   Install and configure DCS/PLC network hardware, software and peripheral equipment
•   Develop an automation and instrumentation strategy to drive process improvements and manage relationships with DCS vendor and 3rd party programmers
•   Providing and maintaining documentation for all DCS, SIS and PLC systems, including logic diagrams, logic narratives, SIL verification calculations, safety requirement specifications, and application software.
•   Developing and maintaining a high level of technical and functional knowledge of logic solvers and field instrumentation
•   Responsible for loop tuning
•   Overseeing and managing DCS Alarm Management System, including monitoring and reducing "bad actor" alarms and working with other functional disciplines for alarm set point validation and verification
•   Monitoring DCS, SIS and PLC system performance, including software updates and maintenance strategies
•   Support SIS systems, including SIS functional checkouts, PLC programming and maintenance, SIS bypasses, etc.
•   Support efforts to leverage existing control system to maximize unit safety and productivity

  Develop and implement control scheme logic

Qualifications

Required:

•   BS ChE or EE
•   Typically 5 years Process Controls Engineering experience, or Process Engineering experience with relevant controls background
•   Ability to multi-task and manage multiple, simultaneous assignments as an individual contributor, as well as part of a cross-functional team

•   Hands on experience working with DCS hardware and software, PLC's and data historians.

•   Strong verbal and written communication skills. Ability to effectively facilitate technical discussions.
•   Advanced computer skills, including MS Office and SAP
•   Experience with Honeywell TDC3000 Required
•   Experienced with Triconex SIS, OSI PI Data Historian, and Plant State Suite preferred
•   Experience with PSM and SIS preferred
•   Working knowledge of instruments, analyzers and graphics development preferred