Exciting Direct Hire Opportunity!!! Relocation Assistance Provided
Our client, a refinery in the Greater New Orleans area, is looking for a Process Controls Engineer to join their team. The Process Controls Engineer will implement, configure, and support basic and advanced process controllers on the Honeywell TDC and Experion platforms, and multivariable applications based on the AspenTech DMC platform
RESPONSIBILITIES:
- Regularly utilize the Honeywell TDC Distributed Control System (DCS) and Experion platforms, along with advanced engineering applications, such as: AspenTech’s DMC, abnormal event detection/real time advisory alerting, alarm management strategies, remote control performance monitoring, blending applications (or platforms), etc.
- Develop and provide support for basic process control applications using control engineering skills such as point configuration, loop tuning, control logic development, and identification of process dynamics.
- Maintain and modify existing process control applications and operator interfaces.
- Identify and develop new control schemes to increase process safety, optimization and reliability.
- Review instrumentation specifications and design for control improvements
- Investigates instrumentation and controls equipment failures and recommends actions to enhance the system and equipment reliability
- Provide technical support for the plant's instrumentation systems and equipment, including low voltage electrical control systems and some Programmable Logic Controllers (PLCs)
- Basic understanding of industry standards (API, NFPA, NEC, IEEE, ASME, ANSI, ASCE)
- Provide process control support during project development, execution and startup.
- Communicate and interact regularly with Operations, Technical, Inspection, and Maintenance business team members.
QUALIFICATIONS:
- Bachelor of Science Degree in Chemical Engineering.
- 4 plus years of experience in refinery, petrochemical or manufacturing environment.
- Familiarity AspenTech DMC process control software, Honeywell process control systems and engineering applications as well as Triconex and Modicon PLC Systems.
- Demonstrated experience with regulatory and advanced controls of manufacturing processes.
- Basic understanding of valve, orifice plate and thermowell sizing.
- Able to demonstrate initiative, accuracy, effectiveness and strong communication skills.
- Excellent troubleshooting skills.
For more information or immediate consideration, please email resume directly to wdonahue@affinity-mgt.com.