Process Control Engineer

Key Responsibilities

• Design and implementation of new control systems projects
• Provides application/control systems design and development for systems of varied complexity to support capital plant and maintenance engineering projects
• Develops and evaluates alternative system solutions that meet stated requirements
• Modifies program/system logic involving multiple systems and subsystems
• Develops proficiency in multiple programming languages
• Analyze requirements, procedures, and problems to identify the system components and develop the design and functional specifications for the automation systems
• Ensure projects comply with regulatory requirements
• Technical resource in process control
• Compliance with Process safety, ergonomics, MSHA, ISO 9000, environmental agencies, applicable codes and regulatory agencies
• Manage the process control network development and problems
• Responsible for Process control problems shutting down operations
• Develops technical solutions and evaluates alternative system solutions that meet best practices and corporate requirements
• Maintain management of change and P&IDs in coordination with data position
• Compliance with the capital deployment project plan
• Develops process controls strategies and long-range plans
• Proficiency in multiple programming languages and control device networks for PLCs, PCs, or DCS systems
• Analyze requirements, procedures, and problems to identify the system components and develop the design and functional specifications for the automation systems
• Coincide with other engineering disciplines to ensure projects comply with regulatory requirements
• Communicate technical strategies and results across the business in a manner that the solutions strategies and business impact are readily understood
• Compliance with Process safety, ergonomics, OSHA, MSHA, ISO 9000, environmental agencies, applicable codes and regulatory agencies
• Departmental record keeping and databases
• Supports the development of AFEs, including evaluation of project’s economics
• Implement process control projects to support AFEs or operations engineering projects
• Seek opportunities to reduce costs and enhance products via control technology
• Ensure projects comply with Corporate Operating Standards
• Supports the development of AFEs, including evaluation of project’s economics
• Implement process control projects to support AFEs or operations engineering projects
• Seek opportunities to reduce costs and enhance products via control technology
• Ensure projects comply with Corporate Operating Standards
• Aid in diagnosis, maintenance and back-ups of process control systems, data acquisition systems, and infrastructure
• Implement changes and projects via process control systems
• Provide training for personnel using control systems
• Support ISO 9000 efforts
• Support Responsible Care program
• Troubleshoot network problems
• Response to call-ins related to control systems when production is down (must be available on a rotation schedule)
• Develop troubleshooting tools to reduce downtimes (remote access)

Skills, Capabilities And Educational Requirements

• BS Degree in Engineering from an accredited 4-year college or university required
• 4 + years of process control/engineering experience preferred
• Siemens PCS7, Foxboro I/A, Honeywell Measure X preferred
• Engineer in training certificate or professional engineering license preferred.
• PLC, DCS hardware architecture and wiring experience
• Programing experience and interest, knowledge of control theory and thorough understanding of common instrumentation
• Knowledge of computer network preferred