APC Engineer (Chemical)

Mobikode; Bengaluru; On-site; INR 600,000 - 900,000; Full time

Job summary

Mobikode in Bengaluru leads projects for Advanced Process Control (APC) solutions across mining, metals, cement, and chemicals. You will drive process analysis, control strategy definition, and the configuration, testing, commissioning, and performance follow-up of APC implementations.

As part of the team, you will integrate APC with control systems, historians, OPC, databases, and other industrial platforms, while providing technical leadership and ongoing optimization support for customers.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Chemical preferred.
• Experience in APC, automation, or process optimization.
• Knowledge of control systems, instrumentation, and data integration.

Responsibilities

• Lead APC projects from scope to execution and performance follow-up.
• Analyze processes to identify opportunities for optimization and stability.
• Develop, test, and commission advanced control strategies (APC, MPC, FP).
• Interface with customers, suppliers, and internal teams during projects.
• Prepare technical documents, tests, commissioning plans, and performance reports.

Skills

Advanced process control

Industrial automation

Process optimization

Control systems

Instrumentation & OPC

Technical leadership

Analytical thinking

Education

Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Chemical preferred

Tools

OPC

Historians

Industrial networks

Job description

Are you passionate about industrial automation, advanced process control, and performance optimization?

Mobikode is looking for a Project Engineers to join Automation Process Industries, focused on the development, implementation, and support of Advanced Process Control (APC) solutions for the mining, metals, cement, pulp and paper, and chemicals industries.

In this role, you will provide technical leadership for APC projects, from process analysis and control strategy definition to configuration, testing, commissioning, optimization, and performance follow-up, ensuring operational stability, performance improvement, and customer satisfaction.

Responsibilities

• Work on APC projects, defining scope, schedule, methodology, and execution strategy.
• Analyze industrial processes and identify opportunities for optimization, stability, and performance improvement.
• Develop, configure, test, and commission advanced control strategies, including APC, MPC, control logic, and fuzzy rules.
• Work on applications related to grinding, flotation, thickening, crushing, pelletizing, kilns, mills, separators, and dosing systems.
• Prepare and review technical documents, functional specifications, test procedures, commissioning plans, and performance reports.
• Integrate APC solutions with control systems, historians, OPC, databases, and other industrial systems.
• Support installation, startup, tuning, stabilization, and performance validation together with customers.
• Support technical proposals, effort estimates, scope definition, assumptions, risks, and implementation strategy.
• Interface directly with customers, suppliers, and internal teams throughout project execution.
• Contribute to standardization, continuous improvement, and internal APC knowledge development.

Requirements

• Bachelors degree in Engineering, preferably in Chemical.
• Solid experience in advanced process control, industrial automation, or process optimization in process industries.
• Practical knowledge of chemicals & Specialty Chemicals, cement, Energy & Utilities, refining & Petrochemicals, steam & Power Generation mining, metals.
• Experience in the development, implementation, testing, commissioning, and optimization of APC solutions.
• Knowledge of control systems, instrumentation, regulatory loops, historians, OPC, industrial networks, and system integration.
• Ability to work in multidisciplinary environments with direct interaction with customers and technical teams.
• Strong communication skills, analytical thinking, organization, and technical leadership.

Nice to have

• Experience with APC applied to grinding, flotation, thickening, crushing, cement kilns, vertical mills, ball mills, or separators.
• Knowledge of APC/MPC, predictive control, process modeling, real-time optimization, or industrial analytics.
• Experience in mining, metals, cement, chemicals, or pulp and paper industries.
• Experience with technical proposals, benefit assessment, risk management, and performance validation.