Junior APC Engineer - Process Optimisation Application (PXP)

Fuller; Chennai District; On-site; INR 900,000 - 1,300,000; Full time

Job summary

Fuller Technologies is seeking a Junior APC Engineer to advance advanced process control and data analytics across cement and mining operations globally.

The role focuses on APC, soft sensors, and AI/ML applications to stabilize plants, improve throughput, and reduce energy use. You will model, validate, and deploy solutions while collaborating with customers and project teams.

Qualifications

• Experience applying APC and data analytics to industrial processes.
• Background in process manufacturing; cement/minerals knowledge is a plus.
• Strong modelling, deployment, and real‑time implementation skills.

Responsibilities

• Perform process and data analysis from cement/mineral plants to identify improvements.
• Design, develop, test, and deploy predictive models and soft sensors using AI/ML.
• Implement real‑time APC applications with MPC, AI/ML, fuzzy logic, and PID.
• Estimate process benefits and support performance guarantees and proposals.
• Tune models/controllers for sustained performance and stability.
• Support system integration with PLCs, DCS, historians, and data platforms.
• Collaborate with managers and customers to deliver projects on schedule.

Skills

Advanced Process Control

Data Analytics

Machine Learning

AI for Industry

Tools

Python

Pandas

NumPy

Scikit-Learn

TensorFlow

Matplotlib

Seaborn

Databricks

Job description

Join a Culture That Moves Fast — and Brings You With It.

At Fuller Technologies, momentum isn’t a slogan — it’s how we work. For over 140 years, we’ve improved the systems that keep the cement industry running: optimizing processes, reducing friction, and elevating performance. That mindset shapes not only our solutions — but how we operate as a company.

When you join Fuller, you’re joining a team that supports your growth and values your contribution. Here, colleagues collaborate openly, leaders give you room to develop, and the environment is built on trust, inclusion, and continuous learning. You’ll find the stability of a global organization and the agility of one that’s actively expanding — a place where your career can accelerate alongside the business.

If you want to move forward with a company that brings its people with it —

Fuller is where that happens.

About The Role

For more than 140 years, Fuller Technologies has helped industrial producers solve complex process challenges and operate more efficiently, reliably, and sustainably. Our success is built on two foundations:

engineering excellence and long-standing partnerships with our customers.

As a Junior APC Engineer, you will carry this legacy forward by applying advanced process control, analytics, and AI/ML technologies to cement and mining operations worldwide. At Fuller, APC engineering is not just about control algorithms — it is about understanding the process, earning customer trust, and delivering performance that lasts.

You will be part of Fullers Process Optimisation Team, working with the ECS/ProcessExpert® APC toolbox and advanced control techniques such as MPC and AI/ML. Your role focuses on delivering APC and soft-sensor solutions that stabilise plant operations, improve throughput, and reduce energy and fuel consumption. This is a hands‑on technical role with responsibility across the full APC project lifecycle — from processanalysis and model development to commissioning, optimisation, and long‑term performance support.

Your Responsibilities

• Perform process and data analysis using historical and real‑time data from cement and minerals plants to identify optimisation opportunities.
• Design, develop, test, and deploy predictive models and soft sensors using linear and nonlinear AI/ML algorithms. Implement, validate, and maintain real‑time APC applications using MPC, AI/ML, fuzzy logic, and PID control strategies.
• Estimate and quantify process improvement benefits using data analytics, supporting performance guarantees and technical proposals.
• Adapt, tune, and retrain models and controllers to ensure sustained performance and operational stability. Define and implement process control strategies, including configuration and commissioning of APC solutions.
• Fine‑tune MPC, fuzzy, and PID controllers to achieve guaranteed performance targets related to productivity, energy efficiency, and stability.
• Support system integration activities, including hardware selection, software installation, and connectivity with PLCs, DCS, and historians.
• Collaborate with project managers and customer teams to ensure APC projects are delivered on schedule and to specification.
• Provide training and technical mentoring to customer engineers on data analytics and AI/ML applications within the ECS/ProcessExpert® platform.
• Evaluate emerging developments in advanced analytics and non‑linear modelling to continuously improve APC applications.
• Contribute across the broader APC lifecycle, including sales support, product development, feature testing, and service support as required.

You bring

• Strong hands‑on experience in Advanced Process Control, Data Analytics, Machine Learning, and AI applied to industrial processes.
• Proven experience in data mining, statistical modelling, model deployment, and real‑time implementation.
• Background in process manufacturing industries; cement and minerals process knowledge is a strong advantage.
• Solid understanding of process optimisation, control strategy development, and benefit analysis.
• Experience with industrial data connectivity and historians, including SQL, MQTT, PLCs, DCS, and modern data platforms.
• Familiarity with AI/ML and data analytics tools commonly used in process industries, including: Python, Pandas, NumPy, Scikit-Learn, TensorFlow, Matplotlib, Seaborn, Databricks
• Willingness to travel (50–70%) within India and internationally for commissioning, pilot testing, customer engagement, and training.

As an equal opportunity employer, Fuller Technologies embraces diversity and equality by promoting an environment of inclusion. We encourage applicants of all backgrounds to apply irrespective of sex, gender identity/expression, disability, sexual orientation, or age. The more diverse our employees are, the stronger our team is.

Build a better world

Fuller Technologies helps build societies all over the world by contributing to the infrastructure needed for global economic growth. It is a big responsibility, and we are committed to driving growth while minimising environmental impact. To achieve this, your skills, your curiosity, and your drive for change are important. Together in our diverse team, we collaborate in an inclusive and supportive environment to discover further ways to economic and environmental success.

For further information on Fuller Technologies' business and services, visit https://www.fuller-technologies.com/