Advanced Process Control-Application Engineer

ExxonMobil India Careers; Bengaluru; On-site; INR 2,000,000 - 3,200,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive compensation

Medical plans

Retirement benefits

Global networking

Annual vacations

Tuition assistance

Training and development

Relocation program

Workplace flexibility

Job summary

ExxonMobil India Careers in Bengaluru invites an experienced APC specialist to sustain and deploy advanced process control applications (MPC/RTO) across global assets. You will work within the APC Applications team to improve unit performance and energy efficiency while collaborating with sites and support teams worldwide.

The role requires 3+ years hands-on experience, MPC/RTO expertise, and familiarity with AspenTech DMC, RMPCT or PACE.

Qualifications

• 3+ years hands-on experience implementing or supporting APC applications (MPC/RTO) in petrochemical, refining, or upstream facilities.
• Proven expertise in MPC using AspenTech DMC, RMPCT, or PACE throughout the lifecycle.
• Degree in chemical engineering or related field; formal education or substantial professional experience.

Responsibilities

• Maximize benefits from APC applications and remotely sustain/improve MPC/RTO performance.
• Assess APC improvement opportunities and implement new MPC/RTO solutions at ExxonMobil facilities globally.
• Collaborate with site personnel to identify and implement MPC/RTO improvements for better unit performance.

Skills

MPC implementation

RTO expertise

APC engineering

Cross-functional collaboration

Education

B.Tech/B.E. Chemical Engineering

Tools

AspenTech DMC

RMPCT

PACE

Job description

What role you will play in our team

You will be part of our exciting and growing Advanced Process Control (APC) Applications team at our Bengaluru Technology Center, where you will be working and collaborating on a global scale. As a member of a broader Applications Engineering job family, you will be sustaining our suite of advanced control applications across the globe, improving unit performance or energy use, or be actively involved in scoping, developing, and deploying new advanced control applications across our business lines in Product Solutions or Upstream.

Responsibilities

• Maximize benefits from optimization applications by remotely sustaining and improving the performance of existing Model Predictive Control (MPC) or Real Time Optimization (RTO) applications ensuring high uptime.
• Assess APC improvement opportunities for the fleet, develop and implement new MPC or RTO applications at ExxonMobil facilities globally.
• Partner with site personnel to identify, engineer, and implement MPC or RTO improvements to maximize unit performance.
• Maintain deep expertise in APC applications and be acknowledged as a leading expert by providing expert technical support to ExxonMobil assets.
• Provide technical leadership and drive cross collaboration to enable the advanced process control application related work activities on a global scale.
• Serve as a technical mentor to other team members to enhance their team functional skill proficiencies and drive competency development strategy in MPC and RTO.
• Develop and leverage cutting edge tools and techniques to improve the delivery effectiveness of advanced process control applications and promote innovative solutions that maximize value and support global business priorities.
• Stay abreast with industry standards and best practices to incorporate into our APC applications and facilitate knowledge exchange within the company.

Skills and Qualifications

• Minimum 3 years of hands‑on work experience in implementing or supporting Advanced Process Control (APC) applications-Model Predictive Control (MPC) or Real Time Optimization (RTO) in downstream refining, petrochemical industry, or upstream facilities.
• Strong technical knowledge and proven expertise in Model Predictive Control (MPC) using well‑known Advanced Process Control software like AspenTech DMC, RMPCT, or PACE across every stage of the application lifecycle.
• Should have undergraduate or postgraduate degree in chemical engineering or a related field, demonstrated through formal education or substantial professional experience.
• Comfortable working shifts (morning/evening).
• Knowledgeable about petrochemical assets or oil and gas operations coupled with hands‑on process control engineering experience.
• Experienced in independently tuning, designing, and implementing process control schemes with good working knowledge in one or more of the following.
• Highly experienced in collaborating across teams and departments while working remotely with a strong focus on teamwork to drive central engineering improvements.
• Exceptional written and interpersonal skills, adjusting communication style as needed to work with individuals at all levels and teams situated across the globe.

Preferred Knowledge, Skills & Abilities

• Inferential Modeling knowledge.
• Basic knowledge of RTO.
• Basic knowledge of process data historians.
• Ability to make base control configuration changes in DCS systems.
• Exposure to SEEQ or JMP for data analytics and visualization.
• Excellent problem-solving and analytical skills.
• Strong communication and teamwork abilities.
• Ability to work in a fast-paced and dynamic environment.

Your Benefits

• Competitive compensation.
• Medical plans, maternity leave and benefits, life, accidental death and dismemberment benefits.
• Retirement benefits.
• Global networking & cross‑functional opportunities.
• Annual vacations & holidays.
• Day care assistance program.
• Training and development program.
• Tuition assistance program.
• Workplace flexibility policy.
• Relocation program.
• Transportation facility.

EEO Statement

ExxonMobil is an Equal Opportunity Employer: All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, age, national origin or disability status.