Lead Process Engineer

SENSYS Inc.; Lahore; On-site; PKR 1,200,000 - 1,800,000; Full time

Job summary

INTECH Automation Intelligence in Pakistan seeks a Lead Process Engineer to drive APC/MPC projects, process optimization, and plant performance improvements across industries. You will lead FEED, detailed engineering, and digital solution delivery with a focus on process control strategy development and KPI reporting.

You will conduct site surveys, review PFDs/P&IDs, define CVs/MVs/DVs for APC, validate models, and coordinate with multi-disciplinary teams through FAT/SAT, commissioning, and

Qualifications

• Strong process engineering background with hands-on APC and MPC experience.
• Proven ability to drive process optimization and plant performance improvements.
• Experience in FEED, detailed engineering, and digital solution projects.

Responsibilities

• Lead APC/MPC projects and digital solution delivery.
• Conduct site surveys, walkdowns, and data collection.
• Review PFDs, P&IDs, operating philosophies, and DCS settings.
• Define CVs, MVs, and DVs for APC applications.
• Develop APC control philosophies, KPI reports, and validation procedures.
• Coordinate FAT/SAT, commissioning, and handover activities.

Skills

APC

MPC

Process optimization

KPIs

PFDs & P&IDs

DCS configurations

FAT/SAT

HMI graphics

Education

Bachelor's degree in Chemical Engineering or related

Job description

About the Job

Join our Team – Your career journey starts here – not just a job, but a future.

INTECH Automation Intelligence is seeking a Lead Process Engineer to join our dynamic team. This role is pivotal in supporting Industrial Digitalization Solutions across industries such as Oil & Gas, Petrochemicals, Utilities, Mining, Cement, Metals, and Manufacturing. The role requires a strong process engineering professional with hands-on experience in Advanced Process Control (APC), Model Predictive Control (MPC), process optimization, and plant performance improvement. INTECH’s commitment to providing cutting-edge Digital Solutions ensures you will contribute to transformative projects that enhance operational efficiency and productivity.

INTECH’s commitment to driving innovation and optimizing industrial processes through Digital Solutions is reflected in our focus on excellence, reliability, and overcoming industry challenges.

What You’ll Lead and Deliver

• Lead process engineering activities for FEED, detailed engineering, and digital solution projects involving Advanced Process Control (APC).
• Conduct site surveys, process walkdowns, operational data collection, and process performance assessments.
• Review and interpret PFDs, P&IDs, operating philosophies, process data, DCS configurations, and historical plant data.
• Establish process operating envelopes, constraints, bottlenecks, and optimization opportunities.
• Perform process engineering, mass and energy balance, hydraulic, and other relevant calculations to validate design changes and APC implementations.
• Develop process design bases, process descriptions, process narratives, APC control philosophies, FAT/SAT procedures, and KPI/performance reports.
• Perform instrumentation and measurement-gap assessments required for APC implementation.
• Develop and validate baseline KPIs for APC performance evaluation.
• Identify and rationalize Controlled Variables (CVs), Manipulated Variables (MVs), and Disturbance Variables (DVs) for APC applications.
• Translate process objectives into MPC/APC control strategies and optimization objectives.
• Support the development and validation of dynamic and multivariable process models.
• Analyze plant step-test data to determine process gains, dead times, dynamics, and variable interactions.
• Support the development of inferential/soft sensors for process variables where physical analyzers are unavailable.
• Review APC model performance and recommend model and controller improvements.
• Work closely with APC engineers to ensure models accurately represent actual plant behavior.
• Identify process equipment performance limitations and operating constraints.
• Review existing regulatory control strategies and identify opportunities for APC implementation.
• Support PID tuning, cascade, and ratio control strategy development.
• Review control loop performance and controller health.
• Define APC/DCS interface requirements, alarms, operating limits, and interlocks, coordinating with Instrumentation, Control, and DCS engineers for implementation.
• Review HMI/control graphics and operating procedures from a process perspective.
• Participate in FAT, SAT, site commissioning, plant step testing, and APC deployment.
• Validate APC models against actual plant behavior and support the transition from open-loop testing to closed-loop APC operation.
• Monitor APC KPIs and optimize controller and model performance.
• Troubleshoot process-related APC issues during commissioning and performance phases.
• Support customer training, technical documentation, and final project handover.
• Lead and coordinate process engineering activities across multidisciplinary project teams and client stakeholders.