GC Tuning Engineer - Precision Gas Analytics & FAT

Yokogawa; Al Khobar; On-site; SAR 180,000 - 240,000; Full time

Job summary

Yokogawa is seeking a skilled Gas Chromatograph engineer to configure, tune, and troubleshoot Online/Process GC systems in a demanding lab setting and for client projects. The role involves close collaboration with chemists and Application Managers to optimize thermal and chemical separations, ensuring reliable performance.

Requires a strong background in instrumentation or chemical engineering, 6–8 years of hands-on GC experience, and familiarity with GC software, Modbus/TCP, and OPC protocols.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree or Higher Diploma in Instrumentation Engineering, Electronics, Chemical Engineering, Chemistry, or equivalent technical field.
• 6–8 years of direct hands-on experience in configuring, tuning, and troubleshooting Online/Process Gas Chromatographs.
• Preference: Candidate with experience in Service department of Gas Chromatograph OEMs (especially Yokogawa) shall be preferred.

Responsibilities

• System Application Tuning & Calibration: Install, condition, and optimize packed and capillary GC column sets based on design specs.
• Tune pneumatics, EPC, valve switching times, and detector settings (FID, TCD, FPD).
• Run calibration gas and liquid standards to optimize peak resolution and detection limits.
• Configure GC software, gates, baseline drift compensation, and application-specific scripts.

Skills

Gas chromatography

Troubleshooting

System tuning

Lab collaboration

HSE safety

Education

Bachelor's degree in Instrumentation Engineering

Electronics

Chemical Engineering

Chemistry

Tools

GC software

Modbus TCP/RTU

OPC

Job description

Yokogawa is seeking a skilled Gas Chromatograph engineer to configure, tune, and troubleshoot Online/Process GC systems in a demanding lab setting and for client projects. The role involves close collaboration with chemists and Application Managers to optimize thermal and chemical separations, ensuring reliable performance.

Requires a strong background in instrumentation or chemical engineering, 6–8 years of hands-on GC experience, and familiarity with GC software, Modbus/TCP, and OPC protocols.