Advanced Process Control Engineer

Society of Exploration Geophysicists; Chicago (IL); On-site; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading company in the energy sector is seeking an Advanced Process Control (APC) Engineer to enhance operations through expert guidance in APC technologies. The role involves optimizing refinery operations, conducting data analysis, and leading technical initiatives within a high-performing team. Candidates should possess a Bachelor's Degree in Chemical Engineering and extensive experience in the Oil and Gas industry.

Qualifications

• 15 years of experience in reliability engineering in the Oil and Gas Industry’s downstream sector.
• Expertise in APC and control systems.
• Strong understanding of refinery economics.

Responsibilities

• Streamline APC objectives with corporate objectives and monitor KPIs.
• Analyze data from various sources to identify improvement opportunities.
• Implement APC strategies and conduct feasibility studies.

Skills

Analytical skills

Troubleshooting skills

Leadership skills

Education

Bachelor's Degree in Chemical Engineering

Advanced degree preferred

Tools

APC technologies

Control systems

Open Platform Communication (OPC)

Job description

Aramco energizes the world economy.

Aramco occupies a special position in the global energy industry. We are one of the world’s largest producers of hydrocarbon energy and chemicals, with among the lowest Upstream carbon intensities of any major producer.

With our significant investment in technology and infrastructure, we strive to maximize the value of the energy we produce for the world along with a commitment to enhance Aramco’s value to society.

Headquartered in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, and with offices around the world, we combine market discipline with a generations’ spanning view of the future, born of our nine decades experience as responsible stewards of the Kingdom’s vast hydrocarbon resources. This responsibility has driven us to deliver significant societal and economic benefits to not just the Kingdom, but also to a vast number of communities, economies, and countries that rely on the vital and reliable energy that we supply.

We are one of the most profitable companies in the world, as well as amongst the top five global companies by market capitalization.

Overview

We are looking for an Advanced Process Control (APC) Engineer to join our team at Global Manufacturing Excellence (GME) under the Reliability Solutions Department (RSD).

Reliability Solutions Department (RSD) provides engineering support to Saudi Aramco Global Manufacturing wholly owned and affiliates’ facilities (Refining, NGL Processing, and Petrochemicals). This includes reliability, inspection, corrosion management, static equipment, rotating equipment, electrical equipment, instrumentation and control support.

Your primary role will be to provide expert guidance and support to optimize operations using Advanced Process Control technologies such as DMC3, PACE or Profit Suite. You will also lead improvement initiatives for all operating departments within the Global Manufacturing Portfolio.

Key Responsibilities

As a successful candidate you will be required to perform the following:

1. Streamline APC objectives with corporate objectives and develop programs, best practices, and monitor KPIs to improve APC and economic performance.
2. Analyze data from various sources, such as process variables, instrumentation, and control systems, to identify opportunities for improvement.
3. Develop inferential (linear and non-linear) models to improve refinery operations, efficiency and reduce costs.
4. Implement APC strategies, perform feasibility studies and establish new business cases to optimize refinery operations and maximize the yield of desired products.
5. Conduct pilots and evaluate new APC technologies such as Real-Time optimization, Machine Learning, and AI to contribute to yield improvement.
6. Analyze chronic problems and debottleneck complex APC to improve process operations and economic benefits.
7. Provide subject matter expertise to operating facilities Operations, Maintenance, and Engineering teams by consulting, providing awareness sessions, and participating and leading technical exchanges and conferences.
8. Lead technical sessions such as the design review, model review, and commissioning.
9. Perform periodic assessments and evaluations to assess the performance and effectiveness of real-time optimization solutions.
10. Work closely with the optimization team (Real Time optimization engineers, Simulation engineers and automation engineers) to ensure optimization requirements are met.
11. Lead pre-and post-performance baseline evaluation for APC technologies.
12. Monitor economic benefit Key performance indicators and provide recommendations.
13. Review standards and General Instructions on behalf of the GME departments and act as a leading SME.

Minimum Requirements

As a successful candidate you will hold a:

1. Bachelor's Degree in Chemical Engineering or a related engineering degree. An advanced degree is preferred.
2. 15 years of experience in reliability engineering in the Oil and Gas Industry’s downstream sector. Twenty years is preferable.
3. Expertise in APC, control systems, and Open Platform Communication OPC.
4. Demonstrate comprehensive understanding of refinery economics, mass and energy balances.
5. Demonstrate familiarity with international standards and specifications for advanced process control.
6. Exceptional analytical and troubleshooting skills in the field of advanced process control.
7. Strong leadership skills to effectively manage technical discussions and guide technical teams.
8. Knowledge of oil/gas-related plant processes

Working environment

Our high-performing employees are drawn by the challenging and rewarding professional, technical and industrial opportunities we offer, and are remunerated accordingly.

At Aramco, our people work on truly world-scale projects, supported by investment in capital and technology that is second to none. And because, as a global energy company, we are faced with addressing some of the world’s biggest technical, logistical and environmental challenges, we invest heavily in talent development.

We have a proud history of educating and training our workforce over many decades. Employees at all levels are encouraged to improve their sector-specific knowledge and competencies through our workforce development programs – one of the largest in the world.