Automation Control Engineer

CITGO Petroleum Corporation in; Lake Charles (LA); On-site; USD 95,000 - 145,000; Full time

Job summary

CITGO Petroleum Corporation seeks an Automation Control Engineer to work in Westlake, LA, performing daily checks of regulatory and APC utilization, discussing control performance with console operators, and tuning regulatory loops. The role requires developing and maintaining APC applications and collaborating with Operations and the OED on control schemes.

The position emphasizes FEL-driven project management, HMI maintenance, data system usage (DCS/PI/PHD), and training personnel in process

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Electrical, Mechanical, or Chemical Engineering.
• 3 years of progressively responsible experience in APC, regulatory control systems, and alarm management systems.
• Experience with data systems to monitor process unit performance (DCS, PI, PHD).
• APC application, model development, and maintenance including calculations and inferentials.
• FEL-based project management including scheduling and cost control.
• Maintenance and improvement of HMI consoles.
• Chemometric models from spectroscopic analyses for QC.
• Alarm management troubleshooting and KPI reporting.
• Training personnel in process control applications and auditing performance.

Responsibilities

• Perform daily checks of regulatory and APC utilization and discuss control performance with console operators.
• Identify poorly performing regulatory loops and make tuning adjustments.
• Prepare weekly APC utilization reports and KPI data from DCS/PI/PHD.
• Develop and maintain APC calculations, inferentials, and control applications.
• Lead FEL activities for APC projects including scheduling and cost control.
• Collaborate with Operations and OED on control scheme development and testing.
• Monitor and improve alarm rationalization and KPI reporting.
• Maintain HP HMI graphics and ensure operator interfaces add value.

Skills

APC knowledge

Regulatory control

Alarm management

Data systems monitoring

Front End Loading (FEL)

Project management

HMI maintenance

Chemometrics models

KPI reporting

Training personnel

Education

Bachelor's degree in Electrical, Mechanical, or Chemical Engineering

Tools

DCS

PI

PHD

HPHMI

Job description

CITGO Petroleum Corporation is a recognized leader in the refining industry and operates under the well-known CITGO brand. CITGO owns and operates three refineries located in Lake Charles, LA.; Lemont, IL.; and Corpus Christi, TX, and wholly and/or jointly owns 38 active terminals, six pipelines and three lubricants blending and packaging plants. With approximately 3,300 employees and a combined crude capacity of approximately 807,000 barrels-per-day (bpd), positions CITGO as one of the best-branded supplier companies in the industry.

At CITGO our people are our most important resource. Our core values are Safety, Integrity, Respect, Accountability, and Care.

Job Summary

CITGO Petroleum Corporation seeks an Automation Control Engineer to work in Westlake, LA to perform daily checks of regulatory and Advanced Process Control (APC) utilization, discuss control performance with console operators, reactivate dropped controlled and manipulated variables, identify poorly performing regulatory loops, make tuning adjustments, and provide operator support on control and alarm management issues.

Minimum Qualifications

MINIMUM EDUCATION: Bachelor's degree in Electrical, Mechanical, or Chemical Engineering

MINIMUM EXPERIENCE: 3 years of progressively responsible experience in each of the following areas:

• Advanced Process Control (APC), regulatory control systems, and alarm management systems.
• Use of data systems to monitor process unit performance, such as Distributed Control Systems (DCS), Plant Information Systems (PI), or Process History Databases (PHD).
• APC application, model development, and maintenance, including development and upkeep of calculations, inferentials, and process control applications.
• Project management through Front End Loading (FEL), including scheduling and cost control.
• Maintenance and improvement of Human Machine Interface (HMI) consoles.
• Monitoring and maintaining chemometric models derived from spectroscopic analyses for use in product quality control.
• Monitoring and troubleshooting alarm management applications.
• Preparation and reporting of Key Performance Indicators (KPI).
• Training personnel in the use of process control applications and auditing application performance.

Automation Control Engineer (Finance)

CITGO PETROLEUM CORPORATION

CITGO Petroleum Corporation is a recognized leader in the refining industry and operates under the well-known CITGO brand. CITGO owns and operates three refineries located in Lake Charles, LA.; Lemont, IL.; and Corpus Christi, TX, and wholly and/or jointly owns 38 active terminals, six pipelines and three lubricants blending and packaging plants. With approximately 3,300 employees and a combined crude capacity of approximately 807,000 barrels-per-day (bpd), positions CITGO as one of the best-branded supplier companies in the industry.

At CITGO our people are our most important resource. Our core values are Safety, Integrity, Respect, Accountability, and Care.

Job Summary

CITGO Petroleum Corporation seeks an Automation Control Engineer to work in Westlake, LA to perform daily checks of regulatory and Advanced Process Control (APC) utilization, discuss control performance with console operators, reactivate dropped controlled and manipulated variables, identify poorly performing regulatory loops, make tuning adjustments, and provide operator support on control and alarm management issues.

Minimum Qualifications

MINIMUM EDUCATION: Bachelor's degree in Electrical, Mechanical, or Chemical Engineering

MINIMUM EXPERIENCE: 3 years of progressively responsible experience in each of the following areas:

• Advanced Process Control (APC), regulatory control systems, and alarm management systems.
• Use of data systems to monitor process unit performance, such as Distributed Control Systems (DCS), Plant Information Systems (PI), or Process History Databases (PHD).
• APC application, model development, and maintenance, including development and upkeep of calculations, inferentials, and process control applications.
• Project management through Front End Loading (FEL), including scheduling and cost control.
• Maintenance and improvement of Human Machine Interface (HMI) consoles.
• Monitoring and maintaining chemometric models derived from spectroscopic analyses for use in product quality control.
• Monitoring and troubleshooting alarm management applications.
• Preparation and reporting of Key Performance Indicators (KPI).
• Training personnel in the use of process control applications and auditing application performance.

Job Duties

Perform daily checks of regulatory and Advanced Process Control (APC) utilization, discuss control performance with console operators, reactivate dropped controlled and manipulated variables, identify poorly performing regulatory loops, make tuning adjustments, and provide operator support on control and alarm management issues. Prepare weekly work activity reports, including APC utilization reporting and correction, identification of poor performing control loops, and monitoring process unit performance using data from the Distributed Control System (DCS), Plant Information System (PI), and Process History Database (PHD). Develop new and maintain existing supporting calculations, inferentials, and applications. Lead or assist with rework efforts for new APC development. Investigate opportunities and prepare justifications for new regulatory and APC applications. Collaborate with Operations and the Operations Engineering Department (OED) in control scheme development, conduct process testing, develop models and strategies, implement and maintain control applications, train Console Operators, audit application performance, and communicate benefits gained. Monitor, troubleshoot, and support alarm management applications for assigned consoles. Investigate "bad actor" alarms, coordinate corrective actions with Operations Focal Points and Unit Supervisors, initiate Management of Change (MOC) for alarm updates, perform alarm rationalization, maintain dynamic alarming strategies, update alarm documentation, and generate alarm KPI reports. Maintain and support existing High Performance Human-Machine Interface (HPHMI) console graphics. Ensure operator interfaces add value to minimize unit upsets, monitor graphic performance for system load issues, and develop new schematics as needed. Monitoring and maintaining chemometric models derived from spectroscopic analyses for use in product quality control. Coordinate or perform hardware/software maintenance, conduct model reviews and updates, and develop new models when needed. Perform Front End Loading (FEL) activities for capital APC projects and manage approved projects, including scheduling, cost control, participation in failure analysis, incident investigations, and other technical teams as required.

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