Engineer, Control Systems

LyondellBasell group; La Porte (TX); On-site; USD 120,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

LyondellBasell, a leader in the chemical industry, seeks a Controls Systems Engineer to advance APC and SIS applications. You will enhance plant throughput, profitability, stability, and safety while collaborating with cross-functional teams.

The role requires a chemical engineering background, 6+ years in petrochem, and expertise with APC and major DCS tools. On-call support and training responsibilities are included.

Qualifications

• Bachelor of Science in Engineering, preferably chemical engineering.
• Minimum of six (6) years of industry experience in the petrochemical industry.
• Solid understanding of process engineering theory and control theory fundamentals.
• Experience with advanced regulatory control strategies and APC applications.
• Proven leadership, teamwork and communication skills with a results-oriented approach.

Responsibilities

• Develop APC opportunities and prioritize into a five-year APC plan.
• Conceive, justify, design, and commission new APC applications and inferential qualities.
• Maintain existing APC applications.
• Perform audits of controller benefits.
• Define and support DCS regulatory control strategies.
• Provide technical consultation and training, plus develop documentation, standards and procedures.
• Act in a support or team role for projects.
• Provide direction to Process Control Specialists and junior engineers.
• Drive management of change for control applications.
• Provide after-hours process control systems and SIS on-call support.

Skills

Leadership

Ethics

Teamwork

Communication

Results-driven

Priority management

Education

Bachelor of Science in Engineering (Chemical Engineering preferred)

Tools

Aspen DMCPlus

Emerson DeltaV DCS/SIS

Honeywell Experion

Triconex

Job description

LyondellBasell is a leader in the global chemical industry creating solutions for everyday sustainable living. With a nearly 70-year legacy that includes a Nobel Prize in Chemistry and our proprietary MoReTec recycling technology, LYB is enabling a more sustainable future for generations to come. LYB develops high-quality and innovative products for applications ranging from sustainable transportation and food safety to clean water and quality healthcare. LYB places high priority on diversity, equity and inclusion and is Advancing Good with an emphasis on our planet, the communities where we operate and our future workforce. We're addressing the global challenges of ending plastic waste, taking climate action, and supporting a thriving society, while generating value for our customers, investors, and society.

Come Join an Inclusive Team

The Control Systems Engineer has the responsibility for supporting and improving the Basic Regulatory, Advanced Process Control (APC) and Safety Instrumented Systems (SIS) applications, as well as identifying and implementing new control applications to improve plant throughput, profitability, stability, reliability, and safety. This position generates a broad range of challenges that require routine interaction with other work groups to ensure maximum value is derived from the control systems.

A Day in the Life

• Develop APC opportunities and assess benefits to be prioritized into a five (5) year APC plan
• Conceive, justify, design, and commission new APC applications and inferential qualities
• Maintain existing APC applications
• Perform audits of controller benefits
• Define and support DCS regulatory control strategies
• Provide technical consultation, formal and informal training, and development of documentation, standards, and procedures in relation to their role
• Act in a support or team role for a variety of projects
• Provide technical consulting and direction to the Process Control Specialists and less experienced Process Control Engineers
• Drives management of change for control applications
• Provide after-hours process control systems & SIS system support as part of an on-call rotation

You Bring This Value

• Bachelor of Science Engineering degree, preferably in chemical engineering
• Minimum of six (6) years of industry experience in the petrochemical industry
• The individual should understand process engineering theory and control theory fundamentals and the ability to model and control petrochemical processes
• This position requires a commitment to learn and understand the development and application of a wide variety of advanced regulatory control strategies, APC applications including multi-variable and model predictive control, development of inferential qualities, and Real-Time Optimization (RTO) applications
• Demonstrated experience with Advanced Process Control in chemical and/or refining facilities is highly preferred
• Candidates must have excellent leadership, ethics, teamwork, and communication skills with a results-oriented commitment. The ability to manage multiple and changing priorities is essential
• This position requires negotiating skills and the ability to resolve conflict across departmental lines to achieve objectives
• Key Applications include Aspen DMCPlus, Emerson DeltaV DCS and SIS, Honeywell Experion, Triconex.

Competencies

• Drive Innovation
• Technical Skills
• Grow Capabilities
• Promote Inclusion
• Motivational Fit
• Build Partnerships
• Deliver Results

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