Remote DCS Process Tuner Field Engineer

Emerson Electric Co; Oregon; Hybrid; USD 83,000 - 165,000; Full time

Job summary

Emerson Electric Co. seeks a Process Tuner Field Engineer - DCS for our Power and Water Solutions team. Based in Houston, TX, the role is open to remote work for candidates with Ovation DCS experience and willing to travel up to 80% across North America.

You will tune Boiler and BOP processes, collaborate with site operations, and lead startup activities for major retrofits while generating detailed tuning reports and supporting system enhancements.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in engineering or related technical field.
• Minimum eight years of field engineering experience.
• Strong understanding of power plant operation and controls.
• Knowledge of boiler and turbine control schemes on conventional and combined cycle plants.

Responsibilities

• Provide advanced process tuning for Boiler or BOP processes.
• Work with plant operations teams at site to optimize steam and electricity production.
• Develop and implement startup and tuning activities for retrofit projects.
• Generate and store tuning reports for site tuning.
• Coordinate with stimulation group to startup and tune high fidelity systems.
• Conduct site acceptance and performance testing to meet targets.
• Advise engineering teams on complex technical problems.
• Review customer needs for service, maintenance contracts, and system adds.

Skills

Field engineering

Power plant operation

Process tuning

Education

Bachelor's degree in engineering

Tools

Ovation DCS

Job description

Emerson Electric Co. seeks a Process Tuner Field Engineer - DCS for our Power and Water Solutions team. Based in Houston, TX, the role is open to remote work for candidates with Ovation DCS experience and willing to travel up to 80% across North America.

You will tune Boiler and BOP processes, collaborate with site operations, and lead startup activities for major retrofits while generating detailed tuning reports and supporting system enhancements.