Senior Engineer - Process Controls

TotalEnergies Petrochemicals & Refining USA, Inc.; United States; Presencial; USD 120.000 - 160.000; Jornada completa

Descripción de la vacante

TotalEnergies Petrochemicals & Refining USA, Inc. is seeking an experienced control systems engineer to monitor DCS, PHD/PI Historians, and Environmental/COCL calculations. You will work with control room staff and engineers to improve unit performance while maintaining safety and mechanical integrity.

The role supports capital projects and incident investigations. Extensive experience with Honeywell Experion PKS, TDC-3000/2000 and PI data historians is required.

Formación

• Bachelor of Science in Chemical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Process Control Engineering, or related field.
• 5+ years of experience in industrial process control, DCS systems, SIS systems, Field Instrumentation, Microsoft Operating Systems, Dell server grade PCs and Workstations, Cisco Ethernet switching networks.
• Extensive knowledge of Honeywell Experion PKS, TDC-3000, TDC-2000 DCS systems and Honeywell PHD/ OSI PI data historians.
• Strong communication skills; able to convey technical details to management and operators.
• Ability to multi-task, work independently or in a team, and stay organized.
• Willingness for 24-7 on-call availability.

Responsabilidades

• Monitor performance of DCS, PHD/PI Historians and Environmental/COCL systems and troubleshoot issues.
• Collaborate with Central Control Operators, Unit Supervisors and Engineers to improve unit control and performance.
• Support capital projects to ensure control system integrity and compatibility.
• Provide data, alarm management and incident investigation input for process improvements.
• Ensure cyber-security readiness and vendor-supported release levels for DCS assets.
• Provide system-level support for Advanced Process Control applications.

Conocimientos

DCS monitoring

Process control

Alarm management

Analytical skills

Communication

Educación

Bachelor of Science in Chemical Engineering

Herramientas

Honeywell Experion PKS

TDC-3000/TDC-2000

OSI PI Data Historians

Descripción del empleo

Workplace location PORT ARTHUR-PORT ARTHUR REFINERY(TX-USA)

Employer company TotalEnergies Petrochemicals & Refining USA, Inc.

Domain Technology

Type of contract Regular position

Experience Minimum 6 years

• Monitor performance of DCS, PHD/PI Historians and Environmental/COCL systems. Identify, troubleshoot and correct all impending view/control issues for Safety, Environmental, Economic, and Mechanical Integrity performance.
• Work directly with Central Control Operators, Unit Supervisors, Unit Process Engineers, and Environmental Engineers to improve unit control/performance within environmental and mechanical integrity boundaries.
• Support expense and capital projects to ensure new designs do not jeopardize the integrity of PAR’s control systems.
• Provide chronological alarm, event, and process data and participate in control related incident investigations.
• Monitor performance of regulatory control loops; including tuning loops and implement alternate control strategies as needed.
• Ensure all DCS assets are protected from internal and external cyber-security threats, and are kept current and at vendor supported release level. Identify and implement technology LifeCycle updates as required.
• Ensure all DCS assets are backed up to allow a quick recovery and continuity of business in the event of a disaster.
• Direct activities of contract Honeywell Site Support Specialist.
• Provide system level support for Advanced Process Control (APC) applications - DMC+/ANAMEL.
• Provide technical expertise and support to other Total sites.
• Provide guidance to engineering contractors for all DCS related project activities, including assigning instrument and DCS tagnames and system I/O addressing, developing DCS point/graphic configurations and integrating said controls into system.
• Train operators on new control schemes and support loop-check activities during check-out and start-up of new processes

Activities

Technically administer all aspects of the refinery Distributed Control System (DCS), Data Historians (PHD/PI), and real-time Environmental/COCL calculations. This position ensures that Operations maintains view and control of the process units in order to meet Safety, Environmental, Economic, and Mechanical Integrity goals. It also provides Process Control support for all Capital Projects ensuring technical compatibility, to include configuration and commissioning of the projects.

• Bachelor of Science in Chemical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Process Control Engineering, or other related field of study.
• 5+ years of experience in industrial process control, DCS systems, SIS systems, Field Instrumentation, Microsoft Operating Systems, Dell server grade PC’s and Workstations, Cisco Ethernet switching networks.
• Extensive knowledge and experience in the design, installation, startup and ongoing support of Honeywell Experion PKS, TDC-3000, and TDC-2000 DCS systems and Honeywell PHD/ OSI PI data historians..
• Good oral and written communication skills. Be able to communicate technical responses at both the management and operator level.
• Possess strong analytical skills to be able to think through a problem, evaluate all of the facts, and reach a satisfactory solution.
• Well organized with the ability to multi-task, work alone or in a team environment.
• Excellent customer support and personal relation skills.
• Self-motivated and goal oriented.
• Available by phone 24-7 for call out on holidays, off shift, and week-ends

Candidate Profile

Administer 3 Honeywell DCS platforms spanning 40yrs of technology. Estimated replacement cost is ~$200MM.

• TDC-2000 - 7 Data Hiways, 147 Hiway Nodes.
• TDC-3000 - 4 LCN Networks, 5 UCN Networks, 74 LCN Connected Nodes, 1 GUS Station, 7 HPM’s, 2 APM’s.
• Experion - 9 Experion Communities, 11 Server Clusters, 56 Operator Stations, 96 FTE Switches, 20 Firewalls, 64 C300 Controllers, 6 PCN Printers, 17,000 Control Loops, 70,000+ Process Indicators, 3,100+ Process/SIS Graphics.
• Misc PCN Devices - 93 L-3/3.5 application servers consisting of: Engineering Workstations, APC, VMWare Hosts, DOC4000, Field Device Manager, Time Synch, Digital Video Monitor, Analyzer Interface, Domain Controllers, Alarm Management, Backup & Restore, File Servers, Data Archivers, Event Archivers, PHD Collectors/Shadow Server, PI Buffer Node, Inventory Management, McAfee ePO, MS WSUS, etc.

• Administer: PHD/PI Data Historians - 71,336 PHD Tags, 51,092 PI Tags; Environmental calculations - 1,100 tags; COCL calculations 400 tags.
• Support approximately 25 Capital Projects per year per individual.
• Provide 24-7 support to: 44 Central Control Operators, 8 Unit Supervisors, 4 Area Superintendents, 4 Process Coordinators, 8 Process Support Engineers, 3 APC Engineers, 16 Instrument Techs, 8 Analyzer Techs,

Additional Information

Qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to protected characteristics, including disability and protected veteran status.

Joining TotalEnergies means committing to the energy transition and helping provide energy that is more affordable, more available, and more sustainable for as many people as possible. You will grow within an international multi-energy company where every talent matters. You will contribute to ambitious projects and deliver concrete solutions to today's energy challenges.

Throughout your career, you will benefit from a wide variety of assignments and tailored learning opportunities. You will fully develop your potential in an environment that fosters innovation and excellence. Join committed and collaborative teams where success is built together.

We place respect and employee well-being at the heart of our performance. That is why TotalEnergies values diversity and promotes equal opportunities for all.