Sr Principal Technical Support Engineer (Exp with Refinery Planning & Scheduling/Linear Programming)

Aspen Technology; Houston (TX); On-site; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

AspenTech in Houston seeks an Advisory Technical Support Engineer to join the Supply Chain team, focusing on production planning, scheduling, blending and optimization. You will collaborate with customers to resolve technical issues and deliver expert guidance on AspenTech solutions, including Aspen PIMS, Scheduling & Blending Optimization, and Unified technology.

We value a chemical engineering background, 12+ years of experience, strong communication, and the ability to travel up to 25%.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's or master's degree in engineering in related discipline.
• Minimum of 12+ years of relevant experience preferred.
• Strong understanding of Chemical Engineering principles.
• Knowledge & experience of chemical and manufacturing business processes in refining, chemical, pharmaceutical or process industries.

Responsibilities

• Provide loyalty-inspiring customer service and support.
• Troubleshoot and resolve complex technical problems reported by customers.
• Deliver high-quality training classes on AspenTech solutions.
• Conduct pre-sales consultations to identify customer needs and articulate AspenTech products as solutions.
• Develop strong relationships with customers and contribute to cross-functional opportunities.
• Coach team members to enhance technical skills and overall contribution.

Skills

Customer communication

Troubleshooting

Training delivery

Pre-sales consulting

Cross-functional collaboration

Education

Bachelor's degree in Engineering

Master's degree in Engineering

Tools

Aspen PIMS

Aspen Petroleum Scheduler

Plant Scheduler

Multi Blend Optimization

Unified PIMS/Scheduling

Job description

The driving force behind our success has always been the people of AspenTech. What drives us, is our aspiration, our desire and ambition to keep pushing the envelope, overcoming any hurdle, challenging the status quo to continually find a better way. You will experience these qualities of passion, pride and aspiration in many ways — from a rich set of career development programs to support of community service projects to social events that foster fun and relationship building across our global community.

The Role

We are seeking an Advisory Technical Support Engineer to join our Supply Chain team, specializing on advanced technologies for production planning, scheduling, blending and optimization. The ideal candidate should have a background in chemical engineering or optimization, with knowledge of techniques like linear and nonlinear programming along with a proactive learning mindset, innovative thinking, and strong communication skills.

In this role, you will collaborate with customers to resolve technical issues, deliver expert guidance and provide trainings on AspenTech solutions (e.g., Aspen PIMS, Scheduling & Blending Optimization, and Aspen Unified technology). This is an exciting opportunity for someone passionate about driving operational excellence in the downstream sector.

Your Impact

• Provide loyalty-inspiring customer service that drives user engagement and sustains product usage.
• Troubleshoot & resolve complex technical and/or engineering related problems reported by customers using AspenTech’s proprietary softwares and track work in a CRM system.
• Responsible for the escalation of customer issues and driving the resolution cross-functionally within AspenTech.
• Deliver high-quality intermediate/advanced level training classes, based on the relevant principles of engineering and industrial processes, to AspenTech customers.
• Develop and/or maintain customer focused training materials for new releases and new applications in the industry.
• Conduct pre-sales consultations, based on relevant engineering principles and industrial processes, to identify prospects’ business problems and articulate AspenTech’s products as the solution. Uncover and analyse client/prospect needs to support growth in usage, through a variety of pre-sales activities.
• Develop strong relationships with customers, building an understanding of their business needs and challenges.
• Collaboration with other AspenTech functions to maintain and develop business opportunities.
• Function as a subject matter expert in AspenTech’s pre-release software testing program to drive improved product quality.
• Coach fellow team members to enhance their technical skills to help boost their overall contribution.
• Other tasks may include-Conduct health checks on assigned accounts; deliver onsite support and consultancy; deploy AspenTech solutions in customer business environments; execute various departmental improvement projects as needed; author technical white papers for publication to AspenTech’s web knowledgebase.

What You’ll Need

• Bachelor’s or master’s degree in engineering in related discipline.
• Minimum of 12+ years of relevant experience preferred. University experience may count.
• Strong understanding of Chemical Engineering principles.
• Knowledge & experience of chemical and manufacturing business processes in the refining, chemical, pharmaceutical or process industries. Work experience in such an environment is beneficial.
• Previous experience with AspenTech Supply chain softwares such as Aspen PIMS, Aspen Petroleum Scheduler, Plant Scheduler, Multi Blend Optimization, Unified PIMS/Scheduling or similar advanced tools from another vendor is a plus.
• Ability to present complex information in a clear and concise manner utilizing strong written and verbal communication skills.
• Ability to identify and drive growth opportunities that create value for customers with a strong customer first mindset.
• Ability to manage multiple responsibilities and competing priorities.
• Ability to travel. Travel is usually less than 25% and may occasionally be international.