Principal Consultant Engineer - APC

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

Coupling deep manufacturing and business process knowledge with an understanding of automation issues, the AspenTech professional services organization is distinctively qualified to help customers transform their business. With over 25 years of exclusive service to the process industries, we help over 1200 companies find significant economic benefits through the strategic application of automation and IT solutions. Our worldwide services organization has centuries of cumulative process industry experience spanning: oil and gas, petroleum, chemicals, specialty chemicals, pharmaceuticals and consumer products.

This position will require expertise in Refinery, Olefins, Polymer or Spec Chem process industry. Knowledge of or exposure to other process industries like Pulp and Paper or Metals and Mines will be an added value. This position is for a qualified engineer to join our team in the Abu Dhabi to support our MEA region.

Your Impact

• Review process flow diagrams and P&IDs, and understand process operation and leading process discussions, providing an effective process knowledge transfer to junior engineers.
• Lead effectively in designing testing and commissioning APC applications and able to independently execute all phases of a control project (pre-test, plant test, analysis, commission), leading a team of 1-2 engineers working on the project.
• Being able to manage multiple APC projects in different stages of development
• Understand process issues and how they impact multivariable control design
• Design control strategies and configure multivariable control systems on multiple processes.
• Complete database or schematic changes, implementing complex calculations for data analysis.
• Set up and execute controller simulation for large scope problems.
• Discuss with customers and act as a technical lead engineer on various scale projects.
• Understand concepts of closed loop control (computer, DCS, PID control, DMC3 tuning concept) and assist in controller interface database and configuration.
  
  

• Minimum of a bachelor’s degree in chemical engineering. MS or PhD will be preferred. Equivalent work experience will be considered.
• 8+ years experience in the field of Multivariable Process Control and Optimization
• Demonstrable communication and coaching skills.
• Competence in multiple process units in Refining or Olefins or Polymer processes. Proven experience in an Operating Company or in an APC Consulting Company will be a definite plus.
• Understand concepts of data collection and be able to manipulate data files and collections lists accurately. As well as understand concepts of “transformation” and be able to transform variables for data analysis.
• Understand the concepts of multivariable identification and be able to proficiently execute data analysis for large scope problems.
• Deep knowledge of the concepts of multivariable control, concepts of linear programming and LP cost calculations.
• Deep knowledge of concepts of closed loop control (computer, DCS, PID control, MVC tuning concept).
• Being a team player, with good communication skills and capable to articulate clearly technical and functional concepts to customers and to colleagues – cooperation with Project Managers and APC Management will be a key part of the role.
• Able and willing to travel at least 30% of time since the job includes testing and commissioning activities at client sites. No Visa limitation for travelling around most Countries
• Fluency in English is required
  
  

• Proficient in Aspen on-line and off-line tools.
• Exposure and ability to work with AspenTech APC products will be an advantage.
• Fluency in any other language will be a plus