Graduate Application Engineer I - APC at Honeywell

Responsibilities

• Assist with any required Advanced Process Control and Control Performance Monitoring related activities to improve energy conservation, reliability, safety, and profitability of the plant.
• Monitor and analyze the performance of various controllers and evaluate whether they meet the intended objectives on a sustained basis. 
• Review critically the control performance of the Advanced Process Controllers in the plant, suggest relaxation of the binding constraints and carry out the necessary tuning improvements, if necessary, to make the controllers further effective. 
• Review the economic targets for the Advanced Process Controllers, suggest and incorporate necessary changes, to provide the right direction to the controllers. This may be required to incorporate the new economic indicators, if any, and make the controller to constantly work towards the current economic objectives. 
• Identify, advise and incorporate modifications to the controller configuration, in terms of proposing addition of new variables/ constraints, deletion of the redundant variables, wherever found necessary.
• Identify faulty regulatory control loops in the system (DCS level) and carryout tuning of existing regulatory controller at DCS. 
• Improve workforce understanding of Advanced Process Control applications by assisting the training department in implementing training initiatives as they apply to Advanced Process Control 

Qualifications

• 0-3 years of experience
• Graduate with a Degree in Engineering (preferably Chemical, Metallurgical or Electronic with a process control specialization)
• Availability to travel when required for projects
• Drivers license with own transport
• Excellent verbal, written communication & presentation skills in English
• Hands on application experience implementing Real-Time / Multi-Variable Optimization solutions in multiple industries including but not limited to Refining, Petrochemical, Gas Processing, & Oil & Gas 
• Knowledge of process design/process operations 
• Demonstrated ability to effectively work alone or as part of a team 
• Ability to manage multiple and changing priorities under deadlines 
• Uses advanced analysis to identify issues and works with others to bring resolution to complex issues 
• Strong troubleshooting skills with the ability to clearly present/communicate data using audience appropriate skills.