Principal Consultant Engineer for APC

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Pisa
Senior level
Software • Energy
The Role
The Principal Consultant Engineer will lead automation projects in the process industry, requiring expertise in multivariable process control and optimization. Responsibilities include reviewing process diagrams, designing control strategies, executing APC applications, and mentoring junior engineers. The role emphasizes communication skills and travel.
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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 RoleCoupling 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 or Pulp and Paper or Metal and Mines. This position is for a qualified engineer to join our team in Italy (Pisa or home based).

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.
  • Cooperate 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), in large size APC project. Be able to lead independently a smaller size APC Project with a team of one Junior Engineer.
  • Understand process issues and how they impact on multivariable control design
  • Design control strategies and configure multivariable control systems of medium complexity
  • Complete database or schematic changes, implementing complex calculations for data analysis.
  • Set up and execute controller simulation for medium scope problems.
  • Understand concepts of closed loop control (computer, DCS, PID control, DMC3 tuning concept) and assist in controller interface database and configuration.

What You'll Need

  • Bachelor Degree in Chemical Engineering, or equivalent experience. MS or PhD will be preferred.
  • 10+ years experience in the field of Multivariable Process Control and Optimization
  • Demonstrable communication and coaching skills.
  • Competence in process units in Refining or Olefins or Polymer processes or other processes as listed in the Overview. 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 medium scope problems.
  • Knowledge of the concepts of multivariable control, concepts of linear
    programming and LP cost calculations.
  • Knowledge of concepts of closed loop control (computer, DCS, PID control, MVC tuning concept).
  • Able and willing to travel at least 50% 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

They will be a plus:

  • 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

Top Skills

Dcs
Multivariable Process Control
The Company
HQ: Bedford, MA
2,466 Employees
On-site Workplace

What We Do

AspenTech is a global leader in asset optimization software helping the world’s leading industrial companies run their operations more safely, efficiently and reliably – enabling innovation while reducing waste and impact on the environment. AspenTech software accelerates and maximizes value gained from digital transformation initiatives with a holistic approach to the asset lifecycle and supply chain.

By introducing effective AI modeling to traditional principles of process engineering, AspenTech delivers a faster and more accurate analysis of efficiency and performance boundaries. The real-time data and actionable insights delivered by our software help customers push the boundaries of what’s possible.

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