Process Control Engineer (Chemicals)

Solstice Consulting Group • Houston, TX • 3w ago

Solstice Consulting Group is seeking an experienced Process Control Engineer (Chemicals) for our client located in East Houston, Texas. This role is an in-office position on a 9/80 work schedule.

Bachelors Degree in Chemical or Electrical Engineering and 5+ years of Process Control experience in a manufacturing or plant environment required

Experience with Honeywell Experion PKS, Honeywell SC SIS and other process control equipment required

TUV Certification required

Base salary of $110k - $130k DOE plus bonus opportunity and excellent benefits

Role Overview:

This role has the key responsibility for managing the Honeywell Experion PKS control system, Honeywell Safety Manager SC SIS, and other site process control equipment.

Responsibilities:

Acts as the main focal point for all Process Control related scope for facility

Manages maintenance related activities for the upkeep of various control systems and the hardware components associated with it

Maintains communication and relationship with process automation provider Honeywell. including supporting maintenance activities and/or projects.

Works closely with the maintenance organization, to define, agree, plan and execute jointly any hardware related modifications needed. This includes the servers, workstations, process controllers and I/O modules as well as local PLCs, Local HMIs, etc.

· Owns, maintains and manages the site Master I/O database / list·

· Collaborates with engineering groups to plan and execute periodic testing of interlock and safeguarding systems·

Stays updated with latest industry updates and technologies

Writes site Process Control Design document which will serve as specification for major projects and / or work that needs to be done by 3rd parties and vendors

Projects:

Support in-house projects and MOCs to develop process control strategies and concepts to be applied.

Write process control narratives for new or modified control loops. This includes vendor provided controls for stand-alone units of operations, like Heaters, Compressors, Detectors, etc

Define any hardware scope needed as a result of a project or MOC, such as any additional I/O cards, network modules, servers, Marshaling cabinets

Make changes to Alarm system à changing hardcoded set points, priorities

I&E Support:

As needed, support project team with activities such as: - Loop Sheets - Verifying availability in Junction Boxes for additional I/Os - Troubleshooting instrument maloperation, such as Control valves, flow meters, detectors, etc - Instrument Configuration - Wire specification - Support Electrical group with troubleshooting electrical equipment / component that have either Instrumentation or a DCS interface - Support with defining DCS related scope of Motor Control Centers