Process Control Engineer, Quality APC Program

Air Liquide Large Industries provides our customers with industrial gas and energy solutions that are vital to their own industrial production. We own and operate over 2,000 miles of industrial gas pipelines in the U.S. supplying mainly oxygen, nitrogen, hydrogen and syngas in large quantities from multiple production sources to major customers in the chemicals, petrochemicals, refining and steel industries. Our pipeline operations and industrial gas production facilities are closely monitored 24/7 within our leading-edge operations control center located in Houston, Texas. Our operations control group monitors over 89,000 data points and assists with product supply and coordination. We are constantly optimizing our supply network to provide high reliability and energy efficiencies allowing Air Liquide to adjust supply needs more quickly and effectively enabling growth to our customers.

How will you CONTRIBUTE and GROW?

• Identify opportunities where Advanced Process control (APC) applications will improve process efficiency, operational consistency;

• Build value/acceptance of APC applications within Operations, Zone and Plant Management and Operators, through discussion, training and demonstrated success;

• Assist with detailed project scope, cost estimates and benefits to justify APC projects, secure funding;

• Implement new/revamp projects within budget and on schedule;

• Collect/analyze process data; perform step testing; identify key (control, deviation, manipulated) variables; develop APC models for required operating modes within an Air Separation Unit (ASU); using these models, implement advanced feed forward (AFF) inside the DCS and support multivariable process control (MVPC) using PACE software to optimize plant operations, production energy efficiency;

• Develop practical ASU and Hydrogen process experience;

• Support APC engineering practices that establish standard hardware, software and applications; Ensure APC workflow standards are maintained to current practice.

• Provide 24x7 technical support as required for existing APC applications;

• Work closely with plant optimization engineers to establish/modify process control strategies;

• Provide proactive remote monitoring of advanced process control performance and utilization; provide feedback/reports to Operations management for tracking return on investment;

• Provide continuous improvement of APC and automation strategies;

• Provide automation (DCS/PLC) configuration support for APC interface, control strategy implementation, testing;

• Utilize practical knowledge of process control theory;

• Work with advanced process controls in an industrial gas environment;

• Work with MVPC software (Yokogawa PACE preferred, Aspen DMC+ acceptable);

• Work with Microsoft Windows operating systems (Windows XP and other early versions);

• Utilize familiarity with Automation Platform (Ex: DeltaV, APACS, Foxboro, Yokogawa, PLC systems);

• Work with communication protocols such as DDE, OPC or Suitelink;

• Work with documentation including write-up of project proposals, estimates and application scope description;

• Virtual Machine/Computer setup, network communication troubleshooting for windows OS platforms.

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Are you a MATCH?

• Bachelor’s degree required in Electrical, Mechanical or Chemical Engineering plus 5 years of process industry experience in cryogenic air separation process technology, hydrogen process technology or related process technology with at least 2 years experience in programmable control system specification, configuration, networking, commissioning and technical support with a mix of plant and corporate engineering environments.

• Candidates must have valid employment authorization in the U.S. and must not require visa sponsorship now or in the future. This position is not open for non-immigrant visa sponsorship.

Our Differences make our Performance

At Air Liquide, we are committed to build a diverse and inclusive workplace that embraces the diversity of our employees, our customers, patients, community stakeholders and cultures across the world.

We welcome and consider applications from all qualified applicants, regardless of their background. We strongly believe a diverse organization opens up opportunities for people to express their talent, both individually and collectively and it helps foster our ability to innovate by living our fundamentals, acting for our success and creating an engaging environment in a changing world.