Process Control Engineer (Chemicals)

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

- As needed, support a project in regards with Instrumentation scoping and selection

Requirements:

- Bachelor's Degree in Chemical or Electrical Engineering and 5+ years of related experience

- 5+ years’ experience in Process Control in a manufacturing or plant environment

- The ability to learn and implement the skills required for Honeywell Experion PKS operation, programming, and maintenance is required.

- The ability to learn and implement the skills required for Rockwell Plant PAX operation, programming, and maintenance is required.

- The ability to learn and implement the skills required for Honeywell Safety Manager SC operation, programming, and maintenance is required.

- TUV certification Required