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Flint Hills Resources · 3 days ago

Advanced Process Control Engineer

Rosemount, MN

Full-time

Onsite

Senior Level

$120K/yr - $180K/yr

5+ years exp

Flint Hills Resources is an industry-leading refining company seeking an Advanced Process Control Engineer to enhance their optimization and controls capabilities at the Pine Bend Refinery. The role involves collaborating with various teams to develop and implement advanced process control applications, advocate for emerging technologies, and manage relationships with operations partners to support operational profitability.

AgricultureBiofuelChemicalEnergyManufacturingOil and Gas

Growth Opportunities

No H1B

Responsibilities

Partner with teams of optimization engineers, operations experts, process engineers, process control engineers, and/or vendor consultants for model prioritization and development

Prioritize, design, develop, build, test, commission, and document APC applications using DMC3 and other tools in support of optimization objectives for an area of the refinery

Provide insights and short-term support for system optimization and oil flow planning in collaboration with operations and optimization team members

Work with vendors and internal experts to advocate for emerging technologies (i.e. artificial intelligence for process control) to advance Pine Bend’s competitive position

Manage relationships with our operations partners to provide maximum benefit in support of the refinery’s operational profitability vision

Educate other refinery personnel on APC benefits and multi-variable control design, provide support and troubleshooting of process control problems for APC and RTO applications, and implement recommendations for improvements that often originate from the customer

Develop and maintain lines of communication with board operators, engineers, and managers with the intent of sustaining high model utilization against an optimized constraint set

Communicate effectively the value captured, opportunity lost, and control system health in each process area under study

Demonstrate critical and economic thinking skills through strong written and confident verbal communication

Qualification

Advanced Process ControlProcess Control SystemsAspenTech APC SoftwareProcess ModelingRefinery EconomicsTroubleshooting SkillsCommunication SkillsTeam Collaboration