Principal APC Engineer

Covestro • Baytown, TX

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About The Position

The Principal APC Engineer is primarily responsible for project initiation, management and execution in the area of Advanced Process Control (Basic Control, Advanced Regulatory Control and Model Predictive Control) as well as projects to develop and maintain operator training systems (OTS).

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Chemical or Electrical Engineering or related degree with 6+ years’ experience OR Master’s degree in Chemical or Electrical Engineering or related degree with 4+ years’ experience OR PhD in Chemical or Electrical Engineering or related degree with 2+ years’ experience
• The eligibility to apply for and obtain a Transportation Worker Identification Credential (TWIC) within a reasonable timeframe

Nice To Haves

• Project management skills
• Ability to lead and excite others with technological advances that support Covestro’s business objectives
• Able to work well in a team environment
• Able to work and act autonomous and assertive
• Demonstrate self-directed and non-authoritative leadership skills
• Good written/verbal communication and interpersonal skills.
• Ability to communicate effectively within the organization, with site management, and externally
• Decisive, approachable, results focused
• Customer focused
• Superior computer skills

Responsibilities

• Initiate and develop advanced process control (APC) concepts and roll out in production area
• Identify and initiate projects in the fields of expertise (Dynamic Modeling, Operator Training Simulators, Advanced Control and Model Predictive Control as well as multivariate data analysis)
• Coordinate projects with various stakeholders (AI Department, TechCenters, production units, sites) globally & regionally
• Initiate, set up and execute operator training (OTS) simulator projects.
• Development of dynamic simulation models for chemical and polymer production processes
• Keep an eye on standardizing project approaches from a global perspective
• Development of dynamic simulation models for chemical and polymer production processes
• Advanced process control and automation implementation best practices

Benefits

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What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Principal