From ASTEK Iberia, and for our international partner's team, we are looking for a motivated and experienced Control Engineer who has a taste for Chemical Engineering, or a Chemical Engineer with a taste for Control Engineering, to join our Optimization team in Madrid.
You will evolve in an international environment and with the global leader in engineering and industrial software.
Principal Accountabilities
Real Time Optimization (RTO) application implementations
Participation in new online modeling projects with the intention of developing skills for advancement. Participation would include engineering studies for analysis, specification, design of new applications and development of the application itself.
Maintenance of RTO applications
Ensure that customer online process models remain online and functioning at greater than 95% of the time that operation is feasible.
Perform routine maintenance on online models making adjustments in tag names and model structure so that the model remains synchronized to the plant.
Customer Consultancy
Maintain a trusted partner relationship with customers by focusing on returning maximum value to the customer from the installed system. This includes consultancy to the customer and proactive involvement in the user of the system.
Engagement with the other members of the optimisation team in order to improve the quality and timeliness of the implementation projects, and also the value of the delivered applications. We are interested in expanding the use of our online modeling and optimisation technology into new areas as well as applying it in new ways in existing applications.
Knowledge, Skills and Experience Required
Essential Skills and experience:
Degree in Control Engineering, Chemical Engineering or similar
An understanding of the unit operations used in chemical plants and refineries
Experience in simulating distillation towers, compressors and expanders, heat
integrated systems and refinery conversion units
Ability to analyse and understand process simulation results
Strong problem-solving skills
Proficiency in using computers and computer applications
Excellent communication skills, both oral and written
Willing to allocate around 30 percent of your time to travel
Fluency in English
Desirable (but not essential) Skills:
Knowledge of process control, especially optimization based on model predictive
control is a plus
Experience in communication through windows networks and between different
systems (eg OPC protocol) is a plus
Proficiency on Visual Basic for Excel, SQL queries and scripting languages such as TCL is a plus
Additional languages including German, French and Russian would be a benefit
PhD and/or 3-4 years relevant experience are valued.
If you are feel you can fit, and you are interested to know more about the offer, just apply enclosing your detailed CV in English.
We'll be glad to speak with you about this great opportunity ASAP!