Senior Process Automation Engineer

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About you and this role

We are looking for our next Senior Process Automation Engineer to support our Polyurethane's business at Louisiana Operations in Plaquemine, LA. The role would be aligned with our Technical Expertise and Support (TES) organization within the Process Automation Technology group. As the Senior Process Automation Engineer, you serve as a technical resource and process automation lead for small to large capital and improvement projects regionally and/or globally. Direct and lead both Dow and contract resources. Are involved in all three phases of projects: front end loading, detailed design and construction, and commissioning and startup. This role requires expanded conceptual and practical knowledge in own job discipline and broadens capabilities. You provide hands-on engineering, coaching, and technical support of Dow ABB800xA manufacturing process control systems.

Responsibilities

• Responsible for tasks such as those listed below when equipment or instruments are being added, removed, or changed. The role requires an understanding of BPCS and SIS control.

• Design the control strategy and control systems, as well as implementation.

• Establish and/or execute project goals and planning.

• Work with other engineers and expertise areas to determine the project needs and control requirements.

• Create the process control overview for the project & develop user requirements and system specifications.

• Develop functional requirement specification (FRS) for the system & create detailed design specifications (DDS).

• Develop control software, operator graphics and simulation software.

• Complete factory acceptance test (FAT) Commissioning.

• Provide training of operations and support commissioning and start-up of the new asset.

• Identify and deploy Most Effective Technology (MET) standard solution components to meet project requirements.

• Support future process improvements and product development/solution roadmaps.

Qualifications

• A minimum of a bachelor’s degree in engineering or a field of study relevant to manufacturing process control and automation required.

• A minimum of 5 years process control, code development, and automation experience with 3 of those years using ABB 800xA is required; Manufacturing and operations experience is a plus. S-88 Batch operations experience a plus. Dow MOD5 experience a plus.

• Ability to work within the operating plants.

• Up to 20% travel may be required based on business needs.

• Must possess a TWIC card or be eligible to obtain a TWIC card. For information on TWIC eligibility requirements, please see: https://www.tsa.gov/for-industry/twic (If unable to access link, copy and paste in your browser).

• A minimum requirement for this U.S. based position is the ability to work legally in the United States.  No visa sponsorship/support is available for this position, including for any type of U.S. permanent residency (green card) process.

Additional Notes

• Domestic relocation assistance is available for this role and may be provided based on eligibility.

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