Senior Engineer, Advanced Process Controls (APC)
The role involves the design, implementation, maintenance and continuous improvement of refinery regulatory and control multivariable optimisation (APC) applications. It also includes providing technical and operational support for advanced process control strategies, DCS control strategies and process automation systems.
Primary Responsibilities
* Seek opportunities to improve refinery throughput, yield or energy use through APC, optimisation and process automation.
* Lead feasibility studies and capital/expense approval processes for small projects.
* Prepare documentation for Management of Change (MoC) packages and lead multidisciplinary reviews.
* Monitor, troubleshoot and improve basic controller loop performance; advise Instrument Technicians on field equipment issues.
* Develop effective product property correlations and maintain automated lab sample biasing systems.
* Deliver user‑friendly, accurate, up‑to‑date documentation and effective training to Process Technicians and Process Engineering.
* Align APC optimisation strategies with production planning aims and refinery‑wide pipeline.
* Monitor and address APC effectiveness via KPIs (e.g., 95% uptime, frequent operator interventions).
* Perform APC application lifecycle management, including constraint set reviews, KPI reviews and software obsolescence.
* Network across P66 and the industry; keep abreast of best practices.
* Perform software and operating system upgrades, system administration and cybersecurity‑related tasks.
Skills and Qualifications
* Chemical Engineering, Electrical or Automation degree.
* Knowledge of refining processes (heat transfer, distillation, reactors), process modelling and simulation.
* Experience with refining product specification and testing methods (preferred).
* Knowledge of regulatory, advanced and multivariable control techniques, loop tuning, controls theory, numerical algebra, LP/QP optimisation.
* Knowledge of APC tools (AspenTech DMC, Honeywell RMPCT or equivalent).
* Knowledge of Distributed Control Systems algorithm libraries and computer programming skills.
* Awareness of networking, cybersecurity and operating system administration.
* Awareness of industrial data exchange protocols and historians (e.g., OPC DA/UA, OSIsoft PI).
* Exhibits the company’s core values: ethics, safety, environmental leadership and valuing all people.
* Ability to work effectively as part of diverse teams.
* Self‑motivated, takes ownership, accountable and delivers on commitments.
* Good organisational skills and ability to balance short‑term and long‑term priorities.
* Committed to continuous professional development.
Phillips 66 is an Equal Opportunity Employer.
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