DCS Process Control Engineer

Kelly Engineering is seeking an experienced DCS Process Control Engineer to join our team in West Deptford, NJ.

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Ideal Candidate:

• 5 years industry experience in industrial control systems, troubleshooting, and system optimization.
• Working knowledge of Honeywell Experion DCS, and TDC 3000 configuration experience is required.
• Configuration experience in various HMI and PLC platforms along with function block and ladder logic programming is required
• Ability to start ASAP

Role Overview

• This role is critical to maintaining and upgrading our older Honeywell DCS system and PLC interfaces.

Responsibilities

• Maintain, troubleshoot, and optimize the existing Honeywell DCS system (older version) and PLC interfaces across three plants.
• Support the implementation of system upgrades, testing, and commissioning.
• Collaborate with plant operations and engineering teams to ensure system reliability and performance.
• Provide on-site support for a minimum of 3 days per week, with additional on-site presence during project implementation phases.
• Document processes, system configurations, and updates to facilitate knowledge transfer.
• Contribute to evaluations for potential long-term system improvements or conversions.

Qualifications

• Extensive knowledge in industry standards for documentation, loop tuning, safety systems, and PLC configuration is required.
• Knowledge reading and developing of process, electrical and Instrumentation drawings Cause and Effect Diagrams, specification and control narratives is required.
• Configuration experience in various HMI and PLC platforms along with function block and ladder logic programming is required
• Working knowledge of Honeywell Experion DCS, and TDC 3000 configuration experience is required.
• Provide guidance to project teams on system architecture and control strategy.
• Familiar with PHA / LOPA processes and the layers of protection provided by BPCS and SIS systems.
• Ability to independently manage multiple tasks as well as being able to manage large amounts of work through others (like contractor support) is required.
• Must be within commuting distance to West Deptford, NJ - the role will be primarily on-site based (hours flexible) with the possibility of some remote work depending on the individual and circumstances.

Preferred Skills:

• Working experience with Allen Bradley PLC
• Working experience with Pi Vision or Pi data historian
• Prior experience performing an upgrade to a Emerson DeltaV DCS system
• Knowledge of Cybersecurity systems and protocols, including patch updates & conformance to company and industry standards.
• Working experience with virtual servers, network architectures, and VLAN setup for OT networks (plant PLC network).

Education/Experience:

• A minimum of a B.S. degree in engineering or 10 years controls related experience is required.
• A minimum of 5 years' experience in implementation of process control and related systems in processing plants is required.