What are the responsibilities and job description for the Advanced Process Control Engineer position at Koch Business Solutions, LP?
Koch Ag & Energy Services (KAES) is seeking an Advanced Process Control Engineer to join our team in Wichita, Kansas! This Advanced Process Control Engineer (APC) is going to be part of the corporate process control team and will be working as a program owner supporting all 7 KAES locations.
As an APC Engineer, you will work on the identification, design, implementation, and maintenance of advanced process control and optimization applications across KAES plants. You will work with Plant Operators, Process Engineers, and process control engineers to deploy and sustain robust solutions that deliver improvements in safety, reliability, efficiency and production.
Our culture is defined by the Principle-Based Management philosophy which guides everyday decision making and provides employees with opportunities to contribute and personally benefit from the value they create.
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Koch Ag & Energy Solutions: About Us
Our Principles
Responsibilities
- Support manufacturing sites throughout the entire lifecycle of APC projects, including identification, design, implementation, commissioning, tuning, and ongoing maintenance of APC applications for process optimization.
- Analyze process dynamics and operational challenges to develop and evaluate advanced control strategies, such as multivariable control, sequence control, and inferential modeling.
- Develop, improve, and standardize fleet-wide APC metrics and dashboards for enhanced performance tracking
- Monitor, troubleshoot, tune, and support base layer PID controller performance, ensuring uptime and performance.
- Provide training, coaching, and knowledge sharing to operators, process engineers, and less experienced APC/control engineers, fostering best practices and continuous improvement.
- Lead and participate in activities to develop and maintain company-wide APC standards, guidelines, and best practices.
- Support standardization of APC practices, specifications, and KPIs across fleet.
- Flexibility and willingness to travel up to 20% to support multiple KAES sites
Who You Are (Basic Qualifications)
- At least 3 years of hands-on experience in identifying, designing, implementing, tuning, and sustaining AspenTech APC (DMC3/DMCplus/IQ) applications in refinery, chemical, or petrochemical plants.
- Ability to lead APC projects from initial concept through deployment and ongoing support.
- Experience troubleshooting, analytical, and problem-solving skills to optimize APC system performance.
- Experience training, coaching, and mentoring plant operators, process engineers, and junior engineers on APC system usage, best practices, and continuous improvement.
- Bachelor of Science degree in Chemical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, or a closely related technical discipline is preferred.
- Experience troubleshooting, revising, and optimizing existing control schemes to improve process performance and reliability.
- Experience with Loop tuning and control loop performance improvement
- Experience in the fertilizer industry with manufacturing processes, or experience in refining and major petrochemical operations.
- Experience with a Yokogawa Centum VP or Delta V DCS system is preferred.
At Koch companies, we are entrepreneurs. This means we openly challenge the status quo, find new ways to create value and get rewarded for our individual contributions. Any compensation range provided for a role is an estimate determined by available market data. The actual amount may be higher or lower than the range provided considering each candidate's knowledge, skills, abilities, and geographic location. If you have questions, please speak to your recruiter about the flexibility and detail of our compensation philosophy.
Hiring Philosophy
All Koch companies value diversity of thought, perspectives, aptitudes, experiences, and backgrounds. We are Military Ready and Second Chance employers. Learn more about our hiring philosophy here.
Who We Are
As a Koch Ag & Energy Solutions company, Koch Fertilizer delivers a full line of fertilizers designed to boost crop performance and help growers reach their yields. Our team also brings logistical expertise and a wide range of invaluable services, from delivered freight and logistics capabilities to online shipment tracking
At Koch, employees are empowered to do what they do best to make life better. Learn how our business philosophy helps employees unleash their potential while creating value for themselves and the company.
Our Benefits
Our goal is for each employee, and their families, to live fulfilling and healthy lives. We provide essential resources and support to build and maintain physical, financial, and emotional strength - focusing on overall wellbeing so you can focus on what matters most. Our benefits plan includes - medical, dental, vision, flexible spending and health savings accounts, life insurance, ADD, disability, retirement, paid vacation/time off, educational assistance, and may also include infertility assistance, paid parental leave and adoption assistance. Specific eligibility criteria is set by the applicable Summary Plan Description, policy or guideline and benefits may vary by geographic region. If you have questions on what benefits apply to you, please speak to your recruiter.
Additionally, everyone has individual work and personal needs. We seek to enable the best work environment that helps you and the business work together to produce superior results.
Equal Opportunities
Equal Opportunity Employer, including disability and protected veteran status. Except where prohibited by state law, some offers of employment are conditioned upon successfully passing a drug test. This employer uses E-Verify. Please click here for additional information. (For Illinois E-Verify information click here, aqui, or tu).
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