Specialist - Process optimisation Systems

Job Title

Application Engineer - Expert Systems

Role Profile Number

Field Engineer

Department

Group Digital

Functional Area

Group Digital – Process Optimisation System

Job Family

Site staff, Installation (Engineering & Commissioning)

Qualification

Any Degree in Instrumentation/Chemical/Electronics Engineering

Experience

3 - 8 years

Hiring Manager

Issac Job Gods Feareth (ISTG-IN)

About FLSmidth

For more than 135 years, FLSmidth has challenged conventions and explored opportunities. Across more than 50 countries, we are 12,000 employees who combine our unique process knowledge on projects, products and services to drive success. We are the market-leading supplier of engineering, equipment and service solutions to customers in the global mining and cement industries.

About the Role

You will be the part of FLSmidth’ s Process Optimisation Team that use FLSmidth’ s ECS/ProcessExpert® APC Toolbox [available with advanced controlling techniques like Model predictive control (MPC), Fuzzy Logic and Soft Sensors] to create online applications to improve the customer’s manufacturing processes. This involves extensive travelling and involved high level of technical expertise and customer handling skills.

Job Responsibility

• You will be involved in conducting process analysis to estimate potential of improvement through ECS/ProcessExpert® APC Toolbox implementation.
• You will be responsible for Designing, developing, testing and deploying APC Solution as per identified requirement of various equipment-based process applications.
• You will be responsible for establishing, identifying, and implementing process control strategies/philosophies as required.
• You will be involved in Establishing communication between existing control system and ECS/ProcessExpert® APC Toolbox system through OPC (DA/UA) or directly through PLC interface.
• You will be involved in Conducting step test and model identification.
• You will be involved in Fine tuning of controllers in MPC/Fuzzy/PID and implementing innovative technical ideas with process knowledge to achieve performance guarantee to increase productivity and decrease fuel and power consumption.
• You will be involved in providing training to customer and prepare and provide site specific manual to ensure continuous operation of ECS/ProcessExpert® APC Toolbox.
• You will be involved in carrying out analytical control measures and analysis to establish improvement in efficiency of plant operation after implementation of ECS/ProcessExpert® APC Toolbox and preparing detailed report and case story.
• You will be responsible for maintaining professional customer relationship and providing remote support after commissioning to maintain the healthiness of ECS/ProcessExpert® APC Toolbox
• You will be involved in evaluating new developments in advanced process control technology and interacting with development team for improvements in software

• You will cover all aspects of the technical implementation including

supporting hardware installation and system integration.

• Your role is predominantly a project operations role; however, you may

work across the full project lifecycle, including:

• Sales Support

• Solution Development

• Project Execution

• Post-Implementation Analysis

• It Involves visit to sites for the implementation purposes.

Required knowledge/competencies

• Some manufacturing experience in the process industries. Knowledge of

cement plant and minerals process will be an added advantage.

• Strong interest in automation, process control and advanced model-

predictive applications

• Experience with industrial computing, networking, OPC and ODBC/SQL

data communications

• Experience with DCS and/or PLC configuration, especially in the context

of integration with external applications

• Exposure to advanced process control implementation.

• Must be willing and able to travel between 50% to 70% of the time.

International assignments are likely.

• Self-motivated with excellent interpersonal, communication and

organizational skills.

• Knowledge of Python, Machine learning algorithms and AI will be an added advantage

• Should be a team player.

Job Type

Full time

Target companies:

ABB / RAMCO /ANDRITZ/ Honeywell (or from any of reputed cement plants)