Control System Engineer - Deer Park TX

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Texas, United States of America

Job Family Group:

Discipline Engineering

Worker Type:

Regular

Posting Start Date:

July 13, 2021

Business unit:

Experience Level:

Experienced Professionals

Job Description:

Where you fit in?

The Deer Park Site contains 24 Distributed Control Systems (DCS) with 10 Honeywell and 14 Emerson DCS’s that provide the basic process control systems for 19 Refinery and 8 Chemicals units dispersed across nine (9) Production Departments. These DCS’s host over 66k I/O installed across the complex. Additionally, Programmable Logic Controllers (PLCs) augment the controls provided by the DCS’s, with 55 installed in the Refinery units and 19 in the Chemical units. Advanced Process Controllers and Real-Time Optimization (RTO) applications provide higher-level advanced controls enabling economic optimization of key parts of the complex.

At Deer Park, the Control Systems Engineer (CSE) is a key position in the Instrumentation and Process Control Department, deployed to support a production area, providing functional leadership, technical support, and strategic planning in the PACO (Process Automation, Control and Optimization) discipline. The CSE enables operations to safely and efficiently control operating units using the process control system tools and equipment including field instrumentation, DCS hardware, base layer controls, complex controls, and Safety Instrumented Systems (SIS's) all in the spirit of maximizing site profitability.

What’s the role?

The unit CSE role is a highly collaborative and dynamic position and successful candidates must be able to work alone and as part of a team. You will interface with maintenance crafts, operators, production support, other discipline personnel, contract engineers, and vendor/manufacturer’s representatives as well as multiple levels of the leadership organization to enable the 24X7 operation of the site.

The CSE is a key member of their assigned Production Team and they are accountable for base layer performance and real-time optimization of their units. The primary role of the CSE is supporting their Production Team to ensure safe, reliability operations by providing day-to-day assurance for PACO equipment, systems, and applications. CSE technical challenges include support of equipment spread over a large geographical area, a mixture of equipment ranging from the oldest to the very newest technologies, real-time closed loop control, supervisory control, advanced control, real-time optimization and safety instrumented functions.

Success in this role is maintaining excellent process safety performance, reducing control and instrument reliability incidents, enforcing engineering standards, improving standardization of equipment and configuration while planning for and reducing obsolescence, and responding to, anticipating, and meeting Operation’s needs. The engineer must thrive in a fast-paced, highly collaborative environment and use prioritization skills to balance urgent short-term work with crucial long-term objectives.

The position provides opportunities to sharpen instrument and analyzer technology and troubleshooting skills with practical field experience. Additionally, the role has growth potential through business case development and presentation opportunities, and capital project work process.

Select responsibilities for the CSE role include:

Focal point for instrumentation and control systems issues for their assigned production team.

Configure and improve the Distributed Control System (DCS) in their units

Perform Proactive Technical Monitoring of the Base Layer Controls assuring reliable and optimized operation

Maintain and develop complex loop operations and associated documentation

Perform assurance activities for installed SIS’s

Active participant in improving the DCS alarming performance for their production team.

Active participant in the Management Of Change (MOC) work process.

Provide input and support for execution of unit Turnarounds

Reliability Centered Maintenance (RCM) participant providing guidance for Preventative Maintenance tasks and participating in RCM studies.

Capital Project consultant for unit PACO changes

Process Control Domain Integrity (PCD-I): must have awareness of the dangers and risks associated with the process control domain and be an active caretaker of the PCD

Process Safety Management (PSM): awareness level for HEMP, PHA, & HSSE-CF and knowledge level of SIS

Skills & Requirements

Required:

Must have legal authorization to work in the US on a full-time basis for anyone other than current employer.

B.S./M.S. Engineering degree in Chemical, Electrical, Control, Mechanical or other relevant engineering branch.

At least three (3) years related experience in process automation, controls and instrumentation experience at a manufacturing facility.

Beneficial skills:

Awareness skill in Control System Engineering experience, preferably with either Honeywell (TDC3000, Experion) or Emerson Delta V DCS.

General instrumentation and process analyzer (QMI) experience

Control theory, applications, and engineering documentation (P&IDs, loop wiring diagrams) and troubleshooting methodology

Knowledge of safety reviews (PHA, HEMP-LOPA, etc.) with participation.

Data analytics and visualization.

Desired demonstrated soft skills include:

Demonstrated analytical and decision-making skills

Multi-faceted troubleshooting skills

Strong organizational and planning skills (able to manage multiple tasks simultaneously)

Excellent communication skills (Oral/Written)

Innovative, flexible, and open to display Learner Mindset

Has the energy and enthusiasm with advocacy for important objectives

Company description

Shell is a global group of energy and petrochemical companies with about 84,000 employees across more than 70 countries. We aim to meet the world’s growing need for more and cleaner energy solutions in ways that are economically, environmentally and socially responsible. We have expertise in exploration, production, refining and marketing of oil and natural gas, and the manufacturing and marketing of chemicals.

As a global energy company operating in a challenging world, we set high standards of performance and ethical behaviors. We are judged by how we act and how we live up to our core values of honesty, integrity and respect for people. Our Business Principles are based on these. They promote trust, openness, teamwork and professionalism, as well as pride in what we do and how we conduct business.

Building on our core values, we aspire to sustain a diverse and inclusive culture where everyone feels respected and valued, from our employees to our customers and partners. A diverse workforce and an inclusive work environment are vital to our success, leading to greater innovation and better energy solutions.

An innovative place to work

There’s never been a more exciting time to work at Shell. Everyone here is helping solve one of the biggest challenges facing the world today: bringing the benefits of energy to everyone on the planet, whilst managing the risks of climate change.

Join us and you’ll add your talent and imagination to a business with the power to shape the future – whether by investing in renewables, exploring new ways to store energy or developing technology that helps the world to use energy more efficiently.

A rewarding place to work

Combine our creative, collaborative environment and global operations with an impressive range of benefits and joining Shell becomes an inspired career choice.

We’re huge advocates for career development. We’ll encourage you to try new roles and experience new settings. By pushing people to reach their potential, we frequently help them find skills they never knew they had, or make career moves they never thought possible.

Shell Oil Company, a subsidiary of Royal Dutch Shell plc, has reached an agreement for the sale of its interest in Deer Park Refining Limited Partnership, a 50-50 joint venture between Shell Oil Company and P.M.I. Norteamerica, S.A. De C.V. (a subsidiary of Petroleos Mexicanos, or Pemex). The transaction will transfer Shell’s interest in the partnership, and therefore full ownership of the refinery, to Pemex, subject

to regulatory approvals. Employees assigned to the Refinery assets in scope for divestment will be offered employment by Pemex with effect upon closing in accordance with the transaction. The transaction is expected to close in Q4 2021.

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