Advanced Process Control Specialist

4 months ago


Calgary, Canada Spartan Controls Ltd. Full time

Spartan Controls is an employee-owned company and leading provider of data management, industrial automation, valves, measurement and control solutions for process industries in Western Canada and beyond. We are dedicated to providing exceptional sales, support and service experiences for our diverse customer base in industries such as mining, power, oil & gas, municipal, pulp & paper, and chemical.

Spartan is committed to creating a sustainable modern world with innovative automation. Our focus is Customer Outcomes. By leveraging applied automation we assist customers improving their Safety, Reliability, Operations and Productivity.

Our employee ownership model creates a unique culture of community, creativity, entrepreneurship, and a place to build your career. Spartan Controls provides an environment that not only encourages you to do your best, but also empowers you to do what it takes to create a solution, address a need, or respond to an issue.

**Summary**:
The Advanced Process Control Specialist will demonstrate value by supplying process control solutions that are robust and delivering quantifiable business results to our customers.

**Role and Responsibilities**:

- Leverage DeltaV advanced technologies to improve/optimize performance & reliability at Customers’ plants
- Process Reliability and Control Performance Studies
- Conduct regulatory control studies that assess the health of the loops, and identify ways to reduce variability
- Regulatory Control loop tuning and optimization
- Process and control strategy assessment studies that provide recommended improvements in a written report that includes an action plan and cost/benefit analysis for proceeding
- Data Analytics, Machine learning and Artificial Intelligence Solutions
- Analyze large amounts of complex process data to assess operating patterns, identify process bottlenecks, detect process or equipment failures and develop advanced monitoring solutions
- Development of KPI dashboards and combining data from multiple sources into meaningful outputs
- Deploy Emerson Machine Learning platform (KnowledgeNet)
- Solution Configuration
- Working with configuration engineers to configure advanced control strategies, safety/interlock logic, soft sensors and other complex logic to deliver a fully functional solution.
- Develop Human-Machine Interface (HMI) graphics
- Interface with third party products (PLCs, HMIs, OPC Clients, Historians)
- Develop dynamic process simulations for testing and for Operator Training Solutions (OTS)
- Internal Verification and Factory Acceptance Testing
- Prepare process simulations and internal test plans
- Conduct Internal Hardware and Software Acceptance Testing
- Conduct Factory Hardware and Software Acceptance Testing with customers
- Site Acceptance Testing with Customers
- Regulatory control loop tuning
- Control strategy and advanced solution integration
- Process bump testing and modeling
- Commissioning of Model Predictive Controllers (MPC) - DeltaV or Aspen DMC+
- Participate in customer review meetings, including HAZOPs etc.
- Troubleshooting
- Alarm management and rationalization activities
- Conduct technical/operator training on the advanced technology solutions
- Provide technical support during system shutdown and start-up activities
- Provide technical support and situational expertise for sales teams as required

**Qualifications and Skills**:

- Undergraduate Degree or Master’s Degree in Engineering or Computer Science
- SAP experience considered an asset
- Experience with DCS system and knowledge in process control/APC will be an asset
- Experience with commercial machine learning or artificial intelligence platform will be an asset
- Exceptional communication skills and customer service practices
- Ability to work independently and within a team environment
- Entrepreneurial work ethic
- Willing to travel; valid Class 5 driver license required

This is a unique opportunity for individuals who want to work with a leading automation supplier, providing innovative advanced solutions based on leading-edge, industry-recognized technologies in some of the largest installations in the world.

Close Date: October 10, 2024 (11:59 pm MST)

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Requisition ID: 1282



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