Andritz Group

Advanced Process Control (APC) Engineer

Andritz Group$80K — $110K *
Manufacturing & Automotive
5 - 7 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • Bachelor's degree in engineering (various disciplines)
  • Minimum 5 years' experience in automation and process control
  • Registered or eligible for registration with EGBC
  • Experience in mining/mineral processing is an asset
  • Strong interpersonal and communication skills
  • Legally authorized to work in Canada
  • Willingness to travel 20-30% of the time

Responsibilities

  • Evaluate operating processes for improvement opportunities
  • Design and implement APC solutions to optimize performance
  • Use simulations and models to validate control strategies
  • Analyze plant data for dynamic process modeling
  • Configure multivariable predictive controller parameters
  • Collaborate with operators and engineers for testing
  • Provide support for commissioning and optimization

Benefits

  • Dynamic and innovative work environment
  • Financial support for professional development
  • Comprehensive benefits package, including retirement plan
  • Paid maternity and parental leave
  • Competitive paid time off for vacation and holidays
  • Positive and collaborative workplace culture
  • Flexible hybrid work model
  • Regular company events and social activities
Full Job Description
ANDRITZ has an immediate opportunity for an Advanced Process Control (APC) Engineer located in Richmond, BC. The APC Engineer will work collaboratively with our project teams to deliver exceptional value through the optimization of our customers' industrial processes by design and application of various advanced automation, digitalization, and process control technologies, including: model predictive control, machine learning and data analytics, expert systems, digital twins, and dynamic process simulation.

What You Will Be Doing

Here's an overview of your responsibilities and how you can leverage your expertise:
  • Evaluate operating processes to identify areas for potential improvement
  • Design APC solutions, including control strategies, and implement our technologies to optimize process performance
  • Use simulation with first principles models to validate and benchmark new control strategies
  • Collect and analyze engineering and operational plant data to build empirical dynamic process models
  • Configure and tune multivariable predictive controller loops parameters
  • Work with control room operators and process and instrument engineers to complete commissioning and control response tests
  • Provide commissioning and start-up support for the completed optimization applications
  • Set up and execute controller simulation and acceptance testing for large scope optimization projects


What We Have to Offer

In exchange for your commitment, we offer the following:
  • A dynamic and innovative work environment where your expertise and ideas are valued
  • Financial support for professional development and certifications
  • Compensation that increases with capability and expertise and a comprehensive benefits package, including company-matched retirement plan and a Health Spending Account
  • Paid maternity and parental leave program to support employees during this significant and exciting life event
  • Competitive paid-time-off policies that includes vacation, paid holidays, and sick days
  • A positive and collaborative culture that focuses on our core values and behaviors
  • Flexible hybrid work model with a blend of in-office and remote work
  • Regular company events and social activities to foster camaraderie


What We're Looking For

When selecting candidates, we will be looking for the following essential skills, abilities, and experience:
  • Bachelor's degree in electrical, mechatronic, computer, chemical, engineering physics, or mining engineering
  • Registered, or eligible for immediate registration with EGBC
  • Minimum of five (5) years' experience in automation design, configuration, PLC programming, control system configuration, and troubleshooting and/or advanced process control
  • Experience in the mining/mineral processing industry an asset
  • Resourceful, self-managed, and goal driven but still able to work effectively in a team
  • Strong interpersonal, verbal, and written communication skills
  • Legally authorized to work in Canada
  • Ability and willingness to travel to domestic and international locations is a must. Travel is anticipated to be 20-30%


Other valued, but non-essential skills, abilities, and experience include:
  • Knowledge of predictive control theory and experience with an industrial APC platform
  • Simulation of industrial processes
  • Proficiency with Python, R, and SQL
  • Consulting engineering experience
  • Instrumentation and electrical troubleshooting
  • Commissioning, construction, and start-up experience


Requisition ID: 19271

About Andritz Group

Andritz Group is an Austrian technology company that provides systems, equipment, and services for various industries, including pulp and paper, hydropower, metals, and separation. The company was founded in 1852 and has since grown to become a global leader in its field, with operations in over 40 countries and more than 29,000 employees. Andritz Group is committed to sustainability and has implemented various initiatives to reduce its environmental impact, including the use of renewable energy sources and the development of eco-friendly products. In 2019, the company generated revenues of over 6.7 billion euros.
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