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We have a fantastic opportunity for an Application Engineer experienced in process performance to join Honeywell’s Connected Enterprise Team based in Kuwait. You will be responsible for projects, services & pre-sales, collaborating with the Project Manager, for all aspects of successful process optimization and simulation delivery including client contact, project conception, engineering, resource management, scheduling and implementation.

Senior Application Engineer Responsibilities:

• Responsibility for technical design & delivery of process optimization in alignment with the customer requirements and to the full satisfaction of the client unlocking the targeted business value using state of the art technology.

• Identify process control & optimization improvement opportunities at various chemical manufacturing sites. Lead feasibility studies for implementing control optimization solutions considering design, equipment, & operational constraints, product prices and optimization objectives to prepare the ROI.

• Provide pre-sales support using commercial, technical, & functional knowledge to identify requirements, risks and assumptions, compile estimates, prepare proposals and presentations/demos as appropriate to further the pursuit and submit the bid.

• Provide consulting support and/or lead critical project activities, ensuring buy-in and acceptance from the customer including, but not limited to – Project Kick Off, Pre-Test & Tuning, Step Testing, Inferential development, Model Acceptance Testing, Commissioning & SAT.

• Conduct training to plant operations & customer engineering teams on Honeywell suite of process performance solutions.

• Work as customer facing lead coordinator for Operator Training Simulator application with the support from back office technical lead.

• Identify/troubleshoot process unit operations, software, and instrument problems. Create and implement new strategies to improve process efficiency, process control utilization & reliability. Support start-up activities if required.

• Act as a process control subject matter expert for process hazards analysis, process design modifications, risk assessment review, alarm management, and incident investigation.

• Proactively recommend potential quality and efficiency improvements within the engineering/ product development group. Regularly identify & communicate risk in the project and prepare mitigation plans.

• Share technical knowledge with project team, supervisor, own discipline and other disciplines. Lead or support improvement technology plans developed by business technology leaders and influence the product development.

• Communicate with internal team regarding technical issues, escalating these early in the project.

• Cultivate client relationships as a trusted technical advisor while identifying revenue & growth opportunities for Honeywell in the Process Optimization space.

• Promote adjacent process performance solutions including but not limited to process simulation & design, operator training / simulations, blending & movement automation.

• Review operating & control philosophies, process description, P&ID, PFD, proposal documentation.

Qualifications and Experience

• A minimum of 6 years demonstrated experience in delivery of process optimization solutions

• Degree in Chemical Engineering

• Hands on application experience implementing Real-Time / Multi-Variable Optimization solutions in multiple industries including but not limited to Refining, Petrochemical, Gas Processing, & Oil & Gas.

• Experience developing inferential / property predictors.

• Expert product knowledge of industry standard process optimization solutions.

• Programming languages (Visual Basic, CL, Fortran)

• DCS/Operator Stations e.g., Honeywell Experion & TDC3000, Yokogawa Centum V/CS/CS3000, Siemens, Foxboro, ABB, Emerson or others

• Expert experience with PID Tuning and implementation of Advanced Regulatory Control

• Excellent understanding of thermodynamics, fluid dynamics and control theory

• Excellent verbal, written communication & presentation skills in English. Arabic (added advantage).

• Strong team player able to work effectively with customers, multidisciplinary project teams and other departments within the company.

• Strong analytical, troubleshooting & and problem-solving skills, quality oriented, logical & thorough.

We offer

• Honeywell offers employees the opportunity to work on the world’s most exciting projects, transforming the cities we live in, the buildings where we work, and the vehicles that move us.

• Paid annual leave and time off work

• A culture that fosters inclusion, diversity and innovation

• Market specific training and on-going personal development

If this is your dream role, then we'd love to hear from you. We are an equal opportunity employer and value diversity at our company. We do not discriminate based on race, religion, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status.

Additional Information

• JOB ID: req367390
• Category: Engineering
• Location: Block 5 - Wafra road No 306 - Shuaiba,Western industrial Area,Kuwait,AL KUWAYT,Kuwait
• Exempt