Tuning Engineer

Yokogawa, award winner for ‘Best Asset Monitoring Technology’ and ‘Best Digital Twin Technology’ at the HP Awards, is a leading provider of industrial automation, test and measurement, information systems and industrial services in several industries.

Not just a job, but a career

Yokogawa, award winner for ‘Best Asset Monitoring Technology’ and ‘Best Digital Twin Technology’ at the HP Awards, is a leading provider of industrial automation, test and measurement, information systems and industrial services in several industries.

Our aim is to shape a better future for our planet through supporting the energy transition, (bio) technology, artificial intelligence, industrial cybersecurity, etc. We are committed to the United Nations sustainable development goals by utilizing our ability to measure and connect.

Our 18,000 employees work in over 60 countries with one corporate mission, to “co-innovate tomorrow”. We are looking for dynamic colleagues who share our passion for technology and care for our planet. In return, we offer you great career opportunities to grow yourself in a truly global culture where respect, value creation, collaboration, integrity, and gratitude are highly valued and exhibited in everything we do.

• System Application Tuning & Calibration
  • Install, condition, and optimize packed and capillary GC column sets based on application design specifications.
  • Tune pneumatics, electronic pressure/flow controllers (EPC), valve switching times (backflush, column transfer, heart-cut), and detector settings (FID, TCD, FPD).
  • Run calibration gas and liquid standards to optimize peak resolution, retention times, reproducibility, and detection limits.
  • Configure GC internal software, peak integration gates, baseline drift compensation, and application-specific calculation scripts (e.g., BTU, Calorific Values, physical properties, etc).
• Factory Acceptance Testing (FAT) & Quality Control
  • Execute formal internal testing and customer-witnessed Factory Acceptance Tests (FAT) to verify performance against guaranteed analytical metrics.
  • Troubleshooting hardware, pneumatic, column phase, or baseline stability issues during assembly and integration phases.
  • Document all final tuning parameters, calibration curves, raw Chromatograms, and test results for inclusion in the final project documentation package.
• Cross-Functional Lab Collaboration
  • Interface with Lab Technicians to guide hardware wiring, piping, and mechanical preparation prior to tuning.
  • Consult with the Chemist and Application Manager to resolve complex thermodynamic separation challenges or non-standard sample matrix behaviors.
  • Provide feedback to Proposal Engineers and Application teams regarding real-world column performance, cycle time optimizations, and practical build improvements.

• Education:
  
  Bachelor’s Degree or Higher Diploma in Instrumentation Engineering, Electronics, Chemical Engineering, Chemistry, or equivalent technical field.
• Experience:
  
  6–8 years of direct hands‑on experience in configuring, tuning, and troubleshooting Online/Process Gas Chromatographs.
• Preference:
  Candidate with experience in Service department of Gas Chromatograph OEMs (especially Yokogawa) shall be preferred.

• Methodical Troubleshooting:
  Systematic approach to identifying sample contamination, column bleed, carrier leaks, valve leakages, or electronic noise.
• Precision & Quality Focus:
  Rigorous attention to analytical detail, ensuring every system leaves the lab fully compliant with customer specifications and zero defect tolerance.
• Customer‑Facing Professionalism:
  Ability to confidently lead customer engineers through technical FAT execution and answer…