Advanced Process Control APC Engineer

Location:

Jazan, Saudi Arabia

Experience:

Minimum 8+ years

Industry: Power Generation (Combined Cycle)

Department:
Engineering

We are seeking a highly skilled and results-driven Advanced Process Control (APC) Engineer to join our Engineering team in a Combined Cycle Power Plant environment. The role focuses on maximizing plant efficiency, reliability, and operational excellence through the development, implementation, and optimization of advanced control strategies and real time optimization. This position plays a critical role in driving heat rate improvement, emission reduction, and process stability.

• Design, develop, implement, and maintain Advanced Process Control (APC) applications (MPC, multivariable control)
• Build dynamic process models for Gas turbines, Steam turbines, HRSG (Heat Recovery Steam Generator), Balance of Plant (BoP)
• Identify key process constraints and optimize control strategies accordingly

• Drive heat rate reduction and fuel optimization initiatives
• Improve plant load response, ramp rates, and operational flexibility
• Minimize process variability and stabilize critical parameters
• Optimize combustion process to enhance efficiency and reduce losses

• Continuously monitor APC performance and identify improvement opportunities
• Perform controller tuning (PID + APC layers)
• Detect and resolve oscillations, model mismatches, and poor control performance

• Integrate APC solutions with plant DCS (e.g., Siemens PCS7, Emerson Ovation, GE Mark VIe, Honeywell)
• Ensure seamless communication between control layers
• Maintain reliability and availability of APC applications

• Lead investigations into process instability, load fluctuations, and efficiency losses
• Conduct structured Root Cause Analysis (RCA) and implement corrective actions

• Utilize plant historians (e.g., OSIsoft PI, AVEVA) for advanced data analysis
• Develop performance dashboards and KPIs
• Identify opportunities for digital optimization and AI-based enhancements

• Ensure plant operates within environmental and regulatory emission limits
• Optimize systems to minimize NOx, CO , and CO emissions

• Provide training to operations teams on APC strategies and best practices
• Support operators during abnormal or transient conditions

• Participate in control system upgrades and APC expansion projects
• Support commissioning activities for new or modified systems
• Contribute to digital transformation and smart plant initiatives

• Bachelor's degree in Chemical, Electrical, or Instrumentation & Control Engineering

• Minimum 8+ years of experience in process control/ APC within Combined Cycle Power Plants, Thermal or large utility scale power plants
• Proven experience implementing MPC or multivariable control applications

• Strong knowledge of process control (PID, APC, MPC)
• Thermodynamics and power plant processes
• Hands on experience with DCS systems (Siemens, GE, Emerson, Honeywell) and APC platforms (Aspen Tech, Yokogawa, Honeywell RTO)
• Data historians (OSIsoft PI / AVEVA)

• Experience with MATLAB / Python for modeling and analysis
• Real Time Optimization (RTO) systems
• AI/ML applications in process optimization

• Heat rate reduction and efficiency improvements
• APC system availability (>95%)
• Reduction in process variability
• Emission compliance performance
• Fuel cost savings and operational optimization

• Work on cutting edge APC and digital optimization technologies
• Direct impact on plant performance and business outcomes
• Collaborative and high performance engineering environment
• Opportunity to lead optimization initiatives in a critical energy asset