Process Control Engineer

7 days ago


Vadapalani, India Shell Full time
, India


Job Family Group:

Discipline Engineering


Worker Type:

Regular


Posting Start Date:

September 16, 2025


Business unit:

Projects and Technology


Experience Level:

Early Careers


Job Description:

What's the role

The Process Control Engineer is a key contributor to site operations, deeply embedded in work processes and collaborating across disciplines. Most engineers are assigned to specific plant areas, while some support site-wide initiatives. This role ensures optimal performance, safety, and reliability of control systems through proactive engineering and strategic project development.

What you'll be doing

  • Execute engineering activities for assigned production assets, including base layer control strategies, HMI design, compressor control, and alarm management.

  • Conduct Proactive Technical Monitoring to identify performance improvements and reliability risks; implement cost-effective solutions with area teams.

  • Collaborate with SIS specialists to design or modify Safety Instrumented Functions in alignment with process safety requirements.

  • Author and assure Management of Change (MOC) documentation within the Process Control discipline.

  • Lead or support failure analysis and causal investigations related to control system incidents; resolve MTO threats with root cause solutions.

  • Engage with global TAS networks to share best practices and explore new technologies (e.g., wireless systems, procedural automation).

  • Partner with Instrumentation and Maintenance teams to develop and execute turnaround worklists and process control scope

What you bring

  • Preferably a bachelor’s degree holder in Chemical Engineering or Instrumentation.

  • Ideally with 4 years of experience in base layer control, preferably in refining, petrochemicals, or large-scale industrial operations.

  • Proficiency in Distributed Control Systems (DCS) is essential. Hands-on experience with Honeywell Experion or Foxboro I/A Series systems is highly desirable.

  • Strong understanding of IPF/SIF, SIS, and alarm management principles.

  • Good knowledge of field instrumentation, including selection, calibration, installation, and troubleshooting of various field devices

  • Experience with MOC processes, turnaround planning, and project development.

  • Knowledgeable in basic Oil Refining processes such as Distillation, Hydro processing, Cracking, Sulphur Recovery, Raw and Wastewater processing.

  • Knowledgeable in operation of Oil Refining equipment such as Heat Exchangers, Distillation columns, Reactors, Gas Absorbers, Strippers, Pumps, Compressors, etc.

What we offer

You bring your skills and experience to Shell and in return you work with talented, committed people on one of the most important challenges facing our planet. You’ll have the opportunity to develop the skills you need to grow in an environment where we value honesty, integrity and respect for one another. You’ll be able to balance your priorities as you become the best version of yourself.

  • Progress as a person as we work on the energy transition together.

  • Continuously grow the transferable skills you need to get ahead.

  • Work at the forefront of technology, trends and practices.

  • Collaborate with experienced colleagues with unique expertise.

  • Achieve your balance in a values-led culture that encourages you to be the best version of yourself.

  • Join an organization working to become one of the most diverse and inclusive in the world. We strongly encourage applicants of all genders, ages, ethnicities, cultures, abilities, sexual orientation and life experiences to apply.

  • Grow as you progress through diverse career opportunities in national and international teams.

  • Gain access to a wide range of training and development programs.

Shell in India 

Shell is a diversified energy company in India with 13,000 employees, and presence in Integrated Gas, Downstream, Power, Renewable and Upstream. Additionally, we have deep capabilities in R&D, digitalization, and business operations.

Our global strategy, Powering Progress, is designed to generate value for our shareholders, customers, and the wider society, and focuses on creating more value with less emissions. The strategy supports our purpose of providing more and cleaner energy solutions, with the aim of profitably transforming Shell into a net-zero emissions energy business by 2050. As India moves towards its target of net-zero emissions by 2070, Shell India aims to play a leading role in securing vital energy for today, while investing in, and helping to build, the energy system of the future through strategic investments in the country.

Our Lubricants business serves over 50,000 consumers through a strong network of over 200 distributors, and operates an end-to-end value chain that spans conceptualization, development, and production at a world-class blending plant at Taloja. Through our 350-plus retail stations, we offer an integrated mobility experience including fuels, cafes, and convenience stores, with a prominent network of EV recharging facilities.

Shell owns and operates a LNG re-gasification terminal at Hazira, Surat, with a capacity of 5 MTPA and a LNG truck-loading unit that plays a crucial role in helping meet India’s growing demand for gas across sectors. In 2022, Shell acquired Sprng Energy in a $1.55 billion deal to build an integrated energy transition business in the country. Sprng is a leading renewable energy company in India which develops and manages solar, wind, and hybrid power generation facilities and infrastructure.

Our three capability centres across Bangalore and Chennai serve as a technology and innovation powerhouse for Shell globally, working as a delivery engine for core technical, digital, and finance processes: pioneering digital innovation and cutting-edge technologies across the energy sector. We also have strong academic partnerships and collaborations with leading universities and technology institutes to accelerate decarbonization efforts within the energy sector.

We are committed to positively contributing to the communities in which we operate through programmes on STEM Education, Skilling, and Livelihood across India. We nurture and invest in startups developing initiatives focused on accelerating energy innovation through programs such as Shell E4 and Shell Eco-marathon. We also have strategic investments in new energy companies such as Husk Power, d.light, Orb Energy, and Cleantech Solar

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