Tech Specialist

India Job Family Group Discipline Engineering Worker Type Regular Posting Start Date December 12 2025 Business Unit Projects and Technology Experience Level Experienced Professionals What s the role Shell is seeking experienced Advanced Process Control Engineer APC to join as Tech Specialist in its Process Automation Control and Optimization team PACO team in Shell Chennai Centre India The ideal candidate will have a strong background in process control systems and be able to work independently to develop and implement Advanced Process Control APC strategies preferably in Refining and Petrochemical processes An ideal candidate should have extensive years of experience in APC implementation on Refining and Petrochemical processes What you ll be doing Develop and implement Advanced Process Control strategies to optimize plant performance and reduce costs Work with plant personnel to identify opportunities for process improvements Estimate benefit from APC implementation by performing Scoping Study Perform Site Survey and Pretest to identify key areas and constraints for APC implementation and understand plant dynamics and time to steady state Should be able to tune Base Layer Controls and identify issues and suggest strategies for improvement Develop Functional Design defining strategies for Control and Optimization Perform Step Test and Model Identification Develop Inferential Model to estimate properties of key process parameters Perform APC Pre Commissioning activities to enable handshake between APC and DCS systems implement Watchdog logics develop APC graphics and deploy APC Web Interface on Operator Panel Stations Test shed logics for various scenarios of communication break between APC and DCS systems Commission APC controllers and fine tune them to achieve desired control and optimization objectives Perform post implementation Benefit Audit to identify actual benefit achieved by APC Develop and maintain process control documentation including control narratives P IDs and control system configuration files Provide technical support to plant personnel for process control issues Develop and maintain process control training materials for plant personnel Participate in the development and implementation of plant-wide automation projects Support team members on projects to enhance their technical knowledge What you bring Bachelor s degree in Chemical Engineering or equivalent qualifications Preferably with at least 8 years of experience in implementing APC from start to end i e Scoping Study to Post Implementation Benefit Audit Experience in designing developing implementing and commissioning Advanced Process control and Base layer control strategies Experience with Shell PACE SMOC Aspen DMC3 DMC plus Honeywell Profit Suite etc Experience of troubleshooting and solving problems with controllers and other process related issues in process control Good communication presentation and interpersonal skills Good coaching and mentoring skills The ability to prioritize and multi-task the miscellaneous projects After you submit your application you will receive an email providing a link to an online assessment that is a mandatory part of the process The email will come from HireVue - 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