GSS Special Projects Engineer

Role Overview

• Facilitates the EEEC’s interests and activities for Special projects under GSS HUB.
• Engaging with the proposals team within Special projects.
• Supporting proposals, design/prototype new integrated solutions and delivery for Special projects that address customer needs with optimal software placement and devising new solutions.
• Design, optimize, and troubleshoot process units using simulation, control, and data analytics to improve safety, efficiency, and sustainability in operations.
• Responsible for Engineering and project activities.
• Develop, calibrate, and maintain steady-state and dynamic process models using tools such as Aspen HYSYS, Aspen Plus, or equivalent simulation software.
• Administer, maintain, and troubleshoot Aspen InfoPlus.21 (IP.21) and AspenTech inmation platforms to ensure high availability, reliability, and seamless data flow.
• Configure and manage data acquisition from DCS, PLC, SCADA, and ERP systems (e.g., SAP).
• Oversee historian database management, including sizing, backups, archival policies, and restoration procedures for Aspen IP.21.
• Create and manage tags, units, queries, and custom logic in Aspen IP.21 using SQL-based applications and IP.21 APIs.
• Monitor historian data quality, system loads, and connector reliability.
• Design and automate operational reports: Production performance, Shift reports, Loss and downtime analysis, KPI dashboards.
• Provide L1/L2 support for Aspen IP.21 and inmation systems.
• Manage role-based access control, certificates, secure communication, and firewall requirements.
• Maintain up-to-date documentation of architectures, configurations, data flows, scripting logic, namespaces, and integration topologies for both platforms.

Requirements

• 4+ years of hands-on experience implementing, supporting, or administering Aspen IP.21.
• 2+ years of experience working with AspenTech inmation (Industrial DataOps / Unified Namespace platform).
• Strong knowledge of: Aspen IP.21 Administrator, Definition Editor, Aspen Process Explorer, Aspen SQLplus, Cim‑IO interfaces.
• Proficiency with key AspenTech inmation modules: Core Namespace & Studio, Connectors (OPC UA/DA, MQTT, REST, JDBC), Agents, Scripts, and Model Objects, Historian Engine & Storage Layers, Information Modelling / Asset Structures.
• Good understanding of Unified Namespace (UNS) principles, industrial data contextualization, and real-time data orchestration.
• Strong SQL skills: PL/SQL, MS SQL, SSRS.
• Experience with Lua scripting, Python, or equivalent automation experience.
• Understanding of data governance, historian performance tuning, and large-scale data architecture.
• Exposure to DCS/PLC or control systems and basic understanding of control loops, interlocks, and safety systems.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills, with experience using data tools (Excel, Python, or similar) for analysis and reporting.
• Effective written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to work in cross-functional, multi-site teams.

Tech Stack

• ERP
• Lua
• Python
• SQL

Benefits

• comprehensive medical and insurance coverage to meet the needs of our employees.