About this role
Role Overview
- Boiler & Turbine Control Excellence – Innovate and optimize PID loops for combustion, drum level, and feedwater control, ensuring seamless and highly efficient turbine performance with intelligent load-sharing strategies.
- Improve Steam Temperature Control
- Implement new control strategies, such as spray attemperation and reheater tuning, to maintain efficient steam conditions, minimize thermal stress, and increase plant longevity.
- Advanced Combustion Optimization – Drive efficiency by fine-tuning air-fuel ratios, enhancing emissions control, and optimizing burner management systems for superior heat rate and flame stability.
- Improving Unit Rate & Load Optimization – Developing smart load demand control strategies, fine-tuning heat rate optimization, and improving turbine governor tuning to increase fuel efficiency and grid stability.
- Reliable Drum Level & Feedwater Control – Engineer multi-element drum level controls with adaptive tuning, ensuring outstanding stability under fluctuating load conditions while minimizing shrink and swell effects.
- Implement brand new MPC strategies to minimize process variability, improve system stability, and seamlessly integrate with advanced DCS/PLC systems.
- DCS Commissioning (Emerson Ovation) – Lead with expertise in configuring, programming, and commissioning DCS, optimizing plant performance, and ensuring smooth power plant operations.
- Innovative Fuzzy Logic & Advanced Control – Harness intelligent control solutions, integrating fuzzy logic with PID and MPC for unparalleled efficiency, adaptability, and process excellence.
- Data-Driven Process Optimization & Performance Enhancement – Analyze critical operational data to identify growth opportunities, drive efficiency, and collaborate with plant teams to ensure a future-ready power plant.
Requirements
- A Bachelor’s / Master’s or equivalent experience in Instrumentation and Control Engineering, Electrical and Electronics Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Chemical Engineering, or a related field.
- 5-15+ years of hands-on experience in power plant control, process automation, and advanced control strategies, driving efficiency and innovation.
- Deep expertise in control system engineering, power plant automation, and turbine control, enabling seamless process optimization.
- Proven proficiency in PID tuning, boiler tuning, and process modeling, ensuring maximum efficiency and reliability.
- Extensive hands-on experience in Emerson Ovation DCS commissioning and fixing, driving seamless plant operations.
- Mastery of Model Predictive Control (MPC), multivariable control, and fuzzy logic control, enhancing automation and performance.
- Strong background in steam temperature optimization, combustion optimization, and unit rate optimization, leading to greater energy efficiency.
Benefits
- We provide a variety of medical insurance plans, with dental and vision coverage
- Employee Assistance Program
- 401(k)
- Tuition reimbursement
- Employee resource groups
- Recognition
- Flexible time off plans, including paid parental leave (maternal and paternal), vacation and holiday leave