Description

Koch Ag & Energy Solutions is looking for a Control Systems Project Engineer to join our Operations Excellence capability! The preferred location for the role will be in our corporate office in Wichita, KS. The successful candidate will support the safe, reliable, and efficient deployment of capital projects of the company’s fleet of fertilizer plants. This role will require close collaboration with Project Managers, plant staff as well as other support team members.

Our Benefits Package Includes:

• Bonus eligible!
• Automatic 401K company contribution along with competitive matching program
• Excellent Health benefits
• Tuition Reimbursement

This is a Monday to Friday day position of the corporate team and travels 25% on a regular basis and up to 50% on peaks supporting other plants.

What You Will Do In Your Role

• Work with Project Managers to develop the technical scope of work for the control systems and process control portions of major capital projects.
• Develop and design control loops on P&IDs. Review P&IDs and ensure control loop design is clear and follows good process control theory and practice.
• Direct and guide the Engineering Contractor’s Process Control Team to ensure they understand all scope requirements for the control system.
• Act as SME for the control design.
• Assist in development of process control narratives and cause-and-effect sheets – ensuring good control design practice and adherence to scope requirements.
• Responsible for technical outcomes for all control systems deliverables on the project.
• Interface with Instrument Engineers within KAES and on the Engineering Contractor team to ensure that instruments will meet control systems performance requirements.
• Interface with KAES Project Managers, the Engineering Contractor, the Main Automation Contractor, and other third-party vendors to deliver successful system integration outcomes.
• Work with Project Managers and Project Schedulers to drive effective schedule development – ensuring that predecessor-successor relationships impacting the instrumentation and control scopes are clear and well understood.
• Assist in the design of the control systems cabinets, network architecture, bill of materials, and all other deliverables for the control system itself (Yokogawa and DeltaV).
• Support Factory Acceptance Testing, start up, and commissioning activities for the project.

The Experience You Will Bring

Requirements:

• Bachelor’s Degree in Engineering
• Experience in an instrumentation and control systems role
• Experience with process industry standards and codes (ISA, IEC, etc.)
• Experience with process control
• Experience with DCS and SIS hardware and software
• Experience with functional safety management
• Must be able to travel (normal is 25% peak up to 50%)

What Will Put You Ahead

• Bachelor’s Degree in Chemical Engineering
• Hands on experience working with the process controls at your plant, supporting design and implementation of process controls for your area of responsibility
• Proven experience in instrumentation and controls project engineering as part of large capital projects.

This position offers a relocation package if needed.

Our goal is for each employee, and their families, to live fulfilling and healthy lives. We provide essential resources and support to build and maintain physical, financial, and emotional strength - focusing on overall wellbeing so you can focus on what matters most. Our benefits plan includes - medical, dental, vision, flexible spending and health savings accounts, life insurance, ADD, disability, retirement, paid vacation/time off, educational assistance, and may also include infertility assistance, paid parental leave and adoption assistance. Specific eligibility criteria is set by the applicable Summary Plan Description, policy or guideline and benefits may vary by geographic region. If you have questions on what benefits apply to you, please speak to your recruiter.

At Koch companies, we are entrepreneurs. This means we openly challenge the status quo, find new ways to create value and get rewarded for our individual contributions. Any compensation range provided for a role is an estimate determined by available market data. The actual amount may be higher or lower than the range provided considering each candidate’s knowledge, skills, abilities, and geographic location. If you have questions, please speak to your recruiter about the flexibility and detail of our compensation philosophy.

Equal Opportunity Employer, including disability and protected veteran status.
Except where prohibited by state law, all offers of employment are conditioned upon successfully passing a drug test.
This employer uses E-Verify. Please visit the following website for additional information: www.kochcareers.com/doc/Everify.pdf

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