Engineer, Automation

LyondellBasell Industries - Westlake, LA

Full-time - Mid Level

Westlake, LA

Chemical Manufacturing

About the position

The Automation Engineer at LyondellBasell is tasked with providing primary optimization support to enhance the productivity, quality, efficiency, and reliability of the Process Control Systems that govern the operating unit. This role involves collaboration across multi-disciplined teams and managing complex and highly technical Distributed Control Systems (DCS) and Advanced Process Control (APC) systems. The engineer will drive continuous improvement initiatives within an industrial process environment, ensuring that systems operate at peak performance. Key responsibilities include managing the lifecycle of Programmable Logic Controllers (PLC), Safety Instrumented Systems (SIS), and other third-party systems to guarantee system reliability. The engineer will develop Preventive Maintenance (PM) plans along with associated maintenance procedures, guidelines, or work instructions. Additionally, they will support the development of obsolescence and long-range plans, which involve identifying problematic equipment and creating mitigation strategies, including Asset Management System (AMS) initiatives and governor systems. The Automation Engineer will also be responsible for forecasting spending plans within the annual maintenance budget and supporting capital project organizations in scope development, detailed design participation, and conducting factory and site acceptance tests. They will enforce the application of corporate, industry, and company standards and procedures while providing technical support to crafts, operations, and engineering teams regarding technical requirements and issues related to PLC, SIS, and other systems. Furthermore, the engineer will support the Management of Change (MOC) process and participate as a critical team member in process control migrations, upgrades, and Turnaround (TAR) projects, as well as support cybersecurity implementation and maintenance initiatives.

Responsibilities

• Manage lifecycle of PLC, SIS, and other 3rd party systems to ensure system reliability
• Develop Preventive Maintenance (PM) plans and associated maintenance procedures, guidelines, or work instructions
• Support development of Obsolescence and Long-Range plans, including identification of bad-actor equipment and development of mitigation plans
• Develop and forecast spending plan in the annual Maintenance budget
• Support capital project organization in developing scope, participating in detailed design, conducting factory-acceptance and site-acceptance tests, and supporting all phases of capital project execution
• Support programming of PLC, SIS, and other 3rd party systems
• Enforce application of corporate, industry, and company standards and procedures
• Provide technical support to crafts, operations, and engineering teams on technical requirements and issues with PLC, SIS, and other 3rd party systems
• Support the Management of Change (MOC) process
• Participate as a critical team member on process control migrations, upgrades, and Turnaround (TAR) projects
• Support cybersecurity implementation and maintenance initiatives

Requirements

• Bachelor of Science Degree in Engineering required (Chemical or Electrical preferred)
• Minimum of five years engineering experience, with three of those years of experience supporting industrial control systems, required
• CFSE certification preferred
• Understanding of Siemens and Allen Bradley PLC systems preferred
• Understanding of Emerson DeltaV SIS and Triconex SIS preferred
• Understanding of Emerson MHM, Prognost, and Bentley Nevada condition monitoring systems preferred
• Excellent influencing and communication skills
• Ability to work across multi-disciplinary teams and interact with all levels of the organization
• Good Computing Skills
• Commitment to HSSE
• Self-motivation and high initiative

Nice-to-haves

• Additional language preferred