Sr| Principal Consultant Engineer

The driving force behind our success has always been the people of AspenTech. What drives us, is our aspiration, our desire and ambition to keep pushing the envelope, overcoming any hurdle, challenging the status quo to continually find a better way. You will experience these qualities of passion, pride and aspiration in many ways — from a rich set of career development programs to support of community service projects to social events that foster fun and relationship building across our global community.

The Role

AspenTech is a leading supplier of software that optimizes process manufacturing – including oil and gas, petroleum, chemicals, pharmaceuticals and other industries that manufacture and produce products from a chemical process. With integrated aspenONE solutions, process manufacturers can implement best practices for optimizing their engineering, manufacturing and supply chain operations. As a result, AspenTech customers are better able to increase capacity, improve margins, reduce costs and become more energy efficient. Additionally, the Asset Performance Management (APM) suite supports corporate reliability initiatives, taking an analytics-driven approach to asset availability. It combines deep process modeling expertise with real time big data to extend asset life and effectiveness. APM enables you to accurately predict and eliminate the root cause of all failures, so the only downtime you experience is the downtime you plan.

The Senior Principal Consultant Engineer (APC) will lead APC implementation and conduct (onsite) user training as necessary. The candidate should have a very strong career interest in APC work.

Your Impact
• Execute APC projects including assessment, kick-off, pre-test, plant test, design, modeling, configuration, installation, commissioning, and post-audit.
• Implement AspenTech APC technologies as Lead Consultant/Engineer including DMCplus, DMC3 methodologies, CLP, non-linear controls, IQ, AspenWatch, IP.21, Cim-IO.
• Perform/Participate in APC studies, proof of concepts/trial evaluation and provide user training
• Lead cross function teams such as the Customer Support and R&D to resolve APC issues.
• * Support Sales and Marketing to grow APC licenses and services business.
• * Support and train junior personnel.

What You'll Need
• Has APC experience
• Has a significant number of years of experience in refining/petrochemical industry
• Has a background in Chemical Engineering principles and operations.
• Knowledge of regulatory control and advanced control.
• Exposures in delivering APC projects are required. For Senior Principal Consultant – the candidate has delivered APC Services as Lead Consultant in past/present experiences.
• Understands optimization principles. Experience in implementing global optimization programs is advantages.
• Fluency in English is advantageous
• Good communication and writing skills
• Knowledge of APC, DCS and real-time database technologies
• Familiar with computing and network technology
• Frequent business travel expected (30% - 40%)
• Good team player. Strong ability to maintain good working relationship with customers.

PLEASE NOTE: This job description is intended to describe the general nature and level of the work to be performed by any person employed in this role. This job description is not intended to be a specific or exhaustive list of all duties and responsibilities required. Aspen Technology reserves the right in its sole discretion to add to, reduce from, or make changes to this job description, and/or to the actual duties performed by the employee, as necessary to meet business and organizational needs