ADVANCED PROCESS CONTROL ENGINEER — APC Specialist
Unlock your potential through advanced process optimization
Join us and help drive impactful improvements in mineral processing performance. As an Advanced Process Control (APC) Engineer specializing in Model Predictive Control (MPC), you will apply strong analytical and problem-solving skills, collaborate with general experts, and support our customers in achieving sustainable, reliable, and value-driven operations across grinding, flotation and thickening circuits.
You will be part of our Digital – Life Cycle Offering team, contributing to optimization initiatives and digital solution deployments across Latin America and worldwide.
Your responsibilities
- Lead the development, configuration, and deployment of MPC-based APC control strategies for comminution and flotation circuits
- Deliver engineering and commissioning packages on time, within budget, and with high quality for assigned projects
- Perform on-site commissioning, tuning, and start-up support of APC systems
- Analyze process data to identify optimization opportunities and quantify value delivered
- Troubleshoot control performance and recommend improvements
- Collaborate with site teams to ensure measurable and sustainable value delivery
- Build capability within customer teams to operate and maintain APC systems autonomously
- Prepare technical documentation and clearly communicate results to internal and external stakeholders
- Implement and integrate digital smart devices such as cameras and sensors
- Provide post-commissioning technical support and system diagnostics
- Support continuous improvement of APC service offerings
What you bring
- Bachelor's degree in Control & Automation Engineering, Metallurgy, Mineral Processing, Chemical Engineering, Computer Science, or a related field
- 5+ years of experience in APC, automation, or process optimization across copper, molybdenum and other mineral processing industries
- Hands-on experience devel
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