Process and Analytics Engineer

Your Job

Koch Ag and Energy Solutions is looking for a Process and Analytics Engineer to join our KAES Monitoring and Diagnostics Capability to advance application of technology in the process and equipment heath space. The KAES Monitoring & Diagnostics Capability is a cross-site partnership with KAES's operating facilities, providing collaboration and support across multiple disciplines of expertise to automatically detect process and equipment performance deviations in real time.

This role is located at our main campus in Wichita, Kansas.

Our Team

Koch Ag & Energy Solutions (KAES) is a leading innovator in value-added solutions for the agriculture, energy, and chemical markets. The team applies an enterprise-wide, scalable approach to drive transformational improvement in business performance through enabling better decisions in how we operate and maintain our assets. This role will work with internal customers in business, technical and operations teams applying engineering knowledge and data analytics to solve business problems and enable faster and more informed decisions through broader and deeper processes or equipment analysis.

This role is not eligible for Visa Sponsorship

What You Will Do

• Partnering with internal customers to understand business problems and apply engineering and analytical solutions and developing collaborative workflows that enable better/faster decisions
• Supporting anomaly detection monitoring efforts through creation and improvement of complex empirical and engineering models in partnership with technical SMEs and monitoring team
• Use tools like PI Asset Framework and PI Vision to develop monitoring tools
• Apply more complex analytical methods such as HYSYS, Advanced Pattern Recognition, Machine Learning and scripting (R, python) as needed to meet functional needs
• Support and train base organization and SMEs with analytical tools such as Pi Asset Framework, Seeq, HYSYS online
• Coordinate with 3rd party contractors through larger build-out and execution efforts
• Partnering with IT capabilities to refine analytical and data systems to meet expanding needs
• Screening detected process and equipment performance anomalies and communicating issues to sites

Who You Are (Basic Qualifications)

• Process or reliability industry experience working with refinery, chemical, or related process equipment technologies
• Demonstrated ability to read and interpret process and equipment performance data (examples: root-cause investigations, basic statistical trending)
• Demonstrated working knowledge of industrial data systems (e.g., OSIsoft PI/PI AF, data historians)
• Willing and able to travel up to 10%

What Will Put You Ahead

• 4+ years of process industry experience in operations, reliability, process engineering, or monitoring/diagnostics roles
• Bachelor's degree in Chemical Engineering (preferred)
• Hands-on experience developing production analytics or data solutions
• Experience working within Agile delivery teams and executing experiments or iterative pilots

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.

Hiring Philosophy

All Koch companies value diversity of thought, perspectives, aptitudes, experiences, and backgrounds. We are Military Ready and Second Chance employers. Learn more about our hiring philosophy here.

Who We Are

As a Koch company, Koch Ag & Energy Solutions (KAES) is a global provider of value-added solutions for the agriculture, turf and ornamental, energy and chemical markets. From agriculture to energy, KAES makes things grow better with plant nutrient and biological technologies. Our team of innovators unleash their potential while developing the technologies that feed and power the world.

At Koch, employees are empowered to do what they do best to make life better. Learn how our business philosophy helps employees unleash their potential while creating value for themselves and the company.

Our Benefits

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.

Additionally, everyone has individual work and personal needs. We seek to enable the best work environment that helps you and the business work together to produce superior results.

Equal Opportunities

Equal Opportunity Employer, including disability and protected veteran status. Except where prohibited by state law, some offers of employment are conditioned upon successfully passing a drug test. This employer uses E-Verify. Please click here for additional information. (For Illinois E-Verify information click here, aqui, or tu).

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