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This role also serves as a key technical interface with Japanese customers, requiring strong local communication capabilities and leadership in project execution.\nThis position is intended for experienced senior engineers who can independently lead complex technical activities while mentoring team members and ensuring engineering excellence across projects.\nKey Responsibilities\nApplication Software Design & Process Engineering\nLead or support the design and configuration of application software used for process operation in refineries, petrochemical plants, pulp & paper mills, and similar process industries.\nApply strong chemical engineering and process control fundamentals to support design, configuration, and implementation of industrial applications.\nSupport or lead process unit design, operation review, and performance improvement activities using engineering analysis and digital tools.\nEnsure that application software configuration meets customer operating requirements, engineering standards, and project specifications.\nAdvanced Process Control, Optimization & Plant Performance\nLead or provide senior technical support for Advanced Process Control (APC) and plant-wide optimization projects, covering assessment, design, configuration, testing, commissioning, and post-implementation audits.\nAct as a technical reference for model predictive control (MPC) and optimization applications, ensuring alignment with plant operating and economic objectives.\nReview and update APC economic targets, control objectives, variables, and constraints in response to changing plant or business conditions.\nIdentify controller performance gaps and drive improvement actions to enhance throughput, energy efficiency, stability, and product quality.\nIdentify poorly performing regulatory control loops and coordinate tuning or stabilization activities at the DCS level in collaboration with plant teams.\nLead or participate in proof-of-concept studies, trial evaluations, and feasibility assessments of advanced control and optimization technologies.\nProcess Simulation & Digital Twin\nProvide technical leadership in the development and application of process simulation models (steady-state and/or dynamic) to support engineering and operational decision-making.\nPerform and oversee heat and material balances, scenario studies, and process analysis using UniSim Design, Aspen HYSYS, Aspen Plus, or equivalent tools.\nGuide modeling of core process units such as distillation columns, reactors, heat exchangers, furnaces, compressors, and integrated process systems.\nSupport digital twin initiatives by validating simulation models against plant data and enabling their effective use in optimization and troubleshooting.\nIdentify simulation-based opportunities for debottlenecking, energy reduction, and operating envelope expansion.\nProject Leadership, Customer Interface & Collaboration\nProvide technical leadership within project teams, ensuring compliance with Honeywell project execution methodologies and quality standards.\nAnticipate technical and execution risks and proactively drive mitigation actions.\nServe as a primary technical interface with customers, including conducting technical discussions, design reviews, and results presentations in Japanese.\nCollaborate with R&D, customer support, operations, and sales teams to deliver integrated and scalable solutions.\nSupport proposal development and technical scoping activities for application software, APC, optimization, and simulation projects.\nMentor and coach junior engineers to build technical capability and ensure consistent engineering quality.\n You Must Have\nBachelor’s degree in chemical engineering, Control Engineering, or a related technical discipline from an accredited institution.\n5+ years of experience in process engineering, process control, advanced control, process simulation, or application engineering within the process industry.\nUnderstanding of chemical engineering fundamentals, unit operations, and industrial process behavior.\nExperience or exposure to design and configuration of process control systems or industry application software.\nBasic IT knowledge related to industrial applications, systems integration, and software configuration.\nAbility to independently lead technical workstreams and make sound engineering judgments.\nJapanese language proficiency sufficient for customer communication and technical documentation is essential.\nEnglish communication skills sufficient for internal collaboration with global teams.\nWe Value\nHands-on experience implementing or supporting Advanced Process Control or plant-wide optimization applications.\nExperience with process simulation tools (UniSim Design, Aspen HYSYS, Aspen Plus; 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