Senior Advanced Application Engineer

Honeywell; Abu Dhabi; On-site; USD 80,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player is seeking a Senior Advanced Application Engineer to lead the deployment of innovative Digital Twin solutions across sectors such as Oil & Gas and chemicals. This role involves end-to-end design and delivery, ensuring high-quality project execution while collaborating with diverse teams. The ideal candidate will have a strong engineering background, experience in asset performance management, and a passion for driving efficiency and innovation. Join a dynamic team that values diversity and fosters professional growth in a supportive environment.

Benefits

Market-specific training

Ongoing personal development

Supportive leadership

Inclusive work culture

Qualifications

• Minimum bachelor's degree in engineering or IT-related field.
• Experience in asset performance management applications.
• Strong communication and interpersonal skills.

Responsibilities

• Design and deliver digital twin solutions for various industries.
• Conduct project planning and manage engineering teams.
• Support customer change management and training.

Skills

Critical Rotating Equipment Performance Monitoring

Process Control

Data Pre-processing

Analytical Skills

Machine Learning

Team Collaboration

Education

Bachelor's Degree in Chemical Engineering

Bachelor's Degree in Mechanical Engineering

Bachelor's Degree in IT

Tools

Honeywell Uniformance Asset Sentinel

GE Smart Signal

Aspen MTell

AVEVA APM

SQL Server

Python

Job description

Join the industry leader to design the next generation of breakthroughs

The Future Is What We Make It.

When you join Honeywell, you become a member of our Global team of thinkers, innovators, dreamers and doers who make the things that make the future.
By changing the way we fly, fueling jets in an eco-friendly way, keeping buildings smart and safe and even making it possible to breathe on Mars.

Make the Best You.

Working at Honeywell is not just about developing cool things. All our employees enjoy access to dynamic career opportunities across different fields and industries.

Join us and Make an Impact.

Senior Advanced Application Engineer

The incumbent will be required to lead the deployment of Asset & Process Performance Monitoring and Optimization solutions primarily in the Middle East Region. To that end, the lead engineer shall be responsible for requirements gathering, development of techno-commercial proposals, conducting demonstrations, coordinating with stakeholders, preparing design, & managing project teams. Digital Twin solutions involve multiple skills like digital integration, process optimization, equipment maintenance and data science techniques. Candidate is expected to work in part or all these areas.

Candidate will apply software technologies to achieve Digital Twin solutions across Oil & Gas, Refinery, chemical, minerals industries. The application could be deployed on-premises or in Cloud.

The position is a direct staff position with billability to external customer projects, intercompany customer projects and customer support services >= 90%.

The applicant will have a direct reporting line to the Engineering Manager for Digital Transformation.

Key responsibilities

The applicant will be responsible for:

• End-to-end design & delivery of digital twin solutions including determining equipment and operational constraints. Interpret digital twin output against running plant, early fault prediction.
• Determine KPIs for digital twins. Build prototypes of KPI dashboards for digital twins.
• Determine what-if scenarios for digital twins.
• Identification and implementation of autopilot / autonomous operations scenarios.
• Static/rotating/smart instrument asset monitoring, fault prediction, & reliability solutions.
• Prototype solutions and product demonstrations.
• Development of conceptual, user requirement, functional and detailed technical design specifications and technical leadership, support and broad expertise for equipment performance monitoring & reliability.
• Establishing acceptance of designs with customer stakeholders. Translating and conveying impact of process and system changes to bottom line and articulating the benefits & value to the customer.
• Prepare project plans & issue work packages, test for quality, & track progress of local & or remote project engineering groups, 3rd Parties, Development and R&D groups for successful project delivery.
• Participate and facilitate critical project activities, ensuring buy-in and acceptance from the customer.
• Support change management within customer organization through preparation of business process diagrams, preparing training & best practice documentation, conducting training sessions.
• Proactively recommend potential quality and efficiency improvements within the engineering/ product development group. Regularly identify & communicate risk in the project and prepare mitigation plans.
• Share technical knowledge with project team, supervisor, own discipline, and other disciplines.
• Communicate with internal team regarding technical issues, escalating these early in the project.
• Provide pre-sales support to proposal teams.

Position requires approximately 40% travel mostly in the Middle East region.

Key skills and qualifications

The applicant must have:

• Minimum bachelor’s degree in chemical engineering, Advanced Process Control, Mechanical Engineering, IT, Physics or in similar discipline.
• Background in critical rotating equipment performance monitoring, maintenance & operation and / or process control / optimization.
• Experience in implementing applications for asset performance management such as Honeywell Uniformance Asset Sentinel, GE Smart Signal, Aspen MTell, AVEVA APM and / or experience in implementing Real-Time / Multi-Variable Optimization solutions in multiple industries.
• Experience in modelling behavior using a variety of techniques such as 1st Principles Models / Thermodynamic Models / Inferential Models / Neural Network / Machine Learning Models.
• Preferably holds industrial IT technology certificates (e.g. SQL Server, AI/ML, Python).
• Experience in data pre-processing/data cleansing.
• Good English written and oral communication skills.
• Team player with strong interpersonal skills.
• Demonstrated ability to build strong relationships.
• Excellent communication and presentation skills.
• Strong analytical/problem solving skills.
• Capable of focusing on and prioritizing key issues.

Our offer

• A culture that fosters inclusion, diversity, and innovation in an international work environment.
• Market specific training and ongoing personal development.
• Experienced leaders to support your professional development.

We are an equal opportunity employer and value diversity at our company. We do not discriminate based on race, religion, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status. We will ensure that individuals with disabilities are provided reasonable accommodation to participate in the job application or interview process, to perform crucial job functions, and to receive other benefits and privileges of employment. Please contact us to request accommodation.

Join us now and be part of a global team of thinkers, innovators, dreamers, and doers who make the things that make the future!

#TheFutureIsWhatWeMakeIt

Additional Information

• JOB ID: HRD259644
• Category: Engineering
• Relocation Tier: Not Applicable
• Security Clearance:
• Aviation Authority (FAA for US):
• Band: 03
• Referral Bonus: 12600
• Requisition Type: Standard Requisition
• US Citizenship:
• FLSA Statement:
• FLSA CODE: Exempt