Shell Oil Company has an opening for a full-time staff position in our 

Process Control team based in Houston, TX.



We are looking for creative and resourceful individuals to join our 

research and development team designing and developing state of the art 

advanced process control solutions. The scope of this position is the 

following:



•	Design and develop optimization and advance process control 

solutions for both downstream and upstream applications

•	Plan development of concepts and demonstrate value and practical 

feasibility with effective and efficient use of prototypes.

•	Collaborate with product development team to efficiently 

transition concepts into application design

•	Implement concept designs in commercial advanced process control 

technology using native programming languages (typically C++) 

•	Lead creative brainstorming sessions to develop design concepts

•	Handover and maintain existing product solutions

•	Work with site engineers and staff from other disciplines to 

evaluate requirements and develop new concepts that could add value to 

the commercial applications.

•	Stay abreast with latest relevant technology through literature, 

seminars, conferences, academia and industry

•	Transfer control engineering design knowledge to operations by 

providing the tools, training, information and other essential skills to 

the Plant Engineers.





The candidate should have a Ph.D. degree in Chemical Engineering, 

Mechanical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, or other related 

scientific discipline, with a strong understanding of advanced process 

control, optimization. Knowledge in modelling and identification and 

experience with native programming (like C/C++) is highly desirable. The 

candidate is expected to have strong communication skills with an 

ability to interact with a variety of researchers and business partners 

in different disciplines. The candidate should also have a desire and 

ability to grow into new technical areas and learn new skills.



Interested candidates should apply by sending a resume to Rishi 

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