Application Specialist - Apc

Are you an experienced Process Control or Automation Engineer who enjoys solving complex operational challenges and helping customers improve plant performance through advanced process control and optimization?   ====================================================================================================================================================================================================================== The **Application Specialist - APC** is a customer-facing field expert responsible for supporting Valmet’s customers with a primary focus on **advanced** **controls,** **tunning,** **process performance, automation, troubleshooting, start-up support and continuous optimization**. The role combines on-site and remote expert services across waste to energy power plants and wastewater treatment plants with strong emphasis on process stability, operational reliability, control performance, and actionable customer recommendations. **Main responsibilities** * Deliver on-demand and agreements, on-site and remote expert support for **Advanced Process Control. This includes process optimization, control performance, troubleshooting, audits, studies, startup support, commissioning support, and shutdown-related activities**. * Support customers in **process stabilisation**, process tuning, process diagnostics, and operational optimization using Valmet’s automation, analysers, and process know-how. * Analyse process issues and identify root causes related to process variability, control performance, valve behaviour, instrumentation signals, and operating practices. * Provide expert recommendations for **control strategy improvements, process tuning, automation adjustments, and operational best practices** to improve availability, productivity, stability, and quality. * Support customer teams during **startup, commissioning, shutdowns, process upsets, and performance follow-up**, and act as a technical authority in customer-facing discussions. * Prepare professional service reports that clearly document observations, process issues, findings, recommendations, customer actions, * Support technical-commercial follow-up by identifying service leads, automation upgrade opportunities, process optimization cases, maintenance actions, and remote support opportunities from site work. * Support scope definition, quotation inputs, service planning, and cross-functional coordination together with sales, service coordination, application engineering, and global experts. * Train and guide customer personnel on process understanding, control philosophy, system usage, troubleshooting logic, and performance improvement actions. * Work according to Valmet’s HSEQ and field-service delivery processes and ensure disciplined use of core systems, documentation, and service workflows.   **Primary technical scope for this role** * Waste to Energy process * waste water treatment plants process * Process control performance evaluation * Automation / process audits * Startup and commissioning support * Shutdown support with process and controls focus * Process tuning and recommendations * Remote and on-site expert support **What You Bring:** * Bachelor’s degree in **Process Engineering**, **Chemical Engineering**, **Automation Engineering**, **Control Engineering**, or equivalent * Strong experience in automation including **process operations or process support**, especially **waste to energy** * Strong experience in **controls / automation / process tuning / DCS-supported troubleshooting** * Experience in **startup, commissioning, shutdown execution, or process performance support** * Ability to translate technical findings into practical customer recommendations * Willingness to travel frequently (50%) and support customers on site, including shutdowns and extended working hours where needed **You May Also Have:** * Experience with Valmet or equivalent **distributed control systems**, analysers, APC, or related optimization tools * Experience in remote support and performance follow-up * Experience in technical-commercial follow-up, quotations, or service agreements * Experience supervising contractors or coordinating site teams **To Be Successful in This Role We Are Looking For:** * High customer credibility * Strong technical ownership * Structured reporting discipline * Calm and analytical troubleshooting approach * Ability to work independently in high-pressure site conditions * Strong cross-functional collaboration across sales, service, product, and customer teams Apply now and become part of a team that is driving smarter and more sustainable industrial operations!