Syed Mohammed Iqbal

Control & Automation Engineer with 3 years and 6 months of total experience in industrial automation and defense systems. Currently working at Yokogawa India Limited (Feb 2024 - Present) as a DCS Engineer, specializing in control system migration, HMI graphics development, loop generation, logic design, and commissioning support for large-scale Japanese industrial projects in the Power & Utilities, Gas, and Chemical sectors. Proficient in Yokogawa CENTUM VP (R6) and CENTUM CS3000, with hands-on experience in FCS migration from legacy CENTUM CS/CS3000 to CENTUM VP. Currently serving as Job Leader for HGL-VP, a multi-phase DCS simulator migration project for Hiroshima Gas Co., Ltd. (Japan), managing 10 FCS units across dual-domain Vnet/Vnet-IP architecture. Prior to Yokogawa, worked at Bharat Electronics Limited (BEL) as a Testing Engineer for 1 year, where responsibilities included field FAT at naval sites, PLC and Modbus-based testing, and RF system validation for the Indian Navy's SDR-TAC tactical communication system.

- Sector: Gas & Energy | VP
- Leading Phase 1 simulator software migration from R5.01.00 R6.09.00, aligning simulator with live plant
configuration.
- Executing FCS preliminary survey, production, and unit-level inspection per Yokogawa Omega Training
procedure manual.
- Replacing virtual domain link (%GS) with ADL/SEBOL-based communication (%SW) for Vnet-IP compatibility.
- Managing two-phase PJTDB delivery: Phase 1 (5 Vnet FCS) and Phase 2 (10 Vnet-IP FCS).

- Supported team in developing control drawings and logic loops for diesel storage and pumping processes.

phased legacy FCS units and integration of new-generation FCS in CENTUM VP.

- Sector: Chemical | CENTUM VP R6.11.00
- Executed HMI graphics migration — 100+ widened sheets 200+ grayed sheets from legacy CS3000.
- Ensured graphical consistency compliance with Yokogawa VP graphics standards.

• Integrated and tested SDR-TAC (4-channel, for tactical naval
communication.
• Conducted field FAT at naval sites (including one month at Vizag), validating multi-waveform operability to
defense standards.
• Performed integration testing and troubleshooting for SDR-TAC radio hardware and RF cards.
• Operated spectrum analyzers, oscilloscopes, and RF test sets; improved testing procedures for first-pass
acceptance.
• Worked with PLC and Modbus-based test setups in BEL automation lab during testing activities.
• Collaborated directly with Indian Navy teams to verify and sign off on operational performance.