Instrumentation & Controls Engineer

About the role

For well over a century, ExxonMobil has been at the heart of creating and growing a modern world, embracing technology and delivering innovative problem solving and reliable energy. The company’s core values—integrity, care, excellence, resilience, and courage—guide everyday work, and ExxonMobil invests in developing talent through meaningful work, challenging assignments, mentorship, and experiences that build the next generation of leaders.

This Instrumentation, Controls Engineer position sits within the America EOR engineering organization at the ExxonMobil Campus in Spring, Texas, with travel to EOR operating sites as required. The role focuses on providing Instrumentation & Controls engineering support for America EOR operating field assets.

Responsibilities

• Spec out instrumentation and control systems, selecting appropriate instruments, sensors or control devices in compliance with relevant engineering standards.
• Oversee the installation and setup of I&C equipment and systems, ensuring they function correctly and meet safety and regulatory standards.
• Participate in area Risk Assessment, HAZOP's, Hazard Hunts, Critical Operating Parameter Reviews.
• Implement and enforce safety protocols and procedures (SHE) to protect personnel, equipment, and the environment; participate in incident investigations.
• Support opportunity management—identification of opportunities and development of scope of work for projects.
• Ensure instrumentation and control systems adhere to safety and environmental regulations to prevent accidents and minimize environmental impact.
• Conduct continuous surveillance, analysis, and bad actor management of instrument and control systems to sustain leading safety and reliability outcomes for the America EOR I&C equipment fleet.
• Collect and analyze data from instrumentation to optimize processes and identify areas for improvement.
• Recommend and implement upgrades to instrumentation, electrical, and/or control systems to keep them current with industry standards and technology.
• Provide technical support for effective change management for changes, repairs, alterations, and upgrades to instrumentation & control equipment.
• Provide brownfield upgrade/greenfield projects and shutdown engineering support.
• Prepare/review IC&E engineering deliverables (one-line diagrams, Cause & Effect diagrams, Controls Narrative, wiring diagrams, installation details, instrument index, cable schedule, etc.) performed internally and by contractors/sub‑contractors to ensure work conforms to Company specifications, standards, and regulatory requirements.
• Leverage ExxonMobil technical resources to deliver timely, effective technical solutions to America EOR in the I&C domain.

Requirements

• B.S. in Electrical/Electronic Engineering or a related field with significant instrumentation and controls experience.
• At least 3 years of relevant industry experience in Instrumentation & Controls engineering.
• Strong knowledge of discipline design and industry standards, specifications, codes, and appropriate safety criteria (ISA, NEC, IEEE Standards, etc.).
• Strong analytic and communication skills.
• Effective management of third‑party engineering firms.
• Vendor technical qualification support activities.
• Ability to effectively and efficiently troubleshoot, diagnose, and rectify instrumentation and control systems related issues.
• Demonstrated work experience in Upstream Oil & Gas Production support is an added advantage.

Qualifications

• Leadership roles in operational or technical organizations with focus on Instrumentation and Control design, projects, or reliability.
• Programmable Logic Controller debugging and programming.
• Networking/field communications: DNP3, Ethernet/IP, Modbus TCP/IP, Modbus RTU/RS‑485/RS‑232; MQTT; Radio and fiber optic communications; managed network switches, etc.
• Control Panel Layout & Build, Relay Logic, Wiring Diagrams, BOM Preparation.
• Instrumentation and Controls facility design, and best practices development.
• Familiar with SCADA analytics and visualization software applications such as SEEQ and Spotfire, including development of dashboards for operations troubleshooting and support.

Benefits

• Pension Plan: Enrollment is automatic and at no cost; provides a monthly annuity in retirement for life.
• Savings Plan: Contribute 6%–20% of pay; company matches 7% when you contribute at least 6%.
• Workplace Flexibility: Programs such as “Flex your Day” for ad‑hoc flexibility, plus longer‑term options like leaves of absence and part‑time work.
• Comprehensive medical, dental, and vision plans.
• Culture of Health: Programs and resources to support wellbeing.
• Employee Health Advisory Program: Confidential professional counseling for you and family, including tools for mental health and resiliency, at no additional cost.
• Disability Plan: Income replacement when unable to work due to illness or injury (on or off the job); automatic enrollment at no cost.
• More information on benefits available at www.exxonmobilfamily.com.