Instrumentation & Controls Engineer

Primary duties and responsibilities

• Researching, designing, and developing devices and components for process controls.
• Design and modification of new and existing process control and instrumentation systems.
• Assist in the selection of Pressure, Temperature, Level and Flow Meters and other instruments used in Process Control.
• Specify both discrete, analog, and networked control solutions.
• Extensive knowledge and experience specifying of above devices passed on NEC hazardous area classification and known process temperatures, including high temperature components (above 400 C).
• Prepare specifications, design-bid documentation.
• Review supplier designs against licensor requirements, code requirements, and customer requirements.
• Make recommendations for additional equipment as necessary.
• Participate in the review of Management of Changes, PHA Action Requests, Construction Information Requests, and Change Order Requests.
• Affiliate with local, state, and federal permitting applications.
• Affiliate with I&C construction activities to identify deficiencies with respect to national standards and project specifications and add to punchlist.
• Inspect punch list rectification activities.
• Witness I&C testing.
• Affiliate with loop checking, documentation checking, plant commissioning, and start-up.
• Liaise with EPC and equipment suppliers.
• Potential to travel to other Company locations as required (~10%).

Qualifications

• AS or BS in Electrical Engineer, Mechatronics or Automation Engineering.
• Minimum 5 years experience in a similar role.
• Ideally completed process and plant engineering training in a previous role.
• In-depth knowledge/experience of National Electric Code with emphasis on Article 500.
• Demonstrate knowledge of Functional Safety (IEC 61508/61511 & SIL levels).
• Demonstrate having worked with Management of Change system.
• Show strong troubleshooting experience.
• 5 plus years PLC programming and configuration experience, in a process environment, using automation products from Rockwell Software, Siemens, Codesys based equipment.
• Controls system design to the component level.
• 5 plus years experience performing setup, testing, and commissioning Instrumentation in a construction and process environment.
• 5 plus years' experience in configuring and testing communications using gateway devices that allow data exchange with multiple industrial protocols including Modbus, Profinet / Profibus, Foundation Fieldbus.

Knowledge, Skills And Abilities

• Self-starter with strong initiative.
• Comfortable in a fast-paced, purpose-driven, collaborative environment.
• Skills needed to operate and maintain, troubleshoot, and repair equipment.
• Strong desire to learn manufacturing processes.