Lead Instrumentation Engineer

Responsibilities

• Serve as the instrumentation and controls subject matter expert, providing technical leadership across all phases of capital projects, from concept through startup.
• Lead instrumentation engineering activities through Pre-FEED, FEED, detailed design, construction support, and startup/commissioning.
• Develop Scopes of Work (SOWs), Basis of Design documents, and instrumentation deliverables for capital project execution.
• Specify, select, and apply instrumentation, sensing elements, transmitters, control valves, and final control elements, including pneumatic, hydraulic, PLC, DCS, and SCADA systems.
• Design instrumentation systems suitable for industrial plant environments, ensuring operability, maintainability, accessibility, and safety.
• Direct the development and review of engineering drawings, specifications, and design deliverables, ensuring technical accuracy and consistency.
• Perform instrumentation sizing calculations, including protective devices, and verify vendor selections.
• Develop and support instrumentation cost estimates, schedules, and manpower loading for capital projects.
• Review vendor packages and develop integration strategies for plant control systems.
• Apply and support Fieldbus type and smart instrumentation systems where appropriate.
• Collaborate with process engineering to develop P&IDs, control narratives, and control strategies.
• Provide technical direction to contractors, designers, maintenance, and plant personnel, including oversight of outsourced engineering work.
• Manage instrumentation execution through engineering and construction while integrating plant stakeholders to meet operational needs.
• Ensure compliance with Solstice Engineering Standards, site-specific requirements, and plant standards.
• Support or lead development and revision of Instrumentation and Control SOPs.
• Ensure QA/QC requirements are defined and met for all capital installations.
• Develop and review User Requirements Specifications (URS), Site Acceptance Tests (SAT), and construction bid specifications.
• Participate in Process Hazard Analyses (PHA) and support functional safety reviews, including SIL and SIS applications.
• Develop and review User Requirements Specifications (URS), Site Acceptance Tests (SAT), and construction bid specifications.
• Support value engineering, cost control, and continuous improvement within the instrumentation discipline.
• Prepare instrumentation estimate packages and construction work order packages.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in electrical, Instrumentation, or Controls Engineering with 8–10 years of experience in process control, instrumentation design, or engineering within an industrial manufacturing and/or engineering design environment.
• Willingness to travel up to 25%, as required.
• Professional Engineer (PE) license preferred.
• Strong working knowledge of PIP, NEC, NFPA, IEC, API, and related codes and standards.
• Experience with SmartPlant / INtools or similar instrumentation databases.
• Proven ability to interface across disciplines (process, electrical, mechanical, project management).
• Experience working with Procurement and supporting vendor evaluations.
• Background in non-capital alternatives, value analysis, and optimization.
• Demonstrated leadership in safety culture and compliance.
• Experience in industrial chemical or petrochemical environments.
• Familiarity with SAP.
• Experience with commissioning, preventive maintenance, troubleshooting, MOC, LOTO, and system testing.
• Working knowledge of networked control systems.
• Experience implementing and configuring PLC, DCS, and SCADA systems for batch and continuous processes.
• Knowledge of instrumentation materials of construction and UPS specification and sizing.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills.
• Six Sigma Green Belt or Black Belt certification (or equivalent experience) preferred.
• Self-starter with strong ownership mindset, bias for action, and collaborative leadership style.

Benefits

• Employer-subsidized Medical, Dental, Vision, and Life Insurance.
• Short-Term and Long-Term Disability.
• 401(k) match.
• Flexible Spending Accounts, Health Savings Accounts.
• EAP, and Educational Assistance.
• Parental Leave, Paid Time Off (for vacation, personal business, sick time, and parental leave).
• 12 Paid Holidays.

PAY AND SCHEDULE

• The annual base salary range for this position is $145,800 - $182,250.

Posting Details

• The application period for the job is estimated to be 40 days from the job posting date; however, this may be shortened or extended depending on business needs and the availability of qualified candidates.