Principal Designer, Instrument and Controls

About the role

We are seeking a leader to join us as Principal Designer, Instrumentation and Controls. This role is responsible for management of discrete engineering modeling & drafting and the support of the project objectives. The position is located in Houston, TX and reports to the Director of Instrumentation and Controls. Travel may be required depending on project location.

Responsibilities

• Serve as I&C design/installation technical authority
• Ensure contractor adheres to project and international standards
• Provide design solutions to upgrades and modifications on existing facilities
• Assist Commissioning and operation teams to troubleshoot and isolate control system issues
• Participate on Factory Acceptance Tests
• Review and approve bulk material substitutions (cables, cable glands, tubing, tubing fittings, etc.)
• Review and approve temporary modifications to I&C equipment
• Provide input to weekly site engineering report

Qualifications

• Minimum 10 years’ experience working with instrumentation and control systems
• Experience with:
  • Plant Instrumented Control and Safety Systems (e.g. Distributed Control Systems Mark VIe & Yokogawa, Honeywell and Emerson CHARMS)
  • Safety Systems (Mark VIe, Yokogawa, HIMA, Honeywell and Emerson CHARMS)
  • Fire and Gas Systems
  • Programmable Logic Controllers (Allen Bradley, Siemens, Emerson/GE, etc.)
  • Operational Technology Networks, fiber optic, wiring design
  • IT Network installation for PAGA, Security, CCTV, LAN and Access Control
  • Field Instrumentation installation for process measurement including cryogenic applications (e.g. Pressure, Temperature, Level, Flow, etc.)
  • Control Valves, Shutdown Valves (Air, Gas, and Motor Operated), Analyzers (H2S, Moisture, etc.)
  • Gas Chromatographs, Flow Metering Systems (Ultrasonic, Coriolis, Differential Pressure, etc.) and their transmission systems (e.g. 4-20mA, Hart, ProfiBus, etc.)
  • Packaged equipment instrumentation and installation
• Experience in LNG liquefaction facilities highly preferred
• Bachelor’s degree in Electrical, Chemical, Electronics, or Computer Engineering, preferably with specialization in Process Control, Control systems, and Instrumentation