Senior Electrical Instrumentation & Control Engineer

The position provides electrical, and control & instrumentation (C&I) engineering support to project management and operations through the engineering and production cycle.

Duties & Responsibilities:

• Study project and customer specification documents and develop control package accordingly.
• Maintain product safety in all designs.
• Performs system specification, design, architecture, and development for Control Systems (Siemens and Rockwell PLC based) and machinery monitoring systems such as Bently Nevada
• Knowledge of Networking and HMI
• Develop procedures, manuals, and other documentation for projects or internal use
• Able to read and interpret electrical and mechanical drawings, flow charts and piping and instrument diagrams (P&IDs)
• Duties will include generation of PLC Code, Bill of Materials, PLC Wiring drawing Control narrative, Cause and Effect matrix, IO List, Modbus list and all associated controls documentation.
• Prepare Factory Acceptance Test procedure and complete the test at our facility. Repeat for customer witness.
• Perform basic design and troubleshooting of communications networks and wiring for Ethernet, Modbus, and fieldbus.
• Specification of process valves and instrumentation associated with performance and anti-surge controllers.
• Follow local and international regulatory codes.
• Prepares and reviews skid electrical installation and needed BOM.
• Effectively plan, schedule, manage and report on multiple projects with various deadlines and responsibility levels
• Some travel, including international, is required for field support and customer meetings.

Skills:

• Understand all aspects of automation including PLC, DCS, SCADA/HMI, SIS, Electrical Design, Instrumentation Design and Industrial IT.
• Familiar with configuration of various automation systems. Ability to develop code, specify hardware and develop/modify HMI graphics.
• Candidate should be capable of understanding Oil, Gas and Petrochemical process systems.
• Basic understanding of hazardous area electrical classification and knowledge of NEC, IEC and other international requirements
• Knowledge of Instrument selection
• Familiar with AutoCAD software
• Working knowledge of MS office products
• Familiarity with rotating machinery such as pumps and compressors
• Familiar with Cable and conduit interconnection for instruments and motors
• Familiar programing skills for Rockwell (Preferably) / Siemens PLC and HMI platform
• Working knowledge of industrial communication protocols

Qualifications:

• Bachelor or masters degree in Instrumentation/Electrical engineering or equivalent
• 7-12 years or more of related work experience