Instrumentation and Control Engineer

Company: PTS Advance
Location: Paramount
Posted on: June 24, 2022

Job Description:

Position Summary:The Instrumentation & Controls Engineer will be responsible for providing technical support to assigned refinery process areas and assigned capital project. They will be responsible for managing I&E Design, from conceptual engineering through detailed design, construction, and project completion. The successful candidate will be a highly motivated, team-oriented individual who has a background in instrumentation/electrical engineering in a refining/petrochemical environment. They should also have a willingness to manage projects and be able to interface with different disciplines & groups within the refinery and among the project teams.Duties & Responsibilities: Responsibilities --- Provide technical support in design and development of instrumentation, controls, and electrical systems. --- Work with reliability engineering to formulate long range programs that sustain, renew, and improve the refinery instrumentation and controls infrastructure. --- Communicate with personnel from different disciplines and grade levels, along with outside resources to obtain needed information or resolve issues. --- Initiate/participate in management of change (MOC) reviews, P&ID reviews, HazOp/PHA's, and incident investigations --- Support the plant in high impact unplanned instrumentation/electrical issues with the ability to be on call --- Providing start-up commission and controls support for plant and plant operators. Assist in loop Tuning. --- Strong field presence conducting audits for compliance, safety, and housekeeping standards --- Prepare and/or review analysis, designs, and contract documents --- Review designs for compliance with engineering principles, company standards and requirements and related specifications --- Initiate, develop, and implement process control strategies on DCS/PLC equipment. --- Maintain and modify existing process control infrastructure and operator interfaces. --- Understand and utilize MainSaver project system for ACD --- Design and modification of automation and control systems including distributed control systems (DCS) and programmable logic controllers (PLC). Experience with Intelligent MCC and VFD. --- Develop I&E designs, specifications, and installation details in compliance with company standards, applicable industry codes and standards, and project deliverables. --- Design and checking of wiring diagrams, interconnection diagrams, schematics, controls, piping and instrument diagrams, instrument installation details, load list, instrumentation list and I/O list. --- Selection and specification of process instruments and electronic transmitters for pressure, temperature, flow, position, level, composition analyzers, etc. --- Configuration of typical transmitters (temperature, pressure, flow, liquid level, gas quality, rotating equipment speed, etc.) and valves --- Installation and maintenance of emissions control equipment and continuous emissions monitoring systems (CEMS) and Analyzers --- Selection and sizing of control valves and actuators. --- Provides daily refinery operations support to ensure safe, reliable, and efficient operations.Project Support Responsibilities --- Support the project engineering group in reviewing the design of instrumentation and control systems --- Participate in integrated project teams with other engineering disciplines to troubleshoot issues and provide engineered solutions --- Interface with contractors/capital crew on design questions --- Support Project Managers in execution of projects. --- Participate in technical reviews with project engineers, engineering firms and equipment suppliers. --- Communicate with the project team to establish essential functions and deadlines necessary to finish project --- Provides I&E Engineering support to the design teams in the execution of capital project --- Initiate procurement requests for instrumentation and electrical equipment. --- Work with project controls team to develop project schedule and spending curve and report progress monthly. --- Recognize and evaluate scope changes for impact to project cost and schedule --- Verifying conformity to project specifications and requirements. --- Interface design and project specifications with other discipline engineers. --- The ability to manage and lead the electrical, instrumentation and controls efforts on projects. --- Coordinate and ensure projects comply with regulatory and code requirements. --- Participate in the development of hazard assessments for project work.Minimum/Required Qualifications:

• Bachelor's Degree from an accredited 4-year college or university in Instrumentation/Electrical Engineering or related discipline.
• 2-5 years as an Instrumentation and Controls Engineer
• Refinery/petrochemical/bio-fuels industry experience preferred.Additional Work/Skills/Knowledge/Experience Desired: --- Good understanding of current Industry Standards. --- Experience in the development of electrical drawings and documents that include one-line drawings, power plans, hazard classification maps, cable routing (cable tray/raceways), cable & conduit schedules, and grounding plans. --- Experience in the development of instrumentation drawings and documents such as IO lists, instrument lists, installation details, instrument locations drawings, wiring diagrams and loop sheets. --- Familiarity with industrial Communication protocols, HART, Foundation, Fieldbus, Modbus, and Ethernet /IP. --- Familiarity with Emerson DeltaV (Continuous) and/or Allen-Bradley PlantPAx configuration & troubleshooting is highly desirable. --- Willingness to learn new PLC/DCS Control System Platforms. Have a basic understanding of Safety Instrumented Systems. --- Working knowledge of Emerson AMS and 475 communicator is highly desirable.

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