Job Summary:
We own and operate a large portfolio of industrial gas plants, including ASU, CO2, H2, He, as well as on-site plants, spread across the globe serving customers within a wide range of industries. Instrumentation and automation are key components required for operation of these industrial gas plants. The Area Instrumentation Engineer will report to the Area Maintenance and Reliability Hub Team, supporting the Area Operations Teams, providing technical engineering support and SME recommendations for all instrumentation, analytical, and controls equipment utilized within the facilities in the area.
Principal Responsibilities:
· Provides technical, troubleshooting, and maintenance support to all ASU, CO2, H2 and He plants within the area for all instrumentation equipment, including PLC/DCS hardware, control wiring, I/O transmitters, positioners, control valves, pneumatic systems, and analytical equipment.
· Provides day-to-day plant instrumentation and associated low-voltage electrical support where qualified for operations and assists with execution of small improvement projects.
· Assists with redlining, maintaining, and developing necessary electrical and instrumentation documentation, including wiring schematics, elementary drawings, layout drawings, I/O drawings, cable and conduit schedules, panel schedules, and loop drawings.
· Supports plant instrument technicians with troubleshooting and repair of failed instrumentation, including MOC guidance, plant/equipment outage decision making, repair plan, and root cause analysis.
· Identifies, defines, estimates, develops, and executes instrumentation turnaround maintenance activities including instrument replacement, upgrades, new installations,
calibrations, and functional checks. Provides supervision and oversight for Instrument technicians and external contractors.
· Manages and provides technical support to instrument contractors to ensure accurate scope completion, proper documentation updates, standards compliance, and applicable code compliance (ISA, IEEE, NEC, NFPA, etc.).
· Completes area instrumentation technical reviews of MOCs and provide supplemental engineering data, drawings, analysis as necessary.
· Supports the certification process of all area Instrumentation Technicians in regard to ISA CCST (Certified Control Systems Technician) Level I, Level II & Level III, ensuring proper knowledge in instrumentation theory and practical training around utilization of instrumentation within each plant in the area.
Required Skills:
· Demonstrates exceptional operational safety leadership.
· Self-starter and self-directed with ability to manage multiple activities.
· Good technical and clear communication skills with solid interpersonal skills.
· Experience in the installation, maintenance and troubleshooting of PLC/DCS systems; I/O devices including transmitters, positioners, control valves, and analytical equipment. Create bulleted list and outline necessary skills and experience required for the role.
· Experience with plant process instrumentation including pressure, temperature, and flow devices; including control valves, actuators, limit switches, measurement devices, analog and digital indicators.
· Experience at troubleshooting control loop issues, identify problem components and interfaces, and execute effective and efficient solutions to restore critical and needed plant control functions.
Qualifications:
· Bachelor’s Degree in relevant Engineering Discipline required.
· 7 years of experience with at least 5 years in an operational and engineering environment working with electrical and instrumentation equipment.