Senior Process Control & Instrumentation Engineer

We have an exceptional opportunity for a full time direct hire Senior Process Control Engineer for a well-established chemical company located in Houston, TX.

Job Title: Senior Process Control Engineer

Location: Houston, TX

Key Responsibilities :

• Responsible for Cyber Security aspects of their scope of supply
• Participate in Factory Acceptance Testing of Process Automation equipment (DCS, Analyzers, PDC)
• Participate in plant commissioning, BPCS / SIS validations, SAT, and startups.
• Participate in Control System Design reviews
• Create, check or approve specifications of process control equipment including control valves, relief valves, flow measurement devices, process instrumentation, analytical systems, and DCS, PLC, and SCADA systems
• May participate in preparing cost estimates for valves, instrumentation, analytical equipment, DCS equipment, SIS equipment and labor
• Manage a teams schedule, budget, and quality which can include a local in-house design team, geographically remote engineering and design center, or an outside engineering EPC
• Production and maintenance of instrument summaries
• Developing process controls execution strategies in conjunction with overall project development team
• Participate in P&ID development and Operability and Hazard Reviews
• Manage deliverables and report to project management about progress.
• Review SIL assessments and author SIL verification
• Identify and manage process controls technical risk items

Requirements :

• Instrumentation specification authoring in Smart-Plant Instrumentation toolset
• Ability to demonstrate a deep understanding of the design and implementation of control and instrumentation systems for process plants; provide and discuss examples
• Must be able to demonstrate technical competence, leadership skills, communicate effectively
• Must be able to lead and direct the work of junior engineers assigned to projects
• Experience developing BPCS / SIS architectures, control applications, and hardware specifications using Siemens PCS7; additional experience with other controls platforms is a plus
• Degree in Chemical, Mechanical, or Electrical Engineering

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