About the JobThe Instrumentation & Controls Engineer serves as the discipline lead on multi-disciplinary projects, responsible for all I&C deliverables, estimating engineering effort, maintaining schedules, and communicating effectively with clients and project team. The role includes full-scope I&C design from specifying instrumentation, control systems, and safety controls to producing detailed drawings, lists, narratives, and construction packages while also supporting field data collection, commissioning, and startup.
Responsibilities:
- Discipline Lead on multi-discipline projects responsible for I&C deliverables, estimating engineering effort, meeting project schedule, and communication with clients and project team.
- Participate in studies preparing cost estimates for instrumentation and control systems.
- Provide input into Process and Instrumentation Diagrams (P&ID's).
- Specify control system components for DCS and PLC systems.
- Specify various types of instrumentation for flow, pressure, level, temperature, and analytical measurement.
- Collaborate with process engineers and vendors to size and specify control valves.
- Work with design staff to generate Loop Diagrams and Junction Box Wiring Diagrams.
- Develop project lists including Instrument Index, I/O List, Panel List, and Cable List.
- Prepare Instrument Installation Details.
- Work with design staff to develop Plan Drawings to identify locations of control valves, instrumentation, control panels, junction boxes and cable trays.
- Coordinate with piping design team to ensure proper installation of control valves and in-line instrumentation as well as compressed air distribution.
- Develop E-Stop safety control design utilizing safety relays and safety PLCs.
- Review and integrate Vendor equipment documentation into construction packages.
- Write Loop Control Narratives to be utilized for control system programming.
- Prepare bid, construction, and demo packages for contractor use to include written scope of work.
- Visit customer sites to gather field data for detailed design.
- Provide field support during construction, commissioning, and start-up.
Qualifications:- You must have a legal right to live and work in the United States.
- Bachelor's degree in engineering or related field is required.
- Preferred Professional Engineering registration or ability to obtain.
- Minimum of 10 years of experience with process instrumentation in the Pulp and Paper industry is preferred. Experience in Oil and Gas or Chemical Industry is also acceptable.
- Proficiency using Microsoft Office suite of applications.
- Effective verbal and written communication skills.
- Self-motivated and comfortable working in a team environment.
- Ability to travel to customer sites. Travel varies but may range from 10-15%.
