Siemens

SOLUTIONS ENGINEER- LEAD ENGINEER (Houston TX)

Siemens • $100K — $130K *
Houston, TX 77084In-Person
Energy & Utilities
8 - 10 years of experience
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Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • Bachelor's degree in Electrical or Instrumentation/Controls Engineering or related field.
  • 8 years of experience with compressor control systems.
  • Familiarity with Piping and Instrumentation Diagrams (P&IDs) and electrical schematics.
  • Knowledge of industrial communication protocols (OPC, Modbus, Ethernet, etc.).
  • Experience in oil and gas sectors (upstream, midstream, downstream).
  • Understanding of auxiliary systems like seal gas, lubrication, and safety systems.
  • Proficiency in designing control panels and routing cables.

Responsibilities

  • Design automatic control systems for rotating equipment modifications and new units.
  • Develop control algorithms for specialized functions within control systems.
  • Create and modify key documentation, including layout, bills of materials, and schematic diagrams.
  • Engage actively in project meetings throughout the lifecycle from marketing handover to final design.
  • Conduct 10% domestic travel for project requirements.
  • Coordinate telecommuting with project teams to maintain workflow.

Benefits

  • Eligible for the Employee Referral Program.
  • Telecommuting permitted for work-life balance.
  • Variety of projects including upgrades and new designs.
Full Job Description
Snapshot of Your Day:
We are looking for a Solutions Engineer - Lead Engineer in Houston, TX to design and upgrade diverse complex control systems for rotating equipment, specializing in compressors, per current standards and technical codes.

How You'll Make an Impact:
  • Design automatic control system solutions for existing rotating equipment (modifications/upgrades) and assist with the design for new units.
  • Design and/or understanding of control algorithms for specialized control system functions.
  • Responsible for creation or modification of documents which include but are not limited to face layout, bill of materials, input and output list, schematic diagrams, terminal block layout, alarm and shutdown matrix, control narrative, loop diagrams, factory acceptance tests, and other contract specific documents.
  • Participate in the project meetings through the project lifecycle from handover from marketing, through final design review and testing related meetings.
  • 10% domestic travel required.
  • Telecommuting permitted.
What You Bring:
  • Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering, Instrumentation/Controls Engineering, or related field and 8 years of experience.
  • Full term of experience must include: Compressor Controls Systems;
  • Ability to understand Piping and Instrumentation Diagram (P&IDs), instrument datasheets and electrical schematics;
  • Knowledge of industrial communication protocols including OPC, Modbus, Ethernet, Profibus, etc.;
  • O&G upstream, midstream, downstream, turbo-generation;
  • Auxiliary systems like seal gas and lubrication, vibration monitoring, fire and gas systems, safety systems, definition, and selection of instrumentation;
  • Panel design, cable tray, conduit layouts, junction box design, cable sizing and routing;
  • Surveys, installation and commissioning of instruments, valves control and local panels;
  • Knowledge of National Fire Protection Association (NFPA), International Society of Automation (ISA), International Electrotechnical Commission (IEC), and familiar with Canadian Standards Association (CSA), Underwriters Laboratories (UL), Atmospheres EXplosibles (ATEX), National Electrical Manufacturers Association (NEMA), American Petroleum Institute (API);
  • Programmable logic controllers and human machine interface, including but not limited to Rockwell Control Logix, GE, Triconex, Siemens SIMATIC;
  • Knowledge of Bently Nevada, Detronics Fire and Gas, Woodward Micronet and CCC;
  • Motor driven reciprocating compressors;
  • VFD (Variable Frequency Drive) equipment; and
  • Safety instrumented systems.
  • 10% domestic travel required.
  • Telecommuting permitted.
  • The position is eligible for the Employee Referral Program.

About Siemens

Siemens AG is a German multinational conglomerate company headquartered in Munich and the largest industrial manufacturing company in Europe with branch offices abroad. The principal divisions of the company are Industry, Energy, Healthcare, and Infrastructure & Cities, which represent the main activities of the company. The company is a prominent maker of medical diagnostics equipment and its medical health-care division, which generates about 12 percent of the company's total sales, is its second-most profitable unit, after the industrial automation division. The company is a component of the Euro Stoxx 50 stock market index. Siemens and its subsidiaries employ approximately 385,000 people worldwide and reported global revenue of around €87 billion in 2019 according to its earnings release.
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Size
305,000 employees
Industry
Business Services
Founded
1847
NASDAQ
SIEGY
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