Senior instrumentation engineer

Job Summary:

• In this role, you will conduct field investigations and client interviews to determine work scope and cost estimates for a project’s control systems aspects. You will lead design, development, modification, and evaluation of control systems components and processes. Your recommendations will resolve technical issues and ensure unique and complex requirements of a project’s control systems aspects are met. 

• Performs assignments that will develop professional work knowledge and abilities through the application of standard engineering techniques, procedures and criteria. Exercises limited but increasing judgment in performing assigned tasks. Using prescribed methods, performs specific and limited portions of a broader assignment of an experienced engineer.

• Supervision Received -  Receives technical and administrative supervision from Engineering Group Supervisor. 

• Supervision Exercised - Provide technical direction as appropriate to drafters, technicians and GETs and Junior Engineers who perform specific design support assignments.

• Contacts - Maintains contact with the immediate work group or discipline and interfaces with other disciplines as specifically directed.

Major Responsibilities:

• Evaluates, selects, and applies standard Control Systems engineering methods, techniques, procedures, and criteria, using independent judgment in making adaptations and modifications​ 

• Participates in the design, development and modification of mechanical components and processes utilizing relevant Engineering Department Procedures (EDPs), design standards and guides, and Bechtel Standard Application Programs (BSAPs)​ 

• Coordinates work and collaborates with other engineering disciplines​ 

• Coordinates Control Systems engineering efforts in assigned areas with specialty groups, engineering disciplines, the client, vendor, contractors, construction and other functional groups​ 

• Prepares conceptual studies, designs, reports, or proposals 

• Provides technical assistance to other Control Systems personnel and interacts with project functions, the customer, and regulatory agency personnel in the resolution of complex regulatory issues and industry codes and standards​ 

• Provides assistance to project and construction management in identifying and complying with project Control Systems requirements and in addressing issues as they arise during project execution 

• Preparation of Design Criteria for Controls and Instrumentation.

• Performs control valve, flow element and thermowell sizing calculations and basic preliminary analyses.    

• Preparation of Instrumentation Specification for Mechanical Packages and vendor print review.

• Development of Spec, MR and Vendor Print Review of Analyzer System, Fiscal Metering and Machine Monitoring Systems.

• Assists in developing or reviews discipline material quantity estimates.

• Preparation of Complex Loop Control Narratives, Cause and Effect Matrix for Process and F&G System, logic narratives.  

• Development of I/O database for DCS, SIS, F&G and Mechanical Vendor Packages.

• Preparation of Instrument Index, Data Sheet, Wiring and Loop Diagrams, Loop Folders, Calculation in Smart Plant Instrumentation.

• Preparation of Technical Specification, Datasheet, Technical interrogatives, Technical Bid, Analysis (TBA) of the various Supplier's offers for various instruments like: Transmitters, Temperature Elements, Mass flow meters, etc.   

• Preparation of Level Sketches and Cable Block Diagrams.

• Preparation of Instrument Installation Details, Bulk Material Take off and assist designers in Modelling of instruments, junction boxes and allocation of Remote I/O’s and Cross wiring between DCS.

• Participation in 3D Model Review Sessions, Hazop and SIL/LOPA Reviews.  

Education and Experience Requirements:

• B.Tech in Instrumentation & Control from a recognized university with 12 – 16 years of industry experience..

Required Knowledge and Skills:

• Basic technical knowledge of Control System engineering in Oil and Gas, Mining and Metal, Infrastructure etc…Projects.

• Thorough knowledge of discipline engineering techniques, the design of engineered systems, and engineering and design calculations.

• Understanding of industry regulatory codes and standards and design criteria pertinent to the particular engineering discipline.

• Broad knowledge of the application of engineering to plant constructability as applied to construction methods and materials.

• Understands the standard engineering work planning, scheduling and cost estimating.

• Job knowledge of various types of field Instrumentation, DCS, PLC, Hazardous areas is essential.   

• Design experience or Basic knowledge of DCS / PLC and SCADA Networks, Fiber optic and CAT 6 is essential. 

• Basic awareness industry standards Application Programs such as SPI, Smart Plant, Flowel.

• Basic awareness of industry or regulatory standards and design criteria pertinent to the particular engineering discipline.   

• Basic skills in oral and written communication.