Instrumentation and Controls Engineer III

The primary responsibility of this position is to support Facilities Engineering teams in the Midland Basin through field walks, IC&E drawing markups (with an emphasis on Instrumentation & Controls), Management of Change (MOC) routing, and other oil and gas-related IC&E activities outlined below.

ADDITIONAL TASKS AND RESPONSIBILITIES

1. Perform ongoing monitoring, evaluation, and management of instrumentation, medium- and low-voltage electrical equipment, and control systems, utilizing data analysis to ensure safe and efficient operations.

2. Develop specifications for instrumentation, medium- and low-voltage electrical systems, and control systems, including the selection of appropriate instruments, sensors, electrical equipment, and control devices for onshore facilities.

3. Supervise the installation and commissioning of IC&E systems and equipment to ensure proper functionality and compliance with safety and regulatory requirements.

4. Participate in area risk assessments, HAZOP studies, hazard reviews, and Critical Operating Parameter evaluations.

5. Contribute to incident investigation activities.

6. Support opportunity management efforts through identification of improvement opportunities and development of project scopes of work.

7. Ensure instrumentation, electrical, and control systems comply with applicable safety and environmental standards to reduce risk and environmental impact.

8. Gather and evaluate data from instrumentation, electrical, and control systems to enhance operational performance and identify optimization opportunities.

9. Recommend and implement improvements to instrumentation, electrical, and control systems to maintain alignment with current industry standards and technologies.

10. Support Safety, Health, and Environment (SHE) initiatives by implementing and enforcing procedures that protect personnel, equipment, and the environment.

11. Provide operational engineering support for modifications, repairs, and changes to plant pressure equipment through the Management of Change process.

12. Collaborate with multidisciplinary teams, including facilities engineers, machinery engineers, operations personnel, and maintenance teams, to achieve project goals.

13. Troubleshoot, diagnose, and resolve issues involving instrumentation, medium- and low-voltage electrical equipment, and control systems.

14. Provide engineering support during plant shutdown activities.

15. Support both brownfield modifications and greenfield developments. Prepare and review IC&E engineering deliverables such as one-line diagrams, Cause & Effect diagrams, control narratives, wiring diagrams, installation details, instrument indexes, cable schedules, and other engineering documentation completed internally or by contractors and subcontractors to verify compliance with company standards, specifications, and regulatory requirements.

1. Strong understanding of equipment maintenance practices and maintenance management programs.

2. Ability to read and review P&IDs, electrical drawings, one-line diagrams, panel wiring diagrams, and instrument loop diagrams.

3. Project management experience.

4. Experience with PLC, DCS, Fire & Gas (F&G), and other protection system upgrades and retrofits.

5. Knowledge of instrument applications in hazardous area environments.

6. Experience selecting and applying pressure, flow, and level measurement systems.

1. Ability to troubleshoot instrument loops, control systems, and tuning-related issues.

2. Knowledge of low- and medium-voltage motor control systems, including contactors, smart overloads, soft starters, VFDs, and associated communication methods.

3. Experience specifying and selecting LV/MV transformers, switchgear, protective relays, MCCs, motors, variable frequency drives, and power cabling.

4. Familiarity with industrial networking and field communications, including Ethernet/IP, Modbus TCP/IP, Modbus RTU, RS-485, RS-232, MQTT, radio communications, fiber optics, and managed network switches.

5. Experience with maintenance and troubleshooting of power systems and power generation equipment.

6. Familiarity with protective relay coordination, testing, and settings.

7. Knowledge of electrical equipment and circuit applications within hazardous locations.

8. Experience troubleshooting electrical distribution systems and electrical equipment.

9. Familiarity with analytics and visualization platforms such as Ignition, SEEQ, and Spotfire, including dashboard development for operational support and troubleshooting.

10. Experience implementing and supporting SCADA, DCS, and PLC systems.

11. Demonstrated experience supporting Upstream Oil & Gas Production operations.