Instrument and Analyzer Engineer

Overview

Instrument and Analyzer Engineer

Job Summary : Primary responsibilities are Maintenance, Reliability, & Capital Project Engineering support and reliability improvements of instrumentation, safety instrumented systems (SIS), programmable logic controllers (PLC), field relay logic. The Instrument & Analyzer Engineer is an instrumentation expert with Process, Controls, Electrical, Mechanical acumen to lead and coordinate refinery & power plant installations which employ new capital and reliability enhancements to obtain optimal Unit asset performance. This position acts as the focal point for instrumentation reliability and works closely with the Process, Mechanical & Technical for solutions development.

Responsibilities

• Responsible for the application and improvement of instrumentation including connected devices and is the Subject Matter Expert (SME) for instrumentation with proficiencies in the application and interpretation of the Company standards, site legacy standards, and standards in industry
• Use the industry methodology to prove-in-service the instrumentation to be successfully applied. Identifies and evaluates technology upgrades with application opportunities in capital projects through peer review process with Maintenance & Reliability.
• Gathers improvement feedback from Operations, Technical, Reliability & Maintenance disciplines to improve / correct capital designs, installations, and increase plant equipment uptime
• Provide quality control and design reviews of new projects that involve any instrumentation apparatus / systems
• Specifies equipment, installation materials, and quotations for procurement
• Creates work / bid packages to obtain engineering services and installation quotations from competing contractors
• Work in a team environment with other engineering disciplines, Operations and Mechanical personnel
• Provide leadership and oversight for equipment record tracking to ensure correct as-built information is filed and accessible in the document management system
• Track, evaluate, and report project performance objective indicators to validate project ROI
• Generates project estimates and sketches needed to obtain funding
• Provide input to budget tracking and estimating five-year budget outlook for instrument & controls improvement plans that align with business goals and objectives. Plan will focus on strategic goals and implementation steps to sustain continued improvements for optimum equipment performance.
• Mentors less experienced engineers and provides technical training to Process, Mechanical, Environmental, Safety, and Operations personnel
• Provide assistance in the field during capital start-ups, testing, tuning and tracking of shutdowns or upsets
• Provide troubleshooting assistance and Root Cause Failure Analysis expertise and support as needed for equipment failures
• Initiates Management of Change for Instrumentation related changes and follows MOC process

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