I&C Project Engineer

I&C Project Engineer

Location: Corpus Christi, TX

Description

Role Purpose

• Provide technical authority (SME) for instrumentation, controls, and automation
• Lead complex design, project execution, and lifecycle integrity for refinery systems

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Design & Project Leadership (Primary Focus)

• Lead instrumentation design for major capital projects ($MM–$B scale)
• Develop and approve:
• P&IDs, control narratives, C&E, interlock logic
• Instrument datasheets, loop diagrams, I/O lists
• SIS/SIL design and safeguarding strategies
• Perform control valve sizing, instrument selection, and system architecture design
• Ensure full integration of field instrumentation with DCS / PLC / SIS systems
• Provide technical oversight from FEL ? detailed design ? construction ? commissioning

*Senior instrumentation engineers are responsible for full lifecycle design, specifications, and documentation for control systems and instrumentation.

Project Experience (Required)

• Demonstrated experience leading instrumentation scope on:
• DCS migrations / control system upgrades
• SIS implementations or lifecycle upgrades (SIL compliance)
• New unit builds or major revamps (brownfield/greenfield)
• Tank farm, pipeline, and terminal automation projects
• Experience coordinating with EPCs, OEMs, and multidisciplinary teams
• Strong role in design reviews, FAT/SAT, commissioning, and startup

Core Responsibilities

• Approve I&C engineering designs, standards, and specifications
• Lead resolution of complex technical/design issues
• Drive instrument reliability and design standardization
• Support PHA / HAZOP / LOPA / SIL and ensure PSM compliance
• Interface with Operations, Maintenance, and Project teams

Instrumentation Expertise (Required)

• Flow: Coriolis, Ultrasonic, DP/Orifice
• Pressure: Smart transmitters, DP systems
• Level: Radar, Guided Wave, DP, Displacer
• Temperature: RTDs, Thermocouples
• Valves: Control valves, actuators, diagnostics
• Analyzers: GC, O?, sulfur, moisture
• Safety Systems: SIS, ESD, interlocks
• Networks: HART, Fieldbus, Modbus xzgxqkn

*Instrumentation roles require expertise in measurement and control systems used to monitor and regulate process variables such as flow, pressure, level, and temperature.

Refinery / Petrochemical Experience

• Experience in units such as Crude/Vacuum, FCC, Hydrotreating, Alkylation, Utilities
• Strong background in:
• PSM-covered processes and hazard analysis (PHA/HAZOP/LOPA)
• Hazardous area classification and design compliance
• Turnarounds, commissioning, and brownfield modifications

Qualifications

• 20+ years Instrumentation & Control experience (Refining/Petrochemical)
• Deep expertise in DCS, SIS, PLC systems and integration
• Knowledge of ISA, NEC, IEC standards