Instrument Engineer

4 months ago


Los Angeles, United States Ben Aris Full time

About the job Instrument Engineer

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

  • Provides technical expertise for the specification, design, purchase, installation and commissioning of instrument and electrical systems, including low, medium and high voltage electrical systems, electronic and pneumatic instrumentation, control systems, field instrumentation, analyzers and emergency shutdown systems.
  • Advocates for the designing, developing, implementation, and maintaining of the instruments and instrument systems across the refinery.
  • Perform engineering calculations, prepare technical drawings, and generate documentation for instrument specifications, loop diagrams, and controls narratives.
  • Develops detailed instrument/electrical engineering design documents, procures equipment and materials, coordinates construction contracting, and provides technical support to construction and start-up personnel.
  • Provide overall technical guidance to design, develop, specify, and oversee the installation of instrumentation systems.
  • Develops, implements, and coordinates instrument reliability improvement efforts, processes and systems, such as: Bad Actor program, developing and overseeing Preventive Maintenance Plans, Criticality Analysis, SIS and associated metrics.
  • Develops, implements, and manages instrument safe work practices, maintenance procedures, testing procedures, preventive maintenance plans and engineering standards and specifications Develops Instrument Index and Datasheets in SPI.
  • Leads or participates in root cause analysis of instrument and shutdown system failures.
  • Maintains SPI (INtools) and SAP documentation systems and associated evergreen processes for the instrument asset base across the plant.
  • Leads and assists PHA & MOCs related to Instruments and shutdown systems.
  • Assists in the selection, procurement, and testing of instruments.
  • Participates actively in the development, design, FAT, SAT and commissioning of new PLC, Triconex, DCS and CIS systems or modifications to existing systems.
  • Evaluates, designs, specifies and makes cost estimates, to prepare and submit project AFEs.
  • Provides contractor supervision to ensure that capital and expense projects are completed accurately and efficiently.
  • Provides ongoing technical support to operations and maintenance departments on instrumentation, electrical and control system problems.
Requirements & Qualifications:
  • Bachelors degree or higher in engineering required.
  • Two plus years of engineering experience in all phases of instrument/electrical systems design and installation required.
  • Ability to read and interpret engineering drawings (P&IDs, loop drawings, relay logic).


This position does not offer sponsorship. Only individuals who are US Citizens or green card holders are eligible to apply.

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