Principal Instrumentation & Controls Engineer

Responsibilities

• Principal Engineers are expected to be leaders of projects and project teams and responsible for managing project man-hour budgets and scheduling of department man-hours
• Strong technical skills and an ability to mentor and assist staff in all aspects of electrical design, including I&C specifications and selection
• Supervise and monitor project staff ensuring that engineering packages are completed on time and within budget for the project they are responsible for.
• Ability to analyze, design and produce engineering packages for clients and prepare instrumentation specifications for purchase
• Ability to establish and maintain good business relationships with key client contacts throughout the project
• Extensive knowledge of required design codes and the knowledge to establish design criteria and ensure staff is following proper protocol
• On-site interface with client engineering representative and other discipline engineers
• Review, check and analyze design drawings prior to client submittals
• Responsible for ensuring that documents produced by the team members follow both internal and client quality standards

Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree or Higher in Electrical or Controls Engineering
• 10-15 years (or more) of experience working in a Power Generation, Distribution, Oil & Gas, Chemical, Pharmaceutical and/or Industrial engineering environment
• Professional Engineering (PE) license preferred
• Must possess exceptional interpersonal and organizational skills
• Must be able to work in the US without sponsorship now or in the future

Technical Competencies

• Low voltage power distribution system design and layout
• Instrumentation identification and installation package development as well as application design including data sheets, loop diagrams, wiring diagrams, instrument lists, input / output lists, and scope of work development.
• Instrumentation skills including: reading or developing P&IDs , Instrument selection and specifications, control valve and primary element sizing, instrument loop diagrams, locations plans and installation details, and interconnection and wiring diagrams
• Distributed Control System interface design experience
• Electrical heat trace design
• Development of wiring diagrams and schematics