Lead Instrumentation Engineer providing technical leadership for capital projects across Solstice Advanced Materials. Supporting manufacturing network with projects ranging from small enhancements to large-scale investments.
Responsibilities
Serve as the instrumentation and controls subject matter expert, providing technical leadership across all phases of capital projects, from concept through startup.
Lead instrumentation engineering activities through Pre-FEED, FEED, detailed design, construction support, and startup/commissioning.
Develop Scopes of Work (SOWs), Basis of Design documents, and instrumentation deliverables for capital project execution.
Specify, select, and apply instrumentation, sensing elements, transmitters, control valves, and final control elements, including pneumatic, hydraulic, PLC, DCS, and SCADA systems.
Design instrumentation systems suitable for industrial plant environments, ensuring operability, maintainability, accessibility, and safety.
Direct the development and review of engineering drawings, specifications, and design deliverables, ensuring technical accuracy and consistency.
Perform instrumentation sizing calculations, including protective devices, and verify vendor selections.
Develop and support instrumentation cost estimates, schedules, and manpower loading for capital projects.
Review vendor packages and develop integration strategies for plant control systems.
Apply and support Fieldbus type and smart instrumentation systems where appropriate.
Collaborate with process engineering to develop P&IDs, control narratives, and control strategies.
Provide technical direction to contractors, designers, maintenance, and plant personnel, including oversight of outsourced engineering work.
Manage instrumentation execution through engineering and construction while integrating plant stakeholders to meet operational needs.
Ensure compliance with Solstice Engineering Standards, site-specific requirements, and plant standards.
Support or lead development and revision of Instrumentation and Control SOPs.
Ensure QA/QC requirements are defined and met for all capital installations.
Apply electrical area classification standards (NFPA, IEC, etc.) and appropriate compliance methods (IS, purging, enclosures).
Develop and review User Requirements Specifications (URS), Site Acceptance Tests (SAT), and construction bid specifications.
Participate in Process Hazard Analyses (PHA) and support functional safety reviews, including SIL and SIS applications.
Maintain integrity of all instrumentation documentation, drawings, and control system records.
Utilize AutoCAD (2D/3D), CADWorx, and other design tools to support detailed engineering.
Drive value engineering, cost control, and continuous improvement within the instrumentation discipline.
Prepare instrumentation estimate packages and construction work order packages.
Requirements
Bachelor’s degree in electrical, Instrumentation, or Controls Engineering with 8–10 years of experience in process control, instrumentation design, or engineering within an industrial manufacturing and/or engineering design environment.
Willingness to travel up to 25%, as required.
Professional Engineer (PE) license.
Strong working knowledge of PIP, NEC, NFPA, IEC, API, and related codes and standards.
Experience with SmartPlant / INtools or similar instrumentation databases.
Proven ability to interface across disciplines (process, electrical, mechanical, project management).
Experience working with Procurement and supporting vendor evaluations.
Background in non-capital alternatives, value analysis, and optimization.
Demonstrated leadership in safety culture and compliance.
Experience in industrial chemical or petrochemical environments.
Familiarity with SAP.
Experience with commissioning, preventive maintenance, troubleshooting, MOC, LOTO, and system testing.
Working knowledge of networked control systems.
Experience implementing and configuring PLC, DCS, and SCADA systems for batch and continuous processes.
Knowledge of instrumentation materials of construction and UPS specification and sizing.
Strong written and verbal communication skills.
Six Sigma Green Belt or Black Belt certification (or equivalent experience) preferred.
Self-starter with strong ownership mindset, bias for action, and collaborative leadership style.
Benefits
employer-subsidized Medical, Dental, Vision, and Life Insurance
Short-Term and Long-Term Disability
401(k) match
Flexible Spending Accounts
Health Savings Accounts
EAP and Educational Assistance
Parental Leave
Paid Time Off (for vacation, personal business, sick time, and parental leave)
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