Sr. IC&A Engineer Job

Job Title:   Sr. IC&A Engineer

Situation in organization:

This position is in the Maintenance & Reliability Department and reports directly to the Maintenance & Reliability Manager

Job dimensions:

The IC&A Engineer will oversee the IC&A maintenance/reliability initiatives and interface with the appropriate maintenance and manufacturing groups to ensure the highest level of safety, productivity, work quality and reliability for all instrumentation, electrical and analyzer maintenance/reliability activities.

Key Activities and responsibilities:

• Oversee troubleshooting, repairs, calibration, and new installation tasks for instrumentation  and controls work - 90%
  • Drive instrumentation reliability by reviewing recent failures and past history to provide recommendations for improvement
  • Analyze bad actors and Top 10’s to drive improvements for instrumentation
  • Evaluate and maintain the PM strategies for instrumentation equipment
  • Recommend spare parts for reliability-critical equipment
  • Develops and implements instrumentation safety and skills training for Maintenance personnel
  • Contribute in the ongoing development of instrumentation standards that will maximize reliability, efficiency, design, and minimize required spare parts inventory
  • Identify capital projects necessary to maintain and improve the plant instrumentation.  Submit project requests to Project Engineering and assist in implementation of the project.
  • Lead development of future automation projects through oversight of strategy, design, programming, maintenance, an HMI software/programming
  • Install, remove, perform maintenance and design for implementation of control/interlock strategies as well as troubleshoot and correct (hardware and software) problems for DCS, PLC, PI and Process Control Networks communications
  • Evaluate the Control Systems PM programs and provide technical support by identifying and presenting alternatives and recommendations.
  • Assist IE&A Superintendent and Technicians in troubleshooting instrumentation issues.
  • Provide guidance with calculations and design safety instrumented (SIS) systems
• Oversee troubleshooting, repairs, calibration, and new installation tasks for analyzer work– 10%

Other Duties as Assigned:

• Attend meetings (safety, maintenance planning, reliability, and production)
• Monitor IC&A maintenance spend
• Lead Root Cause Failure Analysis and Incident Investigations
• Perform cost analysis for repair versus replacement of equipment
• Participate in HAZOP hazard analysis
• Ensures that IC&A equipment and spare parts are ordered as needed and validate spare parts are maintained appropriately
• Manage the quality and cost associated with IC&A work performed by outside repair shops
• Publish monthly reports for management pertaining to productivity, equipment repair status, project status, reliability and forecasting
• Provide coverage as needed to support electrical distribution engineer

Context and environment

The duties of this position are conducted with the following considerations:

• Changing production requirements- quality, quantity, customer needs and logistics
• Equipment capabilities
• Maintenance workforce availability and capabilities
• Follow and adhere to the maintenance work process and repair procedures
• Must adhere to the Arkema Electrical Safe Work Practices Policy and Guidelines for the CLO site
• Must be available to work extended hours, weekends, holidays and after hour
• Supports the site HES policy and complies with all regulatory and internal requirements
• Participates in HES activities provided by site management and Arkema Inc. (e.g., Behavioral Base Safety, SafeStart, etc.)
• Supports and promotes the reporting of all health, safety, environmental, near-miss, accident or injury incidents
• Understands and Supports the Clear Lake Facility Acrylic Monomers HSE2Q Commitment
• For physical demands please refer to the job demand form for this position

Required Education/Qualifications /Work experience

• B.S. degree in Electrical Engineering with 8+ years’ engineering experience in IC&A
• Computer skills required
• Knowledge of a broad range of industry standards including NFPA, API, ASME, and ISA standards
• Knowledgeable in all types of industrial instrumentation and process control loop systems
• Basic knowledge of inline process and environmental analyzers and their functions
• Skilled in interpreting electrical diagrams/schematics and loop drawings
• Skilled in Instrument, Controls and Analyzer terminologies and maintenance processes
• Strong experience with industrial computer systems, motor control, PLCs and DCS. Experience with analog and digital signals, wireless instrument networks, HART and industrial ethernet.

Demonstrated Competencies

• Good written and oral communication skills to interface with operations and maintenance personnel
• Ability to follow maintenance procedures for equipment
• Ability to read, understand and utilize equipment drawings and P&ID’s
• Works well in teams