I&E Engineer

Clean Harbors•Deer Park, TX

2d•Onsite

About The Position

Clean Harbors, in Deer Park, TX, is looking for a Senior I&E Control Specialist to support the control systems (DCS, PLC, SIS, etc.). The main responsibility is to deliver, maintain, and upgrade the control systems that meet production’s requirements, perform as necessary to achieve functionality and safety obligations, and maximize system capability. This includes the leadership of the migration and lifecycle system process, maintenance recommendation and oversight of installed base equipment, co-ordination of concepts with production.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in electrical, Chemical, Controls, Automation, Instrumentation, or related engineering discipline preferred; equivalent industrial automation experience may be considered.
Minimum 10 years of progressive control system experience in chemical, refining, hazardous waste, manufacturing, or other continuous process industries.
Demonstrated hands-on experience with ABB 800xA and INFI 90/Symphony systems, including control system maintenance, programming, troubleshooting, commissioning, startup, and lifecycle support.
Strong knowledge of control system engineering fundamentals, including P&IDs, loop drawings, electrical and control system drawings, control narratives, ladder logic, function block logic, cause-and-effect documentation, and process control strategies.
Experience with industrial networking, virtualization, servers, workstations, process control networks, backups, cybersecurity fundamentals, and OT infrastructure management.
Proven ability to work independently, lead technical initiatives, support outages and on-call requirements, coordinate across multiple disciplines, and travel approximately 25% to support regional facilities.

Nice To Haves

Mandatory ABB experience combined with either Emerson DeltaV or Rockwell Automation experience, with preference given to candidates who possess ABB plus DeltaV expertise, or ABB plus Rockwell ControlLogix / FactoryTalk expertise.
ABB, Emerson, or Rockwell automation training, certifications, and experience with industrial networking standards, virtualization platforms, and control system infrastructure.
Experience supporting SIS lifecycle management, functional safety programs, alarm management, OT cybersecurity initiatives, and recognized standards such as ISA/IEC 62443, NIST, and CISA guidance.

Responsibilities

Lead safety, environmental compliance, and management of change (MOC) activities for all automation and control system modifications.
Own the reliability, availability, and performance of DCS, PLC, SIS, HMI, historian, virtualization, servers, workstations, and process control network infrastructure across assigned sites.
Monitor system health, execute preventive maintenance strategies, and resolve issues proactively to minimize downtime and operational risk.
Develop, implement, and optimize control strategies, logic, alarms, interlocks, graphics, sequencing, loop tuning, and advanced process control applications.
Provide advanced troubleshooting and technical support for control systems, OT networks, instrumentation, hardware, software, and cybersecurity-related issues.
Support instrumentation reliability, commissioning, calibration, SIS lifecycle activities, proof testing, and functional safety programs in partnership with site I&E teams.
Lead automation lifecycle management, including technology roadmaps, obsolescence planning, migrations, software upgrades, cybersecurity initiatives, and long-term capital planning.
Manage control system assets, critical spares, vendor relationships, service agreements, and total cost of ownership to maximize business value.
Maintain secure OT infrastructure, including backups, disaster recovery, remote access, patch management, network administration, and cybersecurity compliance.
Maintain accurate technical documentation, including P&IDs, loop drawings, control narratives, logic records, I/O databases, network diagrams, and system architecture documents.
Lead root cause analyses and continuous improvement initiatives to improve reliability, safety, and operational performance.
Support capital projects, outages, turnarounds, FAT/SAT testing, commissioning, startup, and contractor/vendor management activities.
Drive standardization, best practices, performance metrics, dashboards, and configuration quality across all supported facilities.
Provide technical leadership, mentoring, training, regional support, and on-call assistance as required.