Instrumentation & Controls Engineer

ExxonMobil • Baytown, TX

61d • Onsite

About The Position

Provide instrumentation engineering expertise at ExxonMobil’s Baytown, Texas site. The role supports safe and reliable operations of instrumentation equipment within the Complex through engineering design, configuration, programming, maintenance, troubleshooting, failure analysis, and performance analysis.

The equipment and systems supported include field process and specialty measurement instruments, control and shutdown valves, transmission systems, Safety Instrumented Systems (SIS), machinery controls and protection systems, programmable logic controllers (PLCs), and instrumentation cabling, wiring, power distribution, UPS, networking, and communications systems.

The position’s primary contributions are at the individual-contributor level, with close coordination within the immediate work group and with other engineering and maintenance disciplines.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Electrical, Electronic, or a related Engineering discipline.
• At least 3 years of experience in the petrochemical, refining, or chemical industry.
• Knowledge of process measurement technologies, including pressure, temperature, level, and flow.
• Experience specifying and applying instrumentation, control valves, and shutdown systems.
• Ability to read and interpret P&IDs and familiarity with ISA/API standards.
• Understanding of field instrumentation, signal transmission, communications, and process safety requirements.
• Experience troubleshooting instrumentation and control systems and resolving field issues.
• Working knowledge of DCS, SIS, and industrial control systems from major vendors such as Honeywell, Emerson, Yokogawa, Schneider Electric, or HIMA.
• Familiarity with safety design principles, HAZOPs, risk assessments, SIL processes, and hazardous-area classifications.
• Strong understanding of equipment specifications, standards, and reliability strategies.

Nice To Haves

• Experience with SmartPlant Instrumentation (SPI) or similar engineering software.
• Knowledge of SCADA, industrial networking, and system integration.
• Familiarity with Industrial Control Systems Cybersecurity (ICS/OT Security).
• Experience with machinery and fired-equipment control and monitoring systems.
• Strong analytical, problem-solving, and communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Size and specify instrumentation for new installations and existing instruments undergoing changes.
• Support maintenance teams and coordinate with vendors and contractors to maintain, troubleshoot, repair or replace, configure, tune, program, test, commission, and decommission instrumentation and related systems.
• Support development of equipment strategies, including consideration of sparing, redundancy, reliability, availability, maintainability, and maintenance costs to advance operational excellence and capital efficiency.
• Participate in safety activities, risk assessments, and safety incident investigations related to instrumentation equipment.
• Provide engineering design, configuration, programming, maintenance, troubleshooting, failure analysis, and performance analysis for instrumentation equipment.
• Support field instrumentation, SIS, machinery controls and protection, PLCs, instrumentation infrastructure, and associated networking and transmission systems.

Benefits

• Pension plan with automatic enrollment at no cost to the employee and a monthly retirement annuity.
• Savings plan with employee contributions of 6% to 20% of pay and a 7% company match when the employee contributes at least 6%.
• Workplace flexibility programs, including ad-hoc flexibility around when and where employees work, leaves of absence, and part-time work.
• Comprehensive medical, dental, and vision plans.
• Wellbeing programs and resources through the Culture of Health.
• Confidential professional counseling for employees and their families, with mental health and resiliency resources at no additional cost.
• Disability plan providing income replacement for qualifying illness or injury, with automatic enrollment at no cost.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level