Instrumentation Designer

CAI•Houston, TX

1d•$75 - $85•Onsite

About The Position

CAI is seeking an Instrumentation Designer to lead the design and delivery of instrumentation engineering solutions for projects. The position serves as the primary technical liaison with project teams and ensures compliance with company standards and specifications. Responsibilities include developing instrumentation design deliverables, supporting 3D modeling and design reviews, collaborating with other disciplines, and contributing to quality and continuous improvement initiatives. The role is contract and onsite in Houston, Texas, or Allentown, Pennsylvania.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in Engineering or a Technical Diploma in Instrumentation.
Hands-on experience generating instrumentation design deliverables, including wiring diagrams, cable schedules, hook-up drawings, MTOs, layouts, and 3D modeling.
Experience preparing control room and analyzer room layouts.
Hands-on experience with SPI, SP3D, PDS, and MicroStation.
Experience with industrial plant layouts and model review meetings.
Ability to interface and work with other disciplines to finalize cable layouts and other instrument design deliverables.
Knowledge and use of global engineering standards.
Oil and gas industry experience, or experience in a similar industry.
Knowledge of engineering organizational structures and how disciplines interact and partner with global support groups to achieve business objectives.
Excellent communication skills and the ability to communicate issues and ideas efficiently.
Ability to perform essential job functions safely and successfully consistent with the ADA and applicable federal, state, and local standards.
Ability to perform sedentary work, including sitting or remaining stationary most of the time, with occasional movement around the office to attend meetings.
Ability to conduct repetitive computer tasks using a mouse, keyboard, and monitor.

Responsibilities

Produce and deliver instrumentation designs and project deliverables.
Lead instrumentation design on projects and serve as the technical interface with project execution teams.
Provide support to other engineering centers as workload requires.
Maintain compliance with company or project standards and specifications.
Generate deliverables including instrument indexes, instrument location layouts, cable schedules, wiring diagrams and schematics, analyzer panel designs, instrument hook-ups, instrument power distribution, material take-offs (MTOs), bills of quantities (BOQs), control room and analyzer room layouts, and cable routing layouts.
Perform 3D modeling of equipment using SP3D and attend model reviews.
Support development of instrument design strategies.
Communicate and present execution strategies, schedule issues, and project requirements in person, by email, or through PowerPoint presentations.
Develop common work practices within the engineering organization.
Review and interpret vendor documents.
Interface with other disciplines to resolve design issues.
Implement quality procedures and contribute to continuous improvement activities.