Instrument Engineering

Description

Introduction: 

Arion opened its doors in April of 2018 and is already recognized as a leader in the industry and ranked by Houston Business Journal as the #16 engineering design firm in Houston, Texas.  Arion primarily serve the upstream, midstream and downstream oil & gas and energy industries.  We provide engineering, design, procurement, project management and construction management services from Concept, through FEED and Detail Engineering & Design, to Completion for onshore and offshore oil & gas and energy industry facilities.   Our services include execution of greenfield and brownfield projects for oil and gas production, processing, transportation, storage, and refining facilities worldwide.  

Description of Responsibilities:

Researches, develops, designs, and tests a variety of equipment, facilities, components, products, and systems for commercial and industrial purposes.

• Designs and develops field instrumentation and control systems for oil & gas facilities
• Prepares Instrument Equipment Specifications, Data Sheets, Purchase Requisitions and Bid evaluations for field instruments, control valves, flow meters, PLCs, SCADA Systems, Safety Systems, F&G Panels, Condition Monitoring Systems etc.
• Conducst technical evaluation, evaluate equipment / material suitability and issue clarification of supplier bids - complete technical report to support order placement
• Leads technical discussion, meetings with suppliers and clients
• Prepares instrument designs, calculations and bills of material
• Works with instrument engineers, automation engineers, technologists, designers and others to provide instrument engineering and design deliverables to a variety of projects
• Develops instrument index, cause and effect charts, instrument location plans, instrument installation details, instrument junction box details, wiring diagrams, loop drawings, I/O panel schedules ladder diagrams, etc. as necessary for the project
• Develops designs that require innovation and ingenuity
• Reviews Vendor Documents
• Responsible for quality control of all deliverables within the scope of the Instrument discipline
• Interfaces with Project Management and Client and liaise with other project disciplines
• Assists in preparation of cost estimates and defining scopes of work for instrument systems
• Builds internal and external relationships with key suppliers, customers and internal & external service providers or contractors
• Maintains effective communication with project team members and with the customer
• May provide some technical guidance to less experienced design and engineering personnel.

Amount of Travel:

• Some travel to site locations may be required

Qualifications

Qualifications / Skills:

• Experience with the engineering and design of onshore and/or offshore oil & gas or energy facilities involving field instrumentation, control systems, and related equipment and materials
• Excellent oral and written communication skills is required'

Software:

• Advanced MS Office skills (Word, Excel, PowerPoint) preferred
• SPI (Intools)
• Microsoft Project

Education Level:

• BSc, MSc or equivalent in electrical / chemical engineering is required
• 10 years of experience
• NCEES P.E. License is preferred

Arion Blue is an equal opportunity employer (EOE)