Instrument engineer

alfalaval; Pune District; On-site; INR 900,000 - 1,500,000; Full time

Job summary

Alfa Laval in Pune seeks an Instrument Engineer to design and size field instruments, develop PLC panels, and ensure compliant control systems for medium to high complexity projects.

Applicants should have BE in Instrumentation & Control Engineering, 2–8 years of experience, and strong English skills; knowledge of IEC/ISA/UL is essential. Collaboration with procurement and site teams is required.

Qualifications

• BE in Instrumentation & Control Engineering is required.
• 2–8 years of engineering experience.
• Fluent in written and spoken English.

Responsibilities

• Plan and schedule EIA-related activities for the project.
• Select and size field instruments and prepare instrument data sheets and BOM.
• Review vendor drawings and contribute to technical bid evaluations.

Skills

English proficiency

Project experience

Cross-cultural awareness

PLC programming

Education

BE in Instrumentation & Control Engineering

Tools

INTOOLS

ePlan

Job description

Instrument Engineer - Pune

About Us:

In Alfa Laval, we are every single day contributing to a more sustainable future for our planet through engineering innovation. Our global team designs and implements the refining, recycling and purifying process that allow our customers to be better themselves. You will find our work in leading applications for water purification, clean energy, food production, waste processing, pharmaceutical development and much more. The people of Alfa Laval enjoy the freedom to pursue ideas and the resources to see those ideas to become reality, in an environment that welcomes drive, courage and diversity. The result is a company where we all can be very proud of what we do.

Purpose of job:

The purpose of this job is to work professionally with design engineering projects of medium to high complexity, ensuring customer satisfaction.

This role reports to Group Leader and would be responsible for:

• Plan and schedule EIA-related activities for the project.
• Select and size field instruments.
• Prepare Instrument Index, Data Sheets (Specification Sheets), BOM, Cable and JB Schedule, and PLC I/O Calculation/List.
• Perform calculations such as CV, UPS & Battery, heat dissipation, and air consumption.
• Design PLC panels, JB's, and low-voltage electrical panels.
• Understand control valve selection and sizing.
• Develop alternative designs for new product development.
• Knowledge of instrumentation standards (IEC, BS, ANSI, NFPA, ISA, UL) is essential.
• Familiarity with CE and UL norms, as well as HAZOP studies, is required.
• Review engineering documents, analyze designs, and retrieve information to complete project design documentation.
• Review vendor drawings and documents; perform technical bid evaluations.
• Support procurement actions.
• Coordinate the planning of design activities.
• Knowledge of PLC system architecture, types of PLCs, I/O cards, HMI, and SCADA is required.
• Support Supply Chain in identifying, evaluating, and selecting alternate vendors.
• Estimate costs and approve electrical systems.
• Attend site meetings with customers, consultants, and external suppliers.
• Directly responsible for: Instrumentation & Automation engineering, Field Instruments design, Instrument design calculation, Power supply calculation, testing of the panels, documentation, Control System Software FAT, Instrument selection & support for Projects and modular systems, Cost estimation
• Indirectly responsible for: Project management, coordination within the project team/ customer / consultant .

Experience and Qualification:

• 2 to 8 years of engineering experience.
• B.E. in Instrumentation & Control Engineering (required).

Skills:

• Fluent in written and spoken English.
• Detailed knowledge of instrumentation design tools, such as INTOOLS and ePlan.
• 2 to 8 years of engineering experience.
• Strong knowledge and experience in project work.
• Cross-cultural awareness.
• Awareness of PLC programming.

Attitude:

• Structured and systematic approach.
• Focus on high quality and standards of work results.
• Team player with strong communication and negotiation skills.
• Eager to share knowledge and experience with others.
• Customer-oriented and effective in cooperation.
• Self-driven and responsible, also accountable for others.

Why should you apply:

We offer you an interesting and challenging position in an open and friendly environment where we help each other to develop and create value for our customers. An exciting place to build a global network with different nationalities. Your work will have a true impact on Alfa Laval's future success; you will be learning new things every day.

We care about diversity, inclusion and equity in our recruitment processes. We also believe behavioural traits can provide important insights into a candidate's fit to a role. To help us achieve this we apply Pymetrics assessments, and upon application you will be invited to play the assessment games.

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