Electrical Engineer - Manufacturing

KINETIC PRESSURE CONTROL; Jersey Village (TX); On-site; USD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

Kinetic Pressure Control in Texas seeks an Electrical Engineer to design, test, and support electrical equipment across full lifecycle. You will interface with clients for onsite commissioning, troubleshooting, and modifying existing designs to meet requirements.

This role requires 5+ years in engineering, knowledge of oil and gas, PLC and HMI experience, and strong English communication. Travel domestically or internationally may be required; MS Office proficiency essential.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in computer science, electrical engineering, or related discipline.
• Minimum 5 years of relevant experience in electrical engineering.
• Experience in Oil and Gas industry and MoC systems.
• Willingness to travel domestically or internationally.
• Strong English communication and teamwork in small groups.
• Proficient with Microsoft Office.

Responsibilities

• Design, develop, test, commission and support electrical systems across full lifecycle.
• Design, write and configure software and hardware for equipment.
• Review engineering design packages and ensure quality standards.
• Provide field support for commissioning and troubleshooting (local & remote).
• Diagnose and troubleshoot PLCs, instrumentation, and control systems.
• Mentor junior engineers and drafting personnel.
• Create and maintain hardware and software documentation.

Skills

PLC programming

HMI Applications

English communication

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or Electrical Engineering

Tools

Microsoft Office

Job description

The Electrical Engineer will be required to work in a team environment designing, implementing and testing electrical equipment to defined specifications or requirements. Represent Kinetic by interfacing with clients for onsite commissioning or troubleshooting and for modification and improvement of existing designs (local & remote) and any supporting test programs, processes and procedures.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES

• Responsible for designing, developing, testing, commissioning and supporting the design, manufacturing and testing for projects and products over their full lifecycle.
• Design, write and/or configure software and hardware for equipment and/or applications.
• Develop, review and/or approve conceptual and detailed engineering design packages.
• Adhere to company quality standards and follow engineering checking and approval procedures
• Review and/or approve vendor drawings for compliance with project specifications
• Provide support for the implementation, training, troubleshooting and controlled version management of electrical products locally and on deployments.
• Work with customers (internal/external) and review project defining documents to understand project requirements.
• Work in team project environment responsible for hardware and software from selection through to implementation to meet design requirements. Collaborating with other engineers to create meaningful solutions to challenging engineering problems.
• Support Supply Chain and Operations departments during manufacture, assembly, commissioning, and installation of new and existing products.
• Set realistic expectations and ensure assigned projects are completed according to schedule and within budget
• Ability to diagnose and troubleshoot electrical equipment, instrumentation and PLC software.
• Understand and provide input for PLC software used to monitor and automate a new generation of BOP control systems, remote valve manifolds (RVM) and their auxiliary systems.
• Good understanding in PLC software and HMI Applications used on RVM, BOP and their auxiliary systems.
• Write and perform internal testing, customer FAT and on-site commissioning of control systems.
• Diagnose and troubleshoot associated hardware, configurations and software as required including providing remote field support when needed.
• Assist in the development and maintenance of hardware and software documentation to effectively manage products. This includes but is not limited to assembly/manufacturing/testing procedures, Operations and Maintenance Manuals, Installation/Commissioning procedures, event specific troubleshoot procedures and Management of Change / Quality scope.
• Review the design work completed by other members of the engineering department as an objective third party, providing constructive feedback.
• Assist in developing training material and mentor knowledge and skillsets with other engineering team members.
• Perform other work-related tasks as assigned.
• Comply with all Kinetic Pressure Control Company and HSE policies and procedures.

QUALIFICATIONS

• Bachelor’s degree in computer science, Electrical Engineering, or electrical engineering or similar disciplines.
• Minimum 5 years of relevant experience.
• Knowledge and understanding of Oil and Gas industry.
• MoC systems experience.
• Ability to simplify complex engineering systems to deliver required design outcomes within time and budget constraints.
• Ability to undertake domestic or international travel.
• Good interpersonal communication skills, energy, and enthusiasm, with the interest and ability to work in a small team environment.
• Strong oral and written English language communication skills.
• Highly efficient user of Microsoft Office product suite.
• Proven problem solving and creative thinking ability as well as product design experience.
• Ability to provide direction for junior engineers and drafting personnel.