Electrical Engineer - Upstream Automation & Controls

Ring Energy, Inc.; Texas; On-site; USD 95,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

Ring Energy, Inc. seeks an Electrical Engineer to support electrical power, instrumentation, controls, and automation across Permian Basin operations.

You will work with production, facilities, operations personnel, and I&E technicians to deliver safe, reliable, practical, and well-documented solutions for upstream facilities. Key responsibilities include developing standards, preparing specs, interpreting codes, coordinating power-system studies, and supporting installation, startup, and

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree required or equivalent experience.
• 5+ years of electrical/instrumentation/automation experience in upstream oil & gas.
• Knowledge of LV/MV distribution, grounding and bonding, hazardous-area classification, motor controls, VFDs, instrumentation, and control-panel design.
• Experience with reading P&IDs, one-line diagrams, electrical schematics, loop drawings, and control-system documentation.

Responsibilities

• Develop, maintain, and apply electrical, instrumentation, controls, and automation standards and engineering best practices.
• Prepare technical specifications and scopes of work for electrical equipment, instrumentation, control panels, automation hardware, materials, and services.
• Interpret and communicate applicable electrical codes, safety requirements, and company standards to Operations and project teams.
• Coordinate electrical power-system studies, including load flow, short circuit, protective-device coordination, arc flash, voltage drop, motor starting, harmonics, and power-factor analysis, using SKM, ETAP, or comparable tools.
• Support the design, installation, startup, and troubleshooting of ESPs, high-horsepower motors, VFDs, capacitor banks, reclosers, transformers, panels, and related equipment.
• Interpret and work from P&IDs, electrical schematics, control narratives, loop drawings, I&E plans, cause-and-effect matrices, and vendor documentation.
• Specify process instrumentation and recommend control-system hardware, communications architectures, and integration solutions.
• Support field installation, commissioning, functional testing, startup, and ongoing optimization of electrical and automation systems.
• Diagnose field operating issues, lead root-cause and failure analyses, and implement sustainable corrective actions.
• Coordinate utility service, metering, deduct allocations, power-quality matters, and billing analysis.
• Manage technical records and inventory for transformers, panels, motors, drives, instrumentation, controls, and spare equipment.
• Coordinate internal transfers of electrical and automation equipment and verify suitability for the intended application.
• Ensure all work complies with company safety expectations and applicable environmental and regulatory requirements.

Skills

PLC/SCADA/HMI

P&ID interpretation

Troubleshooting

Cross-functional collaboration

Field coordination

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering

Job description

Ring Energy, Inc. seeks an Electrical Engineer to support electrical power, instrumentation, controls, and automation across Permian Basin operations.

You will work with production, facilities, operations personnel, and I&E technicians to deliver safe, reliable, practical, and well-documented solutions for upstream facilities. Key responsibilities include developing standards, preparing specs, interpreting codes, coordinating power-system studies, and supporting installation, startup, and