I&C Engineer

TAI; Trainer (PA); On-site; USD 125,000 - 150,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Overtime pay

Annual profit sharing bonus

PTO and paid holidays

Health benefits

401(k) with employer match

Tuition reimbursement

Association membership reimbursements

Flexible work schedule

Job summary

TAI invites an Instrumentation & Controls Engineer to join a key engineering team supporting refinery capital projects from concept through startup. You will design, implement, and optimize critical control systems while collaborating with operations, maintenance, and construction teams for safe, efficient project execution.

The role emphasizes hands-on design, field support during construction, and ongoing reliability improvements across instrumentation and controls systems in refinery

Qualifications

• 5-10+ years of I&C experience.
• Bachelor’s degree in Electrical, Mechanical, or Chemical Engineering preferred.
• Background in oil/refining, petro-chemicals, or chemicals is highly preferred.

Responsibilities

• Develop project scopes and design criteria.
• Prepare and review instrument specifications, datasheets, drawings, and estimates.
• Support equipment and instrument selection.
• Develop material and procurement requirements.
• Coordinate vendor engineering and technical reviews.
• Provide field engineering support during construction and project execution.
• Develop instrumentation and controls design drawings.
• Modify drawings using applicable design software.
• Support troubleshooting, commissioning, startup, and post-project close-out.
• Provide technical support for existing I&C systems including repairs and upgrades.
• Identify opportunities to improve instrument reliability and availability and integrate these into projects and maintenance plans.

Skills

Instrumentation & Controls

Field engineering

Design criteria development

Cross-functional collaboration

Education

Bachelor’s Degree in Electrical Engineering

Bachelor’s Degree in Mechanical Engineering

Bachelor’s Degree in Chemical Engineering

Job description

About The Role

Join a key engineering team supporting refinery capital projects from concept through startup. As an Instrumentation & Controls Engineer, you'll play a hands‑on role in designing, implementing, and optimizing critical control systems while collaborating across operations, maintenance, project engineering, and construction teams to deliver safe and efficient project execution.

About TAI

TAI brings together engineering, construction, systems integration, on‑site services, and technical services — combining proven execution with trusted expertise to support clients across the entire project lifecycle. Team members at TAI are capable, well‑rounded, flexible, and optimistic. We have found that the best employees are the ones who recognize the importance of what they do and the ones who let that guide them in the actions they take. More than any skill, we seek people who make decisions that support the common good. We work for our clients, and we work for one another.

Here’s a Glimpse Into Your Day To Day

• Develop project scopes and design criteria
• Prepare and review instrument specifications, data sheets, drawings, and estimates
• Support equipment and instrument selection
• Develop material and procurement requirements
• Coordinate vendor engineering and technical reviews
• Provide field engineering support during construction and project execution.
• Develop and produce instrumentation and controls design drawings
• Must be able to create and modify drawings using applicable design software
• Support troubleshooting, commissioning, startup, and post-project close‑out while ensuring project deliverables meet refinery standards, applicable codes, process safety requirements, and operational needs.
• Provide technical support for existing instrumentation and control systems, including equipment troubleshooting, reliability improvements, repairs, modifications, and operational optimization.
• Identifies opportunities to improve instrument reliability, maintainability, and availability and incorporates these improvements into capital projects and maintenance strategies.

You’ll Be a Perfect Fit If You Have

• 5-10+ years of relevant I&C experience.
• Bachelor’s Degree in Electrical, Mechanical, or Chemical Engineering Preferred
• Background in oil/refining, petro‑chem, chemicals, etc. highly preferred

Compensation And Benefits

• Pay: $125,000-150,000 annually (depending upon experience).
• Eligible for overtime pay
• Annual Profit Sharing Bonus (variable)
• PTO and Paid Holidays
• Health Benefits: Employee through family level coverage for medical, dental, and vision insurances. Company funded life and long‑term disability insurances. Short Term Disability, FSA, HSA, EAP, and supplemental life insurances (employee – family) are also available!
• 401(k)with employer match

Other Offerings

• The opportunity to make a real impact on a variety of industry‑leading projects.
• The ability to balance your work and family activities.
• Flexible work schedule
• Work in a dynamic and collaborative environment that values creativity and innovation.
• A chance to learn and grow alongside some of the brightest minds in engineering.
• Professional Development, Tuition Reimbursement, and Association Membership Reimbursements.

Discover what makes TAI a top‑20 manufacturing partner, according to Engineering News‑Record (ENR), and one of the top‑50 fastest‑growing private companies in the Baltimore Business Journal. Learn more about us at https://www.tai.inc/