Instrument & Electrical Engineer (Aromatics)

INEOS Aromatics; Wando (SC); On-site; GBP 67,133 - 96,970; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

401(k) match

Paid vacation

Job summary

INEOS Aromatics in the United States seeks an Instrument & Electrical Engineer (Aromatics) to provide I&E engineering support to maintain and improve instrumentation, electrical, and control systems at the Cooper River plant.

This highly autonomous role within the Engineering Group leads multi‑discipline projects, drives reliability improvements, troubleshoots field equipment, and ensures compliance with safety and regulatory standards while delivering quality design, programming, and

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering (or equivalent) with 5+ years of I&E experience in manufacturing.
• Experience designing/engineering instrumentation, PLC specs and programming, power distribution, and process analyzers.
• Ability to interface with operations and maintenance teams for reliable plant performance.

Responsibilities

• Provide I&E engineering support to maintain and improve instrument, electrical, and control infrastructure at the plant.
• Lead and/or support multi‑discipline project teams aligned with site objectives (I&E scope).
• Drive reliability improvements and support maintenance/repairs of electrical equipment and power distribution systems (up to 34.5 kV).
• Deliver I&E design, PLC programming, and guidance; manage contractors and project deliverables.
• Ensure compliance with standards and maintain I&E documentation and training.

Skills

Instrumentation

Electrical engineering

PLC programming

Troubleshooting

Team collaboration

Education

Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering

Tools

Honeywell TDC3000

Experion

Triconex

Allen-Bradley PLC

Job description

About INEOS Aromatics

INEOS Aromatics is a global chemical manufacturing company that produces products the polyester industry uses to make many of the things we use in our daily lives, such as clothes, carpets, furniture, automotive parts and food packaging. We employ 1,300 employees at sites in the United States, United Kingdom, Mainland China, Belgium, Indonesia and Taiwan, with annual sales of $4 billion. Our diverse team of engineers, scientists, and business professionals is dedicated to discovering solutions to some of the world’s biggest challenges. INEOS Aromatics is part of INEOS, formed in 1998 and already one of the world’s most successful chemical companies, with an annual turnover of over $60 billion and 25,000 employees – over 5,000 of them in the US. INEOS is also one of the safest manufacturing companies in the world, and nothing is more important to us.

Current Opportunity

Job Title: Instrument & Electrical Engineer (Aromatics)

Location: Wando, South Carolina

Role Synopsis

• The Instrument & Electrical Engineer is responsible for providing I&E engineering support to maintain and improve instrument, electrical and control infrastructure at the plant.
• The Instrument & Electrical Engineer is a highly autonomous member of the Engineering Group for INEOS’s Cooper River Plant.

Key Accountabilities

• Promotes and demonstrates behaviors that support a safe work environment.
• Leads and/or supports multi‑discipline project teams, managing the development and execution of projects aligned with site and business objectives (with a focus on I&E scope).
• Drives reliability improvements and supports maintenance/repairs of electrical equipment and power distribution systems (up to 34.5 kV).
• Provides timely technical support in instrumentation and electrical systems through monitoring, troubleshooting, and field engagement.
• Identifies opportunities to reduce costs, improve reliability, and enhance safety and environmental performance.
• Delivers I&E engineering design, PLC programming, and technical guidance; manages contractors and project deliverables for larger controls projects.
• Ensures compliance with company, industry, and regulatory standards while maintaining accurate I&E documentation and providing technical training to personnel.

Essential Education

• Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering and a minimum of 5 years of experience.

Essential Experience and Job Requirements

• I&E experience supporting manufacturing.
• Design/engineering practice, including instrumentation, general‑purpose PLC specification and programming, area classification, power distribution and control, motor controls, lighting design and/or process analyzers.
• Minimum of 5 years of experience interfacing and supporting operations and maintenance teams.
• Minimum of 5 years of experience troubleshooting and maintenance engineering.
• The ability to influence multi‑disciplinary teams.

Desirable Criteria / Qualifications

• Honeywell TDC3000 and/or Experion hardware experience.
• Triconex, August Systems, Allen‑Bradley PLC multiple platform experience.
• Safety instrumented system experience.
• Previous chemical plant, refinery or related industry experience.
• Project engineering experience.

Other Requirements (Travel, Location)

• Must be at least 18 years of age; legally authorized to work in the United States; and not require sponsorship for employment visa status (e.g., TN, H1B status), now or in the future.
• Must be able to fluently speak, write, and read English.

Benefits

We offer a competitive benefits package including health, dental & vision insurance, 401(K) match (up to 9%), STD/LTD, paid dependent care days, life insurance/accidental death, and dismemberment, 9 paid holidays, 2 personal days and paid vacation.

Legal Disclaimer

If you are selected for a position in the United States, your employment will be contingent upon submission to and successful completion of a post‑offer/pre‑placement drug test (and alcohol screening/medical examination if required by the role) as well as pre‑placement verification of the information and qualifications provided during the selection process.

Equal Opportunity Employer

INEOS is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, religion, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, disability, veteran status, or any other prohibited ground of discrimination.