Instrumentation Designer

The Global Edge Consultants LLC; Houston (TX); On-site; USD 103,000 - 145,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Locals preferred

Contract through Feb 2027

Job summary

The Global Edge Consultants LLC in Houston, TX seeks a Sr. Instrumentation Designer to deliver safe, fit-for-purpose instrument designs on site. You will lead instrumentation design on projects and serve as the technical interface with project execution teams.

You will generate all instrumentation deliverables and 3D models, support other engineering centers, and ensure compliance with standards. This role emphasizes collaboration across disciplines and continuous improvement.

Qualifications

• An Engineering Degree or a Diploma in instrumentation and work experience.
• Experience comparable with the grade in a relevant industry and knowledge of how disciplines interact.
• Experience to generate instrumentation design deliverables like wiring diagrams, cable schedules, hook-up drawings, MTOs, layouts, and 3D modelling.
• Experience in preparing control room and analyzer room layouts; familiarity with SPI, SP3D or PDS.
• Ability to interface with other disciplines to finalize cable layouts and deliverables.
• Exposure to global engineering standards and effective communication of issues and ideas.

Responsibilities

• Deliver instrumentation design for company projects; lead instrument design and act as technical interface with project teams.
• Provide support to other engineering centers as workload requires; ensure compliance with standards and specs.
• Generate deliverables (instrument index, location layouts, cable schedules, wiring diagrams, analyzer panel design, MTOs, layouts); model in SP3D.
• Attend model reviews; help develop instrument design strategies; review vendor documents; interface with other disciplines.
• Implement quality procedures and contribute to continuous improvement activities.

Skills

Instrumentation design

3D modelling

Wiring diagrams

Cable schedules

Interdisciplinary interface

Education

Engineering degree or instrumentation diploma

Tools

SP3D

SPI

PDS

Job description

Sr. Instrumentation Designer - Houston, TX

Position Summary

To deliver safe, fit for purpose instrument designs to an agreed schedule to meet a pre-agreed budget. The job holder is one of the key members of the design team having responsibility for the instrumentation design. Based on the execution strategy, the job holder will be responsible for performing instrumentation design on projects.

Responsibilities

• Delivery of instrumentation design for company projects. Producing all instrumentation design deliverables on a project. Serving as the lead for instrument design on the project and as the technical interface with company project execution teams.
• Providing support to other engineering centers as workload requires. Compliance with company or project standards and specifications.
• Generation of deliverables such as instrument index, instrument Location Layouts, Cable Schedules, Wiring Diagrams/ Schematics, Analyzer Panel Design, instrument Hook-Ups, instrument Power Distribution, Material Take Offs Bill of Quantities, Control Room and Analyzer Room Layouts, Cable Routing Layouts. 3D modelling of equipment using SP3D.
• Attendance at model reviews. Support development of instrument design strategies. Development of common work practices within the engineering organization. Review/interpretation of vendor documents. Interface with other disciplines to overcome design issues.
• Implementation of quality procedures and contribute to continuous implementation of improvement activities.

Qualifications

• An Engineering Degree or a Diploma in instrumentation and work experience
• Experience comparable with the grade in a relevant industry. Familiarity with an engineering organization, the function of each discipline and how they interact and the function of the various support groups globally.
• Experience to generate all instrumentation design deliverables like wiring diagrams, cable schedules, Hook up drawings, MTOs, layouts, 3D modelling etc.
• Experience of preparing control room and analyzer room layouts. Experience working with tools such as SPI, SP3D or PDS.
• Ability to interface and work with other disciplines for the finalization of cable layouts and other instrument design deliverables.
• Exposure of using global engineering standards. Knowledge and experience of plant layouts and model review meetings. Experience and knowledge to effectively communicate issues and ideas effectively.

Other

• Contract thru February 2027, with possible extension
• Pay Range: $75-105/hr. (DOE)
• Location: Houston, TX - onsite (near Greenspoint)
• Locals preferred (no per diem)