Instrumentation Engineer

Walker Lovell Ltd; Oklahoma City (OK); Remote; USD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Remote work with travel to sites

Healthcare & retirement benefits

Career development opportunities

Exposure to high-value capital project

Job summary

Walker Lovell Ltd in the United States is seeking an experienced instrumentation engineer to own capital project instrumentation from concept through commissioning. The role emphasizes delivering robust control solutions and partnering with multi-disciplinary teams.

This remote role with regular travel to project sites offers exposure to high-value capital projects and opportunities to impact plant safety, reliability, and operational performance.

Qualifications

• 7+ years of instrumentation engineering experience in process manufacturing.
• Strong knowledge of P&IDs, instrument specs and valve sizing.
• Experience with DCS, PLC and SCADA systems.
• Excellent stakeholder management and mentoring skills.

Responsibilities

• Lead instrumentation projects from concept to commissioning for capital projects.
• Specify and size instrumentation including valves, sensors, and analytical devices.
• Provide technical leadership for HAZOP, LOPA, SIL studies and troubleshooting.
• Drive continuous improvement in safety, reliability and process control.

Skills

Instrumentation engineering

P&IDs

Control valve sizing

DCS/PLC/SCADA

Stakeholder management

Education

Bachelor's degree in engineering

Tools

DCS

PLC

SCADA

Industrial protocols

Job description

Travel

Regular travel to process plant sites as required

Compensation

Strong base salary + comprehensive benefits package

What's in it for you?

Take ownership of complex instrumentation projects while enjoying the flexibility of a remote role. Join a business investing in major capital projects where your technical expertise will directly influence plant safety, reliability and operational performance.

• Strong base salary reflecting experience and expertise
• Comprehensive healthcare and retirement benefits
• Remote working with travel to project locations
• Long-term career development within a growing engineering organisation
• Exposure to high-value capital projects and modern process technologies

Why this business

Join a well-established industrial manufacturer with a strong reputation for operational excellence across complex process environments. The business continues to invest in plant improvements, engineering capability and safety, giving engineers the opportunity to shape major projects while working alongside experienced multidisciplinary teams.

What you'll be doing

• Lead instrumentation engineering activities from concept through commissioning for capital projects.
• Specify, size and select instrumentation including control valves, flow, pressure, temperature and analytical devices.
• Provide technical leadership for HAZOP, LOPA, SIL studies and complex plant troubleshooting.
• Drive continuous improvement by identifying reliability, safety and control system optimisation opportunities.

What you'll bring

• Bachelor's degree in an engineering discipline with 7+ years of instrumentation engineering experience within process manufacturing.
• Strong knowledge of P&IDs, instrument specifications, control valve sizing and field instrumentation.
• Experience working with DCS, PLC and SCADA systems alongside industrial communication protocols.
• Excellent stakeholder management skills with the ability to mentor engineers and collaborate across multidisciplinary teams.

Who this suits

You're a commercially minded instrumentation engineer who enjoys solving complex technical challenges and influencing major engineering projects. You thrive with autonomy, enjoy collaborating across multiple sites and want the opportunity to make a measurable impact on plant performance and safety.