Instrumentation Engineer II – Safety & Controls

Westlake Chemical; Geismar (LA); On-site; USD 95,000 - 125,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Equal Opportunity Employer

Job summary

Westlake is seeking an instrumentation engineer to design and maintain safety-critical systems in our Geismar, Louisiana plant. You will perform SIS/SIF calculations, develop validation plans per IEC 61511, and coordinate PMs in SAP, guiding DCS analysts and I/E technicians.

You will also coach stakeholders on IEC-61511 standards, participate in PHA/LOPA/RCA, inspect instrumentation, and ensure compliance with Westlake specs. Travel and vehicle use may be required.

Qualifications

• B.S. Degree in Engineering, preferable in Chemical or Electrical Engineering.
• Minimum 5 yrs. engineering design experience and/or chemical or petrochemical plant experience.

Responsibilities

• Be proficient with SIS and SIF calculations – obtain all pertinent IEC 61511 certifications
• Develop and improve sitewide safety validation plans per IEC 61511
• Lead/Monitor SIS and Safety Critical Instruments PMs in SAP
• Work with DCS analysts, I/E techs and operations to perform safety validation and update the SAP and other related documentation
• Coach operation, production engineers, I/E techs and other stakeholders about IEC-61511 safety standards
• Participates in PHA/LOPA and RCA investigations as required
• Provides a detailed design in accordance with good instrumentation engineering and safety practices, government regulation, specifications, applicable codes and underwriter requirements.
• Inspects new instrumentation for quality and conformance to Westlake specification and update SAP and SPI database
• Set site standardization for Instrumentation, approve all purchases to ensure meets sites specs
• Maintains Westlake instrumentation design and installation specification document
• Directs Draftsmen, checks drawings and submits for approval
• Coordinates field installation, inspects and accepts work per Westlake instrumentation design and installation standards
• Lead/track Instrumentation Reliability issues and propose solutions, provides engineering consultation and technical guidance as required by Maintenance and Production
• Oversee site Instrumentation Criticality Rankings and Inspection Testing and Preventative Maintenance plans
• Review/update all CapEx instrumentation needs
• This position may be required to drive company vehicles from time to time
• Contributes to creating and maintaining a favorable plant image by encouraging positive relations with employees and the community, encouraging maximum safety efforts and maintaining ethical practices in the plant

Skills

SIS calculations

IEC 61511

DCS coordination

Instrumentation design

Education

B.S. in Engineering

Chemical or Electrical

Tools

SAP

SPI database

Drafting support

Job description

Westlake is seeking an instrumentation engineer to design and maintain safety-critical systems in our Geismar, Louisiana plant. You will perform SIS/SIF calculations, develop validation plans per IEC 61511, and coordinate PMs in SAP, guiding DCS analysts and I/E technicians.

You will also coach stakeholders on IEC-61511 standards, participate in PHA/LOPA/RCA, inspect instrumentation, and ensure compliance with Westlake specs. Travel and vehicle use may be required.