Lead Instrumentation & Controls Engineer — Beaumont Facility

Airswift; Beaumont (TX); On-site; USD 120,000 - 150,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

100% onsite

Job summary

Airswift is seeking an experienced Instrument Engineer to serve as the primary Instrumentation & Controls SME for a large-scale chemical facility in Beaumont, Texas. The role leads instrumentation initiatives, supports capital projects, and strengthens plant reliability across operations, engineering, and controls teams.

The successful candidate will evaluate, specify, commission, and troubleshoot instrumentation systems while driving continuous improvement and modernization at the site.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in engineering with instrumentation & controls experience.
• Minimum 5 years of industrial engineering experience in I&C roles.
• Experience supporting plant operations, reliability, or capital projects.

Responsibilities

• Serve as site instrumentation & control SME and technical authority.
• Lead instrumentation activities across capital and sustaining projects.
• Manage scopes from concept through commissioning and startup.
• Support Operations and Maintenance with troubleshooting and RCA.
• Review instrument drawings, specs, procedures and work instructions.
• Develop engineered solutions to improve reliability, efficiency, and safety.
• Coordinate with DCS, Controls, Electrical, Mechanical, Civil, and Process teams.
• Support HAZOPs, PSSRs, risk assessments, and process safety initiatives.
• Evaluate new instrumentation technologies and standardize strategies.

Skills

Instrumentation

DCS (DeltaV)

Troubleshooting

Capital projects

Process safety

Education

Bachelor's Degree in Engineering

Tools

DeltaV

Job description

Airswift is seeking an experienced Instrument Engineer to serve as the primary Instrumentation & Controls SME for a large-scale chemical facility in Beaumont, Texas. The role leads instrumentation initiatives, supports capital projects, and strengthens plant reliability across operations, engineering, and controls teams.

The successful candidate will evaluate, specify, commission, and troubleshoot instrumentation systems while driving continuous improvement and modernization at the site.