Lead Instrumentation Designer (Onsite)

cai; Texas; On-site; USD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

CAI is seeking an Instrumentation Designer to lead design activities for engineering projects, overseeing deliverables, coordinating with project teams, and ensuring compliance with standards. This role focuses on quality, efficiency, and continuous improvement on onsite projects in Houston, TX or Allentown, PA.

You will develop instrument layouts, wire diagrams, MTOs, and 3D models using SP3D, SPI, and MicroStation, interfacing with discipline teams and vendors.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Engineering or Technical Diploma in Instrumentation.
• Hands-on experience generating instrumentation design deliverables including wiring diagrams, cable schedules, hook up drawings, MTOs, layouts, and 3D modeling.
• Experience of preparing control room and analyzer room layouts
• Demonstrated hands-on experience with SPI, SP3D, PDS, and MicroStation
• Experience with industrial plant layouts and model review meetings
• Ability to interface and work with other disciplines for the finalization of cable layouts and other instrument design deliverables
• Knowledgeable use of global engineering standards
• Oil and Gas Industry experience, or similar industry
• Knowledge of engineering organizational structures, with an understanding of how different disciplines interact and partner with global support groups to achieve business objectives
• Excellent communication skills with the ability to effectively communicate issues and ideas efficiently

Responsibilities

• Produce and deliver instrumentation design and deliverables for projects
• Lead instrumentation design on the project and as the technical interface with project execution teams
• Provide support to other engineering centers as workload requires
• Maintain compliance with company or project standards and specifications
• Generate 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 (MTO), Bill of Quantities (BOQ), Control Room and Analyzer Room Layouts, and Cable Routing Layouts
• 3D modelling of equipment using SP3D and attend model reviews
• Support development of instrument design strategies
• Communicate and present execution strategies, schedule issues and project requirements in person, via email, or by use of PowerPoint presentations
• Develop common work practices within the engineering organization
• Review and interpretation of vendor documents
• Interface with other disciplines to overcome design issues
• Implement quality procedures and contribute to continuous implementation of improvement activities

Skills

Instrumentation design

3D modeling

Wiring diagrams

Cable schedules

MTOs/BOQ

SPI

SP3D

PDS

MicroStation

Cross-functional collaboration

Education

Bachelor's degree in Engineering or Technical Diploma in Instrumentation

Tools

SPI

SP3D

PDS

MicroStation

Job description

CAI is seeking an Instrumentation Designer to lead design activities for engineering projects, overseeing deliverables, coordinating with project teams, and ensuring compliance with standards. This role focuses on quality, efficiency, and continuous improvement on onsite projects in Houston, TX or Allentown, PA.

You will develop instrument layouts, wire diagrams, MTOs, and 3D models using SP3D, SPI, and MicroStation, interfacing with discipline teams and vendors.