Senior Electrical and Instrumentation Engineer - Reliability

INEOS Belgium; United States; On-site; USD 121,000 - 165,000; Full time

Job summary

INEOS Olefins & Polymers USA in Carson, CA is seeking an experienced Electrical/Instrumentation Engineer to join the Maintenance and Engineering Team, driving reliability strategies, leading electrical troubleshooting, and supporting operations and capital projects across the site.

Requires a BS in Electrical Engineering with 7+ years in instrumentation or I/E engineering, petrochemical experience preferred; NFPA/ISA/API knowledge is a plus. The posted salary range is $120,644–$165,000.

Qualifications

• Bachelor of Science degree in Electrical Engineering.
• Minimum of 7 years’ experience in an Instrumentation or I/E Engineering position.
• Petrochemical/Manufacturing Plant experience is preferred; Safety Instrumented Systems knowledge.
• NFPA70E training; ISA/ANSI/ISA 84.00.01-2004 (IEC 61511) knowledge; API RP 14C/556 familiarity; Certification a plus.
• Engineer-In-Training (EIT) or Professional Engineer (PE) a plus.

Responsibilities

• Provide tactical electrical engineering support to facilitate safe and reliable operation for all instrumentation and power systems.
• Lead instrumentation and electrical troubleshooting with I/E technicians.
• Review and comment on engineering design packages issued by engineering and capital projects team.
• Ensure technical integrity of projects, including compliance with scope, specifications, and accepted engineering practices.
• Coordinate high voltage work and monitor transformer/substation performance.
• Interface and communicate non-routine activities between operations, I&E craft technicians and Southern California Edison.
• Lead small in-house I&E projects, validate programming changes, and update documentation and training.
• Maintain Carson site Critical Equipment Lists and documentation per procedures, PSM and ISA requirements.
• Oversee larger projects by E&C firms.
• Create/update documentation including wiring diagrams and schematics.
• Perform RCFA following detailed design and troubleshooting guidelines.

Skills

Electrical engineering

Instrumentation

P&ID knowledge

Safety Instrumented Systems

PLC programming

Hazard & risk assessments

Project coordination

Troubleshooting

Education

Bachelor of Science in Electrical Engineering

Tools

CAD drawing

Job description

INEOS Olefins & Polymers USA in Carson, CA is seeking an experienced Electrical/Instrumentation Engineer to join the Maintenance and Engineering Team, driving reliability strategies, leading electrical troubleshooting, and supporting operations and capital projects across the site.

Requires a BS in Electrical Engineering with 7+ years in instrumentation or I/E engineering, petrochemical experience preferred; NFPA/ISA/API knowledge is a plus. The posted salary range is $120,644–$165,000.