Senior Process Control Engineer - SIS/DCS & OT Projects

Westlake Chemical Corporation; Kentucky; On-site; USD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

Westlake Chemical Corporation in Kentucky seeks an experienced Engineer to lead instrumentation and control system design for petrochemical projects. The role provides engineering consultation, budgets, and coordination with maintenance and production teams.

You will oversee SIS, DCS, and PLC systems, develop project plans, procure materials, and supervise field installations and contractor work, while upholding safety, compliance, and cost and schedule goals.

Qualifications

• Associate’s degree in engineering or progressive engineering/technical experience acceptable to management.
• 8 to 10 years of engineering design experience; chemical or petrochemical plant experience preferred.

Responsibilities

• Provides engineering consultation and technical guidance for instrumentation and control systems including SIS, DCS, and PLCs as required by Maintenance and Production.
• Investigates and studies major maintenance problems and proposes solutions for instrumentation and control system.
• Serves as an OT Administrator responsible for OT network cyber protection design and documentation.
• Develops the general plan for a project, prepares a budget estimate and obtains approval for the plan.
• Provides conceptual and detailed designs for instrumentation and control systems per safety practices, regulations, codes, and requirements.
• Initiates procurement of materials and communicates with purchasing, vendors and stores to control expediting and receiving of material.
• Inspects new equipment for quality and conformance to specification.
• Prepares work descriptions and drafts of engineering contracts for outside work and coordinates with contractors for quotations and approvals.
• Coordinates field installation, inspects and accepts work.
• Collaborates with consulting firms and other engineers to stay informed on materials and design methods.

Skills

Instrumentation

Control Systems

SIS

DCS

PLC

OT Security

Education

Associate’s degree in engineering

Job description

Westlake Chemical Corporation in Kentucky seeks an experienced Engineer to lead instrumentation and control system design for petrochemical projects. The role provides engineering consultation, budgets, and coordination with maintenance and production teams.

You will oversee SIS, DCS, and PLC systems, develop project plans, procure materials, and supervise field installations and contractor work, while upholding safety, compliance, and cost and schedule goals.