Senior SIS Engineer: Functional Safety & Electrical Systems

ADM; Houston (TX); On-site; USD 110,000 - 150,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Background check

Relocation assistance

Job summary

ADM is seeking a Senior Electrical Instrumentation SIS Engineer to lead safety instrumented systems across North America, with primary focus in Nebraska, Ohio, Iowa, and Illinois; you will design, maintain, and verify SRS, SIL targets, and proof tests to achieve risk reduction while ensuring high availability.

The role requires extensive SIS lifecycle expertise, DCS/PLC integration, and collaboration with operations, maintenance, EHS, and IT.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering/Instrumentation and Control Engineering.
• 7+ years of experience in industrial instrumentation and control systems with SIS responsibility.
• Experience leading functional safety lifecycle activities: SRS development, SIL verification, proof testing, MOC, and incident investigations.
• Hands-on knowledge of SIS platforms and architectures with integration to DCS/PLC.
• Experience supporting capital projects and commissioning/validation/turnover.
• Working knowledge of IEC 61511 / ISA 84 and related safety concepts.
• Ability to interpret P&IDs, loop sheets, and control narratives.
• Willingness to travel ~35%.

Responsibilities

• Own and administer the site and regional SIS Functional Safety Management System.
• Lead hazard and risk studies to identify Safety Instrumented Functions and SIL targets.
• Develop and maintain SIS Safety Requirements Specifications and related documentation.
• Perform SIL verification calculations and document assumptions/test coverage.
• Plan and coordinate Functional Safety Assessments/Audits.
• Maintain a functional safety competence and training approach.
• Define and improve maintenance strategies for SIS and critical instrumentation.
• Monitor SIS performance against KPIs.
• Lead root cause investigations for SIS events and implement corrective actions.
• Partner with Operations, Maintenance, EHS, and IT for cybersecurity and change control.

Skills

Industrial instrumentation

SIS platforms

Functional safety

SIL verification

SRS development

Proof testing

MOC (Change Management)

Incident investigations

Hazardous areas

P&ID interpretation

DCS/PLC integration

Capital projects

IEC 61511 / ISA 84

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering/Instrumentation and Control Engineering

Professional Engineer (P.E.) designation

PMP certification

Tools

CMMS

Job description

ADM is seeking a Senior Electrical Instrumentation SIS Engineer to lead safety instrumented systems across North America, with primary focus in Nebraska, Ohio, Iowa, and Illinois; you will design, maintain, and verify SRS, SIL targets, and proof tests to achieve risk reduction while ensuring high availability.

The role requires extensive SIS lifecycle expertise, DCS/PLC integration, and collaboration with operations, maintenance, EHS, and IT.