Smart Instrumentation & Electrical Reliability Engineer

INVISTA; Orange (TX); On-site; USD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

INVISTA in Orange, TX is seeking an Instrument & Electrical Engineer to improve reliability of instrumentation, control systems, and electrical assets across manufacturing operations.

You will collaborate with site teams and a broader network of subject matter experts to deliver reliability improvements, upgrade legacy systems, and implement smart instrumentation technologies in a fast-paced industrial setting.

Qualifications

• Bachelor of Science in Electrical Engineering, Electrical Engineering Technology, or Related Discipline.
• Working knowledge of NEC, ISA, OSHA, PIP, NFPA, API, IEEE, IEC 61511 and other standards.
• Three (3) or more years of experience supporting instrumentation, electrical equipment, reliability, maintenance, or mechanical integrity programs in an industrial or manufacturing environment
• Experience leading root cause analyses, troubleshooting efforts, and reliability improvement projects for instrumentation and electrical systems.

Responsibilities

• Provide technical leadership and support for the site's instrumentation, mechanical integrity, and reliability programs.
• Partner with operations, maintenance, turnaround, and project teams to improve reliability, troubleshoot equipment issues, and develop long-term asset strategies.
• Apply engineering expertise across instrumentation and control systems including DCS, PLCs, analyzers, transducers, valves, wireless technologies, and field instrumentation.
• Drive modernization initiatives by upgrading legacy instrumentation systems and implementing smart instrumentation, monitoring, and diagnostic technologies.
• Develop and maintain strategies for Safety Instrumented Systems (SIS), Functional Safety, Process Safety Management (PSM), environmental, and regulatory instrumentation systems.
• Support capital projects through development of specifications, drawing reviews, vendor engagement, safety reviews, reliability improvements, and commissioning activities.
• Lead root cause analysis and reliability improvement efforts to identify and eliminate recurring instrument failures and bad actor equipment.
• Develop technical documentation, management of change (MOC) deliverables, calibration requirements, alarm settings, and interlock testing procedures.
• Trend equipment performance and reliability metrics to drive data-informed decisions and continuous improvement across the site.

Skills

Instrumentation

Electrical reliability

Root cause analysis

Education

Bachelor of Science in Electrical Engineering

Tools

DCS/PLC

Analyzers

SIS tools

Job description

INVISTA in Orange, TX is seeking an Instrument & Electrical Engineer to improve reliability of instrumentation, control systems, and electrical assets across manufacturing operations.

You will collaborate with site teams and a broader network of subject matter experts to deliver reliability improvements, upgrade legacy systems, and implement smart instrumentation technologies in a fast-paced industrial setting.