Sr. Automation Engineer

Exxon Mobil; Midland (TX); On-site; USD 110,000 - 140,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Pension Plan

Savings Plan

Medical, dental, vision plans

Wellbeing programs

Job summary

Exxon Mobil is seeking an experienced Automation Engineer for the Permian Basin in Midland, TX. You will support automation, instrumentation, controls, and electrical efforts across field operations, collaborating with multidisciplinary teams to optimize assets.

The role emphasizes safety, regulatory compliance, and continuous improvement through technology enhancements, with opportunities in brownfield and greenfield projects and incident investigations.

Qualifications

• B.S. in Electrical Engineering or related field with automation, instrumentation, controls, and electrical experience.
• Strong knowledge of discipline design standards, specifications, codes, and safety criteria (ISA, NEC, IEEE).
• Analytical and strong communication skills.
• Experience managing third‑party engineering firms.
• Vendor qualification support activities.
• Ability to troubleshoot instrumentation, medium/low voltage electrical equipment and control systems.
• Upstream oil & gas production support experience.
• Significant experience in automation hardware/software (PLC/HMI/SCADA/DCS).

Responsibilities

• Focus on continuous improvement of operating assets through PLC automation improvements and new technology opportunities.
• Develop and execute brownfield improvement projects with IC&E and Automation scope from concept through sustainment.
• Oversee installation and setup of IC&E equipment ensuring safety and regulatory compliance.
• Participate in area Risk Assessments, HAZOPs, Hazard Hunts, and Critical Operating Parameter Reviews.
• Participate in incident investigations.
• Support opportunity management and develop scope of work for projects.
• Ensure instrumentation, electrical and control systems meet safety and environmental regulations.
• Analyze data from instrumentation and control systems to optimize processes.
• Recommend and implement upgrades to instrumentation/electrical/control systems.
• Provide shutdown engineering support and brownfield/greenfield project engineering deliverables.

Skills

Automation experience

Instrumentation

Controls experience

Electrical experience

Analytical skills

Communication skills

Vendor qualification

Third-party management

Upstream oil & gas

Safety standards

Education

Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering

Tools

Ignition

SEEQ

Power BI

DNP3

Ethernet/IP

Modbus TCP/IP

Modbus RTU/RS-485/RS-232

MQTT

Job description

About us

At ExxonMobil, our vision is to lead in energy innovations that advance modern living and a net-zero future. As one of the world’s largest publicly traded energy and chemical companies, we are powered by a unique and diverse workforce fueled by the pride in what we do and what we stand for.

The success of our Upstream, Product Solutions and Low Carbon Solutions businesses is the result of the talent, curiosity and drive of our people. They bring solutions every day to optimize our strategy in energy, chemicals, lubricants and lower-emissions technologies.

We invite you to bring your ideas to ExxonMobil to help create sustainable solutions that improve quality of life and meet society’s evolving needs. Learn more about our What and our Why and how we can work together.

About the Permian

Straddling West Texas and southeastern New Mexico, the Permian is the most prolific oil and gas basin in America and the engine behind the country’s energy renaissance. Nationally, it provides about 40% of oil and 15% of gas production and plays a critical role in making the U.S. a leading energy exporter.

The merger of ExxonMobil and Pioneer creates an Unconventional business with the largest, high-return development potential in the Permian Basin. The combined company’s more than 1.4 million net acres in the Delaware and Midland basins have an estimated 16 billion barrels of oil equivalent resource. In 2023, we produced, on average 612,000 barrels a day in the Permian Basin, and we’re aiming to produce 1 million barrels per day from our Permian assets by the end of 2027. Investments in infrastructure from New Mexico to the Gulf Coast enhance logistics and integrated value. We’ve advanced gathering and processing facilities, including the Cowboy central delivery point. Integration maximizes resource development through to fuels, lubes, and chemicals. The Permian Basin business unit also has the distinction of being the first at ExxonMobil to unveil and execute a plan for net zero Scope 1 and 2 greenhouse gas emissions in operated assets by 2030, as part of the Corporation’s broader 2050 net zero ambition.

Over 1800 employees work and live in Midland, Odessa, Carlsbad, and the surrounding areas, all of which offer easy access to national parks and unrivaled outdoor recreational opportunities. Employees in the area also get to enjoy the world-renowned Albuquerque International Balloon Fiesta, which ExxonMobil has proudly sponsored since 2019. As a major operator in the Permian Basin, ExxonMobil invests heavily in local community development through the Permian Strategic Partnership, an industry consortium that works to enhance quality of life by improving infrastructure, healthcare, housing, education and workforce development.

What role you will play in our team

• We are looking for an experienced Automation Engineer to join the Permian Basin engineering organization.
• The position will be situated in Midland, TX.
• The role will have opportunities to work in the Automation, Instrumentation, Controls, and Electrical disciplines by supporting Permian Basin field operation teams directly, and through multi-discipline projects.

What you will do

• Focus on continuous improvement of the operating assets through PLC automation improvement and new technology opportunities.
• Develop and execute brownfield improvement projects and initiatives with an IC&E, and Automation majority scope, from concept select through sustainment
• Oversee the installation and setup of IC&E equipment and systems, ensuring they function correctly and meet safety and regulatory standards.
• Participates in area Risk Assessment, HAZOP’s, Hazard Hunts, Critical Operating Parameter Reviews.
• Participate in incident investigations.
• Support Opportunity management-identification of opportunities and development of scope of work for projects.
• Ensure that instrumentation, electrical and control systems adhere to safety and environmental regulations.
• Collect and analyze data from instrumentation, medium/low voltage electrical and control systems to optimize processes and identify areas for improvement and optimization.
• Recommend and implement upgrades to instrumentation, electrical and/or control systems to keep them up to date with industry standards and technology.
• SHE (Safety, Health, and Environment): Implementing and enforcing safety protocols and procedures to protect personnel, equipment, and the environment.
• Provide operations support for changes, repairs & alterations of all plant pressure equipment leveraging off Management of Change process.
• Work with multidisciplinary teams, including facilities engineers, machinery engineers, operations and maintenance personnel, to achieve project objectives.
• Provide shutdown engineering support.
• Provide brownfield upgrade/greenfield projects engineering support. Preparation / review of IC&E engineering deliverables (one-line diagrams, Cause & Effect diagrams, Controls Narrative, wiring diagrams, installation details, instrument index, cable schedule, etc) performed both internally and by Contractors and sub-contractors to ensure that work is being executed in accordance with Company specifications, company standards, and regulatory requirements.

About You

• B.S. in Electrical Engineering or a related field with significant automation, instrumentation, controls, and electrical experience
• Strong knowledge of discipline design standards, specifications, codes, and appropriate safety criteria (ISA, NEC, IEEE Standards, etc.)
• Strong analytic and communication skills
• Management of third-party engineering firms
• Vendor technical qualification support activities
• Ability to troubleshoot, diagnose and rectify instrumentation, medium/low voltage electrical equipment and control systems related issues.
• Demonstrated work experience in Upstream Oil & Gas Production support
• Significant experience in providing process improvements through automation applications and hardware (PLC’s, HMI’s, SCADA, DCS, etc)

Preferred Knowledge/Skills/ Experience

• Leadership roles in operational or technical organizations with focus on Automation, Instrumentation and Control design, projects, or reliability
• Programmable Logic Controller debugging and programming leveraging advanced features.
• Networking/field communications: DNP3, Ethernet/IP, Modbus TCP/IP, Modbus RTU/RS-485/RS-232. MQTT, Radio and fiber optic communications, managed network switches, etc
• Instrumentation and Electrical facility design, and best practices development.
• Familiar with analytics and visualization software applications such as Ignition, SEEQ and Power BI, including development of dashboards for operations troubleshooting and support

Your benefits

An ExxonMobil career is one designed to last. Our commitment to you runs deep: our employees grow personally and professionally, with benefits built on our core categories of health, security, finance, and life.

We offer you:

• Pension Plan: Enrollment is automatic and at no cost to you. The basic benefit is a monthly annuity to be paid to you in retirement for the rest of your life.
• Savings Plan: You can contribute between 6% and 20% of your pay and are encouraged to enroll right away. If you contribute at least 6% to your savings plan, the Company will contribute a 7% match
• Comprehensive medical, dental, and vision plans.
• Culture of Health: Programs and resources to support your wellbeing.
• Employee Health Advisory Program: Provides confidential professional counseling for you and your family, including tools and resources promoting mental health and resiliency at no additional cost to you.
• Disability Plan: Income replacement for when you cannot work due to illness or injury occurring on or off the job. Enrollment is automatic and at no cost to you.

More information on our Company’s benefits can be found at www.exxonmobilfamily.com

Please note benefits may be changed from time to time without notice, subject to applicable law.

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