Sr Instrument Engineer

Valero; Texas City (TX); On-site; USD 120,000 - 160,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive pay

Annual bonus

401(k) match

Pension plan

Healthcare and wellness program

Job summary

Valero is seeking a Senior Instrument Engineer to provide daily support to the assigned operation line team, leading control and instrument activities and ensuring high reliability across hardware and software platforms at the Texas City refinery.

The role includes designing and maintaining DCS graphics, systems, alarms, and safety instrumental programs; directing contractor work; and developing long-term instrument upgrade plans, with on-site responsibilities at the Valero Texas City Refinery.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s or higher level degree in Engineering required.
• 5 years of experience in all phases of instrument/electrical systems design and installation required.
• Able and willing to work on-site, in-person at the Valero Texas City Refinery, required.

Responsibilities

• Creates or revises loop, field junction box, marshalling and process instrument drawings.
• Provides orifice calculations/specifications, valve sizing/specifications, and miscellaneous instrument specifications for Operations, Maintenance, and Engineering.
• Maintains Honeywell and Foxboro DCS; revising graphics, group displays, alarms, tuning, and DCS hardware.
• Maintains information for Dataloggers and instrument files/index; preps requisitions for projects.
• Troubleshoots instrument problems for Operations, Maintenance, and Engineering.
• Checks P&ID’s for correct instrumentation and conformance to Valero standards for changes management and project work.
• Attends project review meeting for reviewing process and instrument diagrams (P&ID’s).
• Plans and supervises the work of instrumentation engineering and construction contractors.
• Designs, implements, and maintains Safety Instrumental Systems; evaluates and implements new instrument technologies.
• Develops five-year plan for instrument upgrade projects.
• Provides training and develops training plans for I&E Technicians.

Skills

Instrumentation design

On-site work

Electrical systems design

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher in Engineering

Electrical Engineering degree preferred

Job description

Valero is the best-in-class producer of essential fuels and products that are foundational to modern life. We invite you to join our ~10,000 employees to drive exceptional results for our company, the energy industry and our community.

Sr Instrument Engineer provides daily support to assigned complex operation line team, which includes leading control and instrument activities in the complex, ensuring hardware and software platforms are operating without fault at high reliability levels, supporting operations during troubleshooting, upset or emergencies, improving instruments and controls in the area, supporting projects, preparing and executing EMOC work.

Duties

• Creates or revises loop, field junction box, marshalling and process instrument drawings.
• Provides orifice calculations/specifications, valve sizing/specifications, and miscellaneous instrument specifications for Operations, Maintenance, and Engineering.
• Maintains Honeywell and Foxboro DCS, which include revising graphics, group displays, alarms, tuning, and DCS hardware.
• Maintains information for Dataloggers and instrument files/index. Prepares and writes requisitions for projects (Maintenance, Reliability, Operations, and Engineering).
• Troubleshoots instrument problems for Operations, Maintenance, and Engineering.
• Checks P&ID’s for correct instrumentation and conformance to Valero standards for changes management and project work.
• Attends project review meeting for reviewing process and instrument diagrams (P&ID’s).
• Plans and supervises the work of instrumentation engineering and construction contractors.
• Designs, implements, and maintains Safety Instrumental Systems. Evaluates and implements new instrument technologies.
• Develops five-year plan for instrument upgrade projects.
• Provides training and develops training plans for I&E Technicians.

This position is salaried exempt status, which means you are not eligible for overtime pay.

Primary Location

US-TX-Texas City

Minimum Requirements

• Bachelor’s or higher level degree in Engineering required.
• 5 years of experience in all phases of instrument/electrical systems design and installation required.
• Able and willing to work on-site, in-person at the Valero Texas City Refinery, required.

Preferred Requirements

• Bachelor’s or higher level degree in Electrical Engineering preferred.

Benefits

Need more reasons to work for a company that is both professionally challenging and culturally rewarding? Take a look at some of our best-in-class benefits:

• Competitive Pay and Annual Bonus Program
• 100% match on 401(K) up to 7%, with immediate vesting
• Company-sponsored Pension Plan
• Comprehensive Healthcare and Wellness Program

Benefits described above are highlights only, subject to an employee’s eligibility and work location.

Discover more about Texas City and how we’re making a difference there.

All successful candidates must be eligible to obtain a TWIC card (Transportation Worker Identification Credential). It is Valero’s policy that employees must wear this card at all times while working at the refinery. Please review eligibility criteria at https://www.tsa.gov/for-industry/twic.

Position level and salary will be commensurate with qualifications and experience.

Valero's employees and team-focused culture drive our success. We’re invested in our dedicated workforce through a comprehensive, customizable benefits package, while supporting a caring culture that delivers a rewarding work environment built on teamwork, excellence and career growth. To explore the ways we build a stronger team, visit Valero.com/Careers.

Valero is an EEO Employer. All qualified applicants are encouraged to apply and will receive consideration for employment without regard to legally protected status, including race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability, protected veteran or any other status protected by applicable federal, state or local laws.

Please be advised, if you are viewing this position on a website that lists an estimated salary rate/range, it was not provided by Valero. Valero’s market specific salary rate/range will be provided during the recruiting process and tends to be higher than what is estimated by such websites.

The posting may close earlier than the advertised date based on applications received.

Note: Valero’s pre-employment process includes successful completion of a background check and hair-analysis drug screen.