Upstream Electrical Engineer - Power, Controls & Automation

Ring Energy, Inc.; Midland (TX); On-site; USD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

Ring Energy, Inc. seeks an Electrical Engineer to support electrical power, instrumentation, controls, and automation across Permian Basin operations.

This role partners with production, facilities, operations, and I&E technicians to deliver safe, reliable, well-documented solutions for upstream oil and gas facilities. Responsibilities include developing standards, preparing specs, interpreting electrical codes, coordinating power-system studies, and supporting field installation, commissioning,

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering or related field; equivalent directly relevant experience may be considered.
• Five or more years of electrical, instrumentation, controls, or automation experience in upstream oil and gas facilities.
• Experience with PLC, RTU, SCADA, HMI, industrial communications, telemetry, and remote field automation.
• Ability to read and interpret P&IDs, one-line diagrams, electrical schematics, loop drawings, panel drawings, and control-system documentation.
• Strong troubleshooting, project coordination, documentation, and communication skills.
• Ability to work effectively with engineering, field operations, maintenance, vendors, utilities, and contractors.

Responsibilities

• Develop, maintain, and apply electrical, instrumentation, controls, and automation standards and engineering best practices.
• Prepare technical specifications and scopes of work for electrical equipment, instrumentation, control panels, automation hardware, materials, and services.
• Interpret and communicate applicable electrical codes, safety requirements, and company standards to Operations and project teams.
• Coordinate electrical power-system studies, including load flow, short circuit, protective-device coordination, arc flash, voltage drop, motor starting, harmonics, and power-factor analysis, using SKM, ETAP, or comparable tools.
• Support the design, installation, startup, and troubleshooting of ESPs, high-horsepower motors, VFDs, capacitor banks, reclosers, transformers, panels, and related equipment.
• Interpret and work from P&IDs, electrical schematics, control narratives, loop drawings, I&E plans, cause-and-effect matrices, and vendor documentation.
• Specify process instrumentation and recommend control-system hardware, communications architectures, and integration solutions.
• Support field installation, commissioning, functional testing, startup, and ongoing optimization of electrical and automation systems.
• Diagnose field operating issues, lead root-cause and failure analyses, and implement sustainable corrective actions.
• Coordinate utility service, metering, deduct allocations, power-quality matters, and billing analysis.
• Manage technical records and inventory for transformers, panels, motors, drives, instrumentation, controls, and spare equipment.
• Coordinate internal transfers of electrical and automation equipment and verify suitability for the intended application.
• Ensure all work complies with company safety expectations and applicable environmental and regulatory requirements.

Skills

Electrical codes knowledge

P&IDs reading

SCADA systems

Troubleshooting

Documentation

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering

Tools

SKM

ETAP

PLC

RTU

SCADA

HMI

Job description

Ring Energy, Inc. seeks an Electrical Engineer to support electrical power, instrumentation, controls, and automation across Permian Basin operations.

This role partners with production, facilities, operations, and I&E technicians to deliver safe, reliable, well-documented solutions for upstream oil and gas facilities. Responsibilities include developing standards, preparing specs, interpreting electrical codes, coordinating power-system studies, and supporting field installation, commissioning,