Job Description
PC & IS Engineer
Full Time
Location: Kansas City
Required Experience: 7 years
ROLE OVERVIEW
The PC&IS (Process Controls and Instrumentation Systems) Engineer will work onsite in a process-plant environment in Kansas City, Kansas. The role is responsible for developing engineering designs and packages for power and instrumentation installations, coordinating with customers, offshore engineering teams, vendors, and construction teams, and supporting construction, commissioning, and startup activities.
KEY RESPONSIBILITIES
Develop engineering designs and deliverables for electrical power and instrumentation installations in industrial process plants.
Define project scope in consultation with the customer and coordinate with offshore engineering teams to deliver engineering packages.
Work with customers to gather the inputs and technical information required to complete engineering designs.
Coordinate with equipment vendors and construction teams to obtain information needed to finalize designs.
Participate in design reviews with customers and construction teams, incorporate feedback, and obtain required approvals.
Support construction, commissioning, and startup activities at the process plant.
Lead electrical startup activities for process and packaging equipment.
Specify process instrumentation and select appropriate instruments based on application requirements.
Develop and maintain instrument datasheets, I/O lists, instrument lists, wiring diagrams, and related engineering documentation.
Design and select control systems and hardware for monitoring and controlling process instrumentation.
Support low-voltage electrical distribution design, including power distribution panels and motor control centers (MCCs), in accordance with NEC requirements.
Troubleshoot electrical systems and support work involving MCCs, variable-frequency drives (VFDs), and electrical
schematics.
REQUIRED TECHNICAL SKILLS & EXPERIENCE
Approximately 7 years of relevant experience in instrumentation and control design engineering for industrial plants.
Experience developing engineering design packages for process plant instrumentation and control systems.
Knowledge of process instrumentation specification and hands-on instrument selection.
Practical knowledge of instrumentation setup, calibration verification, adjustment, and related activities.
Experience with PLC and SCADA systems used in industrial networks.
Experience with low-voltage electrical distribution design for process plants, including power distribution panels and MCCs, in compliance with NEC.
Knowledge of electrical troubleshooting, MCCs, VFDs, and electrical schematics.
Training and qualification in NFPA 70E electrical safety requirements.
RELEVANT INSTRUMENTS, CONTROLS & EQUIPMENT
Fisher control valves
Micro Motion flowmeters
Rosemount transmitters
Endress+Hauser (E+H) flowmeters and transmitters
Rockwell control and communication systems
Allen-Bradley variable-frequency drives (VFDs)
PREFERRED / PLUS QUALIFICATIONS
Previous experience in system commissioning and validation.
Experience supporting plant construction and electrical startup activities.