Koch Industries
SIS and Instrumentation Engineer
INVISTA is currently seeking a SIS and Instrumentation Engineer to join our Operations Excellence Team. This position will be based in Houston, TX. We seek mid-to-senior level experienced talent to provide technical leadership, direction, and support to instrumentation, safety instrumented systems & related programs to ensure integrity, health, and reliability. This will be accomplished through the application of your technical experience, knowledge, and industry best practice. Join our team and use your leadership, passion and technical expertise to advance our vision and grow professionally in this key role! At INVISTA, we make the chemicals, polymers, fabrics, and fibers that can handle life's toughest demands, create new solutions for life's biggest needs, and deliver products and brands incorporated into virtually every aspect of modern life. With a business presence in multiple countries, INVISTA delivers exceptional value for its customers through market insights, technology innovations, and a powerful portfolio of global trademarks. Responsibilities: Emphasize maintaining the integrity of our instrumentation and associated safety systems through the appropriate application of existing work processes. Efforts should include the review and revision of existing work processes, as needed. Identify, evaluate, and champion new technologies and new ways of accomplishing our safety, environmental, reliability, and economic goals. Provide assistance, guidance, and oversight, as needed, for the preparation of specifications, designs, scopes of work, and construction packages for instrument installations, replacements, and upgrades. Efforts may involve control systems (PLC, DCS, etc.), analyzers, transducers, wireless sensors, control valves, and regulators. Develop, update, and maintain applicable reliability strategies and guidance documents and help develop project justifications to address plant reliability concerns and continuous improvement initiatives. Provide SME-level assistance and support, as needed, to site-specific Management of Change (MOC) efforts. Partner with the site and organizational business teams to identify long-term needs and formulate frameworks for action. Take a leadership role in the evaluation and application of safety instrumented systems and associated compliance methods and measures throughout Invista, including acquiring Functional Safety Engineer Certification (TUV). Facilitate the adoption, implementation, and updating of industry-leading Reliability Safety Programs and program elements (e.g., SIS, Safety Managers, IPL, SIF, critical alarms, interlocks, burner management systems, etc.). Qualifications: Bachelor's degree Electrical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, or related discipline. Experience in a technical role in a petrochemical or PSM covered facility (i.e. reliability, instrumentation and/or SIS). Ten (10) or more years' experience in a Reliability Technical Role in a petrochemical or PSM covered facility. Experience with SIF, PHA, and/or PSM. Knowledge of facility/process design in tuning, engineering, and PSM standards. Previous experience conducting root cause analysis of process control issues, identifying, and implanting corrective actions. Previous experience working with plant networks (Server/Client s) and process control hardware. Previous experience with relevant engineering software (i.e. AMS, Honeywell). Previous experience applying statistical tools to identify "Bad Actor" equipment. Working knowledge of compliance and engineering standards (NEC, NFPA, API, OSHA, ISA, EPA, etc.). Previous experience leading technical initiatives, troubleshooting, and projects. At Koch, employees are empowered to do what they do best to make life better. Learn how our business philosophy helps employees unleash their potential while creating value for themselves and the company.
INVISTA is currently seeking a SIS and Instrumentation Engineer to join our Operations Excellence Team. This position will be based in Houston, TX. We seek mid-to-senior level experienced talent to provide technical leadership, direction, and support to instrumentation, safety instrumented systems & related programs to ensure integrity, health, and reliability. This will be accomplished through the application of your technical experience, knowledge, and industry best practice. Join our team and use your leadership, passion and technical expertise to advance our vision and grow professionally in this key role! At INVISTA, we make the chemicals, polymers, fabrics, and fibers that can handle life's toughest demands, create new solutions for life's biggest needs, and deliver products and brands incorporated into virtually every aspect of modern life. With a business presence in multiple countries, INVISTA delivers exceptional value for its customers through market insights, technology innovations, and a powerful portfolio of global trademarks. Responsibilities: Emphasize maintaining the integrity of our instrumentation and associated safety systems through the appropriate application of existing work processes. Efforts should include the review and revision of existing work processes, as needed. Identify, evaluate, and champion new technologies and new ways of accomplishing our safety, environmental, reliability, and economic goals. Provide assistance, guidance, and oversight, as needed, for the preparation of specifications, designs, scopes of work, and construction packages for instrument installations, replacements, and upgrades. Efforts may involve control systems (PLC, DCS, etc.), analyzers, transducers, wireless sensors, control valves, and regulators. Develop, update, and maintain applicable reliability strategies and guidance documents and help develop project justifications to address plant reliability concerns and continuous improvement initiatives. Provide SME-level assistance and support, as needed, to site-specific Management of Change (MOC) efforts. Partner with the site and organizational business teams to identify long-term needs and formulate frameworks for action. Take a leadership role in the evaluation and application of safety instrumented systems and associated compliance methods and measures throughout Invista, including acquiring Functional Safety Engineer Certification (TUV). Facilitate the adoption, implementation, and updating of industry-leading Reliability Safety Programs and program elements (e.g., SIS, Safety Managers, IPL, SIF, critical alarms, interlocks, burner management systems, etc.). Qualifications: Bachelor's degree Electrical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, or related discipline. Experience in a technical role in a petrochemical or PSM covered facility (i.e. reliability, instrumentation and/or SIS). Ten (10) or more years' experience in a Reliability Technical Role in a petrochemical or PSM covered facility. Experience with SIF, PHA, and/or PSM. Knowledge of facility/process design in tuning, engineering, and PSM standards. Previous experience conducting root cause analysis of process control issues, identifying, and implanting corrective actions. Previous experience working with plant networks (Server/Client s) and process control hardware. Previous experience with relevant engineering software (i.e. AMS, Honeywell). Previous experience applying statistical tools to identify "Bad Actor" equipment. Working knowledge of compliance and engineering standards (NEC, NFPA, API, OSHA, ISA, EPA, etc.). Previous experience leading technical initiatives, troubleshooting, and projects. At Koch, employees are empowered to do what they do best to make life better. Learn how our business philosophy helps employees unleash their potential while creating value for themselves and the company.