Instrumentation & Controls Engineering Designer

Instrumentation & Controls Engineering Designer

Greenville, SC, United States

Job Description

Wood is currently recruiting for an Instrument and Electrical Designer with experience in the chemical manufacturing industry.  As the Instrument and Electrical Designer you will be responsible for design work supporting facility based projects in an active chemical manufacturing plant.

Responsibilities

Meet or exceed the company’s safety standards
Comply with all company procedures, engineering practices and other standards
Read and fully understand P&ID’s and other documents which describe the scope of work to be done
Provide electrical and instrumentation design support to capital and service projects in a fast paced environment
Design of MV and LV electrical systems, including both power, control and instrumentation wiring
Application of company and industry standards to generate instrument and electrical construction packages
Design of instrumentation and control systems and associated wiring, panels, etc.
Independently develop detailed wiring diagrams, instrument/lighting/grounding plan drawings, electrical schematics, cable tray/conduit sizing, cable selection, PLC panel sizing
Work closely with plant engineers, contractors, and team members to achieve project success
Field as-built, measurement, and design as project requires
Assist with material take-offs and construction estimating

Qualifications

Electrical Skills desired:

Functional knowledge of National Electrical Code
Experience with basic power, lighting and grounding design.  We typically don’t work with voltages higher than 480VAC
Relay logic design experience
Motor elementary design experience
VFD elementary and controls design experience
Create and maintain typical Electrical drawings: Single Line Diagrams, Power Panel Schedules, Power Plans, Lighting Plans, Motor Control elementaries, Cable Schedules, etc..
Ability to respond to questions from electrical contractor and assist with startup testing

Instrumentation / Controls skills desired:

Create and modify instrument loop diagrams
Create and modify control system schematics (120VAC, 24VDC…)
Rudimentary control panel design and specification of components
Provide instrumentation input on P&IDs
Specify instrumentation based on given process and piping information
Control system platforms used on site: Foxboro IA, Allen Bradley PLCs (PLC-5, ControlLogix), Siemens S7

CAD skills desired:

Plant standard CAD system is AutoCAD
We have recently migrated from Microstation.  So, there will be some familiarity with Microstation needed
Ability to create or modify electrical and controls drawings: Single Line Diagrams, Power Panel Schedules, Power Plans, Lighting Plans, Motor Control elementaries, Cable Schedules, etc..

About Us

Wood is a global leader in consulting and engineering, helping to unlock solutions to critical challenges in energy and materials markets. We provide consulting, projects and operations solutions in 60 countries, employing around 35,000 people. www.woodplc.com

Diversity Statement 

We are an equal opportunity employer that recognises the value of a diverse workforce. All suitably qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment on the basis of objective criteria and without regard to the following (which is a non-exhaustive list): race, colour, age, religion, gender, national origin, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, protected veteran status, or other characteristics in accordance with the relevant governing laws.