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The Principal Process Automation Engineer is a senior technical opportunity focused on delivering automation engineering projects within a refinery environment. This position offers the chance to lead complex project execution across the full automation lifecycle, supporting operational efficiency, safety, and sustainability. The Principal Process Automation Engineer will work onsite in Artesia, New Mexico, contributing to multidisciplinary project delivery and providing technical leadership across process automation scope. This Principal Process Automation Engineer opportunity is well suited to candidates with strong hands-on delivery experience and the ability to lead teams on technically demanding capital projects.
Job Responsibility
Lead the execution of process automation engineering projects across concept, design, engineering, construction support, commissioning, validation, and handover
Provide technical leadership for automation project implementation, including programming and configuration of control systems and leading delivery teams
Coordinate interfaces with engineering partners, construction contractors, equipment manufacturers, system integrators, project management teams, and technical disciplines
Prepare and support proposals, execution plans, and project budgets
Produce process automation deliverables including control narratives, cause and effect drawings, Boolean logic diagrams, and functional specifications for DCS, SIS, and PLC systems
Develop system cabinet layout drawings, wiring diagrams, system card layouts, and loading documentation
Deliver basic instrumentation and control documentation such as instrument datasheets, instrument indexes, wiring diagrams, and system architecture documents
Support project success through quality delivery, cost awareness, customer satisfaction, work process improvement, and collaborative teamwork
Requirements
10+ years of experience leading control systems projects and managing teams within relevant industrial environments
Front-end engineering experience including project scope development, control system philosophy, systems architecture, process safety studies, SIL determination, P&ID development, and TIC estimating
Experience programming and configuring Honeywell Experion DCS
Experience programming and configuring PLC platforms, preferably Rockwell
Strong capability in developing Total Installed Cost estimates for capital projects, including material take-offs and use of estimating tools
Ability to produce process automation and basic I&C deliverables, including specifications, indexes, datasheets, cause and effect diagrams, architecture documents, and wiring drawings
Detailed design experience covering selection, specification, and procurement of field instrumentation and BPCS/SIS systems
Field experience supporting construction management, FAT, SAT, commissioning, and handover
Bachelor’s degree in an engineering discipline such as Electrical, Instrumentation Computer Systems, or Chemical Engineering
Nice to have
Experience in mining, LNG, petrochemical, oil and gas, or nuclear sectors