Instrumentation and Controls Engineer

ExxonMobil’s affiliates in India

ExxonMobil’s affiliates have offices in India in Bengaluru, Mumbai and the National Capital Region. 

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What role you will play in our team

Support operations and maintenance activities through the development and execution of centralized engineering services for existing upstream and downstream business units/manufacturing facilities globally, provide technical expertise on all engineering subject matter pertaining design in discipline area and to Ensure design and engineering compliance with relevant codes, standards and Company Standards. The candidate would be part in ExxonMobil Services and Technology Private Limited, Whitefield, Bengaluru in India.

What you will do

• Provide troubleshooting and reliability improvements for upstream and downstream business units/ manufacturing facilities to maintain safety, availability, and reliability of instrumentation systems while optimizing cost.
• Develop and execute instrument surveillance programs:
• Collect data using computer maintenance management system (CMMS) or other available data sources.
• Analyze maintenance records to determine instrument failure rates, availability / reliability calculations, bad actor / failure modes identification, and program effectiveness / cost analysis.
• Integrate maintenance and process data into holistic understanding of instrument/process control performance.
• Utilize risk-based work selection techniques to identify and justify maintenance/improvement items for inclusion in annual and periodic maintenance plans and events.
• Coordinate, Monitor and handle discipline design and engineering with EPC Contractor as per project expectation and complete the same within the time frame.
• Review and approval of EPC Contractor’s work and ensure compliance with Project Specifications, relevant codes and standards and best industry practices in compliance with the contractual review periods.
• Guide less experienced engineers on  standards, worksheets, design calculations, software, requisitions, technical bid evaluations, technical queries, etc.
• Participate in the development and maintenance of Global Procedures, Software, and Standards
• Attend I&C equipment FATs, as required
• Participate in HAZOP, SIL, and Classification Studies, as required
• Assist in closing out HAZOP action items
• Provide construction, pre-commissioning, and commissioning support, as required
• Develop equipment strategies/maintenance plans for instrumentations and control systems taking into consideration safety integrity level (SIL) assessment, industry standards, regulatory requirement and manufacturer recommendations.
• Review, update and develop I&C technical documentation / drawings including piping and instrumentation diagrams (P&IDs), cause and effect, and control narratives.
• Execute control system and safety instrumented system (SIS)/ programmable logic controller (PLC) life cycle management programs which include system inventory, obsolescence plans, managing spare parts and upgrade/replacement planning.
• Support control system and safety instrumented system (SIS)/ programmable logic controller (PLC) maintenance and test planning as required, software upgrades, emergency shutdown (ESD) testing, offline and online testing, and coordination of activities with/without plant shutdowns.

About You

Skills and Qualifications.

• Bachelor of Engineering Degree from recognized university in Instrumentation and Controls, Electrical/Electronics, with minimum GPA 6.0 and above.
• Minimum 5 years of experience in application of instrumentation and controls engineering in oil and gas, Refining or Petrochemical industry for projects or operations
• Minimum 5 years’ experience in selection, sizing and application of pressure/temperature/ flow/ level instruments, control valves, shutdown valves, et
• Familiarity with Industry standards, Country-specific regulations (CSR), and local codes
• Should have work permit to work in India

Preferred Qualifications/ Experience

• Demonstrated experience in selection, application, and data sheet specification of field hardware including pressure/temperature/ flow/ level instruments, control valves, shutdown valves, etc.
• Experiences in preparing specification, selection, application, configuration/programming of Safety Instrument Systems.
• Understanding of  the impact of equipment sparing, redundancy, reliability, availability, maintainability, and maintenance cost in support of Operations Excellence and Capital efficiency
• Working knowledge of complex instrument systems, such as machinery control systems, vibration monitoring systems, custody transfer metering, fired heater burner management, etc.
• Able to review, evaluate, and update cause and effect, piping and instrumentation diagrams (P&IDs), logic and architecture diagrams and control narratives.
• Proficient in data collection and analysis with common database and software data analysis tools such as SAP, Analytics for excel and tableau.
• Certification in Functional Safety from recognized institution
• Strong verbal and written communication skills in English

Your benefits

An ExxonMobil career is one designed to last. Our commitment to you runs deep: our employees grow personally and professionally, with benefits built on our core categories of health, security, finance and life. We offer you: 

• Competitive compensation 
• Medical plans, maternity leave and benefits, life, accidental death and dismemberment benefits 
• Retirement benefits 
• Global networking & cross-functional opportunities
• Annual vacations & holidays
• Day care assistance program
• Training and development program
• Tuition assistance program
• Workplace flexibility policy
• Relocation program
• Transportation facility

Please note benefits may change from time to time without notice, subject to applicable laws. The benefits programs are based on the Company’s eligibility guidelines.

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