Principal Process Automation Engineer
Job in
Artesia, Eddy County, New Mexico, 88210, USA
Listed on 2026-07-13
Listing for:
Airswift
Full Time
position Listed on 2026-07-13
Job specializations:
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Engineering
Automation & Mechatronics Engineer, Systems Engineer
Job Description & How to Apply Below
Position Overview
Principal Process Automation Engineer – Long‑term assignment in Artesia, New Mexico (Start: August 2026). The role is full‑time onsite at a refinery, leading complex process automation projects throughout the entire lifecycle: concept, design, engineering, construction support, commissioning, validation, and handover.
As a senior technical leader, you will provide guidance across multidisciplinary teams, ensuring operational efficiency, safety, and sustainability. The position is ideal for candidates with hands‑on delivery experience and strong team‑leadership skills on demanding capital projects.
Key Responsibilities- Lead the execution of process automation engineering projects from concept through handover.
- Provide technical leadership for automation 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, and technical disciplines.
- Prepare and support proposals, execution plans, and project budgets.
- Produce process automation deliverables such as 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 including 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.
Essential
- 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&t, and TIC estimating.
- Programming and configuring Honeywell Experion DCS.
- 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.
Desirable
- Experience in mining, LNG, petrochemical, oil and gas, or nuclear sectors.
- Knowledge of Honeywell TDC and Triconex.
- Experience with Cleopatra estimating software.
- P.E. licence.
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