Automation Systems Integrator

Oxy produces, markets and transports oil and natural gas to maximize value and provide resources fundamental to life. The company leverages its global leadership in carbon management to advance lower‑carbon technologies and products. Headquartered in Houston, Oxy primarily operates in the United States, Middle East and North Africa. To learn more, visit Oxy Oxy strives to attract and retain talented employees by investing in their professional development and providing rewarding opportunities for personal growth.

Our goal is to meet the highest employer standards by ensuring the health and safety of our employees, protecting the environment and positively impacting our communities where we do business.

• Responsible for proper installation, function tests and calibration of all automation equipment meeting engineering design specifications on facilities
• Responsible for point-to-point and loop checks on all devices
• Support coordinating oversite of automation commissioning with Project Manager
• Support project status reporting to ensure entry on project tracking tool
• Provide on-site automation support on facilities during start up when production is introduced to the facility
• Serve as technical resource for facility controls systems and field instrumentation including level, pressure, flow, vibration, and other instruments
• Ensure commissioning activities are executed in compliance with relevant industry and company Process Control standards
• Ensure compliance with MOC process
• Identify problem areas with instrumentation and control systems and report to automation engineering for improvement opportunities
• Communicate with Automation Engineering and Facilities Engineering regarding design issues and redline documents as necessary for final as built documentation Program PLCs and HMIs to comply with engineering documentation with emphasis on Allen Bradley PLCs and Compact Logix control systems
• Troubleshoot complex PLC programs, RTUs, and HMIs
• Troubleshoot and resolve Process Control, Control Network, and Instrumentation issues
• Skillful at learning and applying diverse automation software application tools
• Work with IT and Automation Engineering in maintaining automation standards
• Provide training and knowledge sharing with automation support personnel and production operations
• Make recommendations on automation improvements, best practices, maintenance and standardization of PLC and Operator interface systems
• Stay current on certification and training requirements
• Work weekends and support after hour call outs

• 2-year Instrumentation or Automation technology degree with a GPA of 2.5 or higher (or foreign equivalent), or equivalent technical working experience with a good track record of safety.
• 3+ years of Oil Field experience.
• Intermediate knowledge of well RTU designs, programming and troubleshooting.
• Intermediate knowledge of analog and discrete instrumentation, and various serial and ethernet communications protocols.
• Intermediate knowledge of technical standards and guidelines (API, NEC, NFPA, IEEE, ISA, etc.).
• Basic knowledge of maintaining PLC programs in function block, ladder logic, and structured text.
• Basic knowledge of maintaining local HMI operator interfaces.
• Ability and willingness to work 10-hour shifts, including nights, weekends, holidays and participate in an on-call rotation. Schedules may vary depending on location.
• Ability and willingness to travel to unassigned job areas on an as-needed basis.
• Work in remote fields with potential for overnight stays
• Ability and willingness to work under air (fit test) and work from aerial manlift platform.
• Works safely around instrumentation and electrical systems.
• Capable of working responsibly with limited supervision.
• Intermediate knowledge of MS Office (Word, Excel, Outlook, etc.) and Windows Operating Systems.

• Bachelor's degree in Automation with GPA of 3.0 or higher (or foreign equivalent).
• 5+ years of Oil Field experience.
• Strong electrical background with State Accredited license.
• 1+ years of upstream oil and gas automation experience.
• Experience with Allen-Bradley & Rosemount.
• Able to read and understand Cause & Effects, P&’s, wiring diagrams,…