Automation & Instrumentation Engineer
Listed on 2026-07-10
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Engineering
Systems Engineer, Electrical Engineering, Automation & Mechatronics Engineer, Field/Service Technician
Automation & Instrumentation Engineer
Our Fortune 500 client in Dallas TX is looking for hardworking, motivated talent to join their innovative team.
Position Title:
Automation & Instrumentation Engineer
Duration: 4-6+ months with high possibilities of extension
Onsite:
Dallas TX 75201
Senior Instrument & Controls Technician responsible for the commissioning, and loop checking of all instrumentation, control system field devices, and their associated electrical signal chains at gas plant/oil stabilization facilities. The scope of work covers everything electrically connected to control system I/O, from field instruments and final control elements through to marshalling cabinets, I/O cards, and control system consoles. Pre-commissioning activities (cable checks, insulation resistance testing, termination verification, etc.)
will have been completed by others prior to this technician's engagement. The role does not include heavy electrical scope (switch gear, MCCs, transformers, or motor protection).
Working as part of a multidisciplinary commissioning team, the technician ensures all instrumented systems are loop-checked, verified, and handed over in accordance with project specifications, engineering standards, and HSE requirements.
Key Responsibilities- Loop Checking
- Execute systematic loop checks for all instrumented loops - analog (4-20 mA, HART), digital (discrete I/O), thermocouple, RTD, and Ethernet in accordance with approved loop check procedures and ITPs.
- Simulate and inject process signals at the field device or JB using calibration equipment to verify correct signal transmission, scaling, and indication at the DCS/PLC/ESD/SCADA system.
- Confirm alarm setpoints, trip setpoints, and interlock behaviors in the field devices while working with control system engineers with the approved cause-and-effect (C&E) matrix and safety requirement specifications (SRS).
- Verify correct I/O channel assignment, tag configuration, and engineering unit scaling within the end-devices.
- Test and confirm correct field device operation of final control elements (control valves, shutdown valves, on/off valves) from the control system, including open/close/position feedback signal chains.
- Perform functional checks of field-mounted indicators
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