Instrument Engineer

Koch Fertilizer Enid, LLC is the largest Nitrogen Fertilizer Plant within Koch, and one of the largest in all North America. We are seeking an Instrument Engineer to join our team. This is an outstanding opportunity to be part of our growing organization, facility, and support structure. Success in this role offers the opportunity for career advancement within all of Koch.

In this role, you will provide technical expertise and project support for instrumentation and electrical systems across the facility. You will be responsible for identifying and implementing improvements that enhance reliability, safety, operability, and overall plant performance. Responsibilities will include supporting maintenance activities, executing small capital projects, troubleshooting instrumentation issues, and providing engineering support during planned outages and turnarounds. You will manage projects from initial scoping through commissioning while partnering closely with Operations, Maintenance, Reliability, and Construction teams to create long-term value for the site.

This role works a 9/80 schedule and travel will be up to 20% of the time.

• Develop scopes of work, cost estimates, and funding requests for instrumentation and electrical projects.
• Provide engineering support for the installation, maintenance, troubleshooting, and improvement of instrumentation and control systems.
• Utilize economic decision-making and marginal analysis to evaluate project alternatives, equipment vendors, system designs, and construction approaches.
• Plan and coordinate projects through design, procurement, construction, commissioning, startup, and documentation.
• Partner with Operations and Maintenance teams to identify and resolve equipment reliability and performance opportunities.
• Support planned outages and turnaround activities through project planning, work scope development, and execution support.
• Provide technical expertise for troubleshooting and resolving instrumentation-related issues that impact plant operations.
• Learn and work with engineering and planning tools such as Microsoft Project, Primavera, Maximo, and other site systems.
• Develop a working knowledge of applicable industry standards, quality requirements, and engineering best practices.

• A Bachelor’s Degree or higher in Engineering OR 2+ years of experience supporting instrumentation, controls, electrical systems or process automation in an industrial setting

• Experience with instrumentation, process controls, DCS, PLC, SIS, or related automation systems.
• Experience supporting reliability, maintenance, or asset improvement initiatives.
• Project management experience or certification.
• Experience with project cost estimating, cost management, and forecasting.
• Construction management or field execution experience.
• Experience supporting plant outages or turnaround events.
• Experience in a refinery, chemical, fertilizer, petrochemical, or other continuous-process manufacturing facility.

This role is not eligible for visa sponsorship

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