Sr. Process Control Engineer

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The Company is seeking a highly motivated and technically skilled Process Control Engineer to support the safe, reliable, and efficient operation of the Company’s onshore and offshore oil & gas production facilities in California.

This role is responsible for the engineering, configuration, maintenance, troubleshooting, optimization, and lifecycle management of Distributed Control Systems (DCS), PLCs, SCADA systems, industrial networks, and process automation infrastructure supporting production operations.

The Engineer will work closely with Operations, Production Engineering, Facilities Engineering, Instrumentation & Electrical (I&E), Maintenance, and SCADA teams to improve process reliability, alarm management, operational efficiency, production uptime, and automation performance across offshore platforms and onshore processing facilities.

This position is required to work onsite daily at Las Flores Canyon in Goleta, California and must be available to travel offshore and to other Company operational locations as needed.

• Support and maintain Distributed Control Systems (DCS), PLCs, HMIs, SCADA systems, RTUs, industrial communications networks, and associated automation infrastructure.
• Monitor and optimize production processes, facility performance, and automation systems supporting onshore and offshore operations.
• Troubleshoot control systems, instrumentation, analyzers, communication, and process-related operational issues.
• Configure, modify, test, and commission DCS control logic, graphics, alarms, historian points, and automation sequences.
• Develop and implement process control strategies to improve operational efficiency, reliability, and equipment performance.
• Support startup, shutdown, commissioning, turnaround, troubleshooting, and operational readiness activities for production facilities and offshore platforms.
• Review and optimize alarm management systems, control loops, process logic, and automation strategies.
• Support process troubleshooting activities involving compressors, pumps, separators, dehydration systems, pipelines, tanks, utility systems, and other oil & gas production equipment.
• Maintain and support process control networks, telemetry systems, servers, and interfaces between field instrumentation, SCADA systems, operational databases, and business systems.
• Develop and modify PLC and HMI programming logic to support operational improvements and reliability initiatives.
• Participate in Management of Change (MOC) processes for operational, process control, and automation modifications.
• Support cybersecurity initiatives and best practices related to industrial control systems and operational technology (OT) environments.
• Develop and maintain technical documentation including control narratives, loop drawings, network diagrams, cause-and-effect charts, operating procedures, and P&IDs.
• Coordinate with Operations, I&E Technicians, Maintenance personnel, contractors, vendors, consultants, and system integrators to resolve automation and process control issues.
• Manage automation and process improvement projects from concept development through execution and startup.
• Support historian systems, operational dashboards, and reporting tools used for process monitoring and production visibility.
• Assist with capital project planning, budgeting, facility modifications, and brownfield automation upgrades.
• Participate in incident investigations and root cause analyses related to process upsets, equipment failures, and automation events.
• Provide after-hours and on-call technical support as required for operational issues and emergency response situations.
• Ensure all work activities are conducted in compliance with Company safety policies, environmental regulations, PSM requirements, offshore safety requirements, and…