Houston - Controls Engineer III Job Houston area,Texas USA,Manufacturing / Production

Controls Engineer III
Houston , TX, 77042
Pay Rate: $50.00/hr.

- $57.00/hr.

Job Description:

The Controls Engineer will support validation and data quality efforts for Safety Instrumented Systems (SIS) and control systems within a large, regulated industrial environment. The primary focus of this role is Digital Cause & Effect (DiCE) automated metrics table population, Cause & Effect (C&E) document tag comparison, and control system tag validation

Responsibilities:

Populate and maintain automated DiCE metrics tables using established templates and validation rules
Clean, organize, and transform large datasets to ensure accurate metrics reporting
Perform consistency checks to verify alignment across data sources
Track progress against defined validation milestones and report status to project leads
C&E Documentation Validation
Execute tag-by-tag comparisons between Cause & Effect (C&E) documentation and reference sources (e.g., instrument lists, I/O lists, logic narratives)
Identify discrepancies including missing tags, naming mismatches, duplicate entries, or incorrect associations
Log and document findings in structured tracking tools with clear, repeatable evidence
SIS / Controls Tag Validation
Validate SIS and control system tags for completeness, accuracy, and consistency across documentation and systems
Support large-scale validation efforts by executing repeatable checks across multiple document sets
Escalate unresolved discrepancies to senior controls or SIS engineers with summarized impacts and supporting documentation.

Requirements:

Strong Excel and data-driven skill set, including working with large datasets
Ability to perform repetitive validation tasks accurately and consistently
Strong organizational and documentation skills
Clear written communication skills for issue logging and status reporting
Experience with SIS, controls, DCS/PLC and instrumentation environments