Instrumentation and Electrical Engineer

Title:
Electrical Maintenance & Reliability Engineer

Location:
Pasadena, TX

The Electrical Maintenance & Reliability Engineer is responsible for maintaining, troubleshooting, and improving the plant's electrical, instrumentation, and process control systems to ensure safe, reliable, and efficient operation. This role provides hands‑on technical support, leads equipment reliability initiatives, and partners with Operations, Maintenance, and Project teams to minimize downtime, extend equipment life, and drive continuous improvement.

Maintenance & Troubleshooting

• Provide day-to-day technical support to resolve electrical, instrumentation, and control system issues impacting plant operations.
• Troubleshoot failures involving motors, drives, MCCs, transformers, sensors, and control systems.
• Lead root cause failure analysis (RCFA) and implement corrective/preventive actions.
• Develop and optimize preventive and predictive maintenance programs for electrical and instrumentation assets.
• Support turnaround and maintenance planning by defining scopes, reviewing job plans, and providing field engineering support.

Electrical & Instrumentation Systems

• Design, specify, and oversee installation or upgrades of electrical and instrumentation systems including control valves, transmitters, analyzers, interlocks, 480
  
  VAC starters, 120
  
  VAC/24
  
  VDC circuits, and VFDs.
• Review and update I&E drawings, specifications, and single‑line diagrams.
• Manage contractors for electrical and instrumentation projects; ensure work meets codes, standards, and plant specifications.
• Support and maintain compliance with electrical safety standards (NFPA 70E, NEC, IEEE, ISA).

Process Control / DCS Support (Yokogawa Preferred)

• Provide first‑level troubleshooting and maintenance of DCS systems and related field instrumentation.
• Configure and maintain control loops, interlocks, signal inputs/outputs, and communication protocols (Foundation Fieldbus, Profibus, Modbus, wireless).
• Coordinate system updates, backups, and minor modifications to improve process reliability and operability.
• Collaborate with corporate or third‑party specialists for major system changes and upgrades.

Reliability & Continuous Improvement

• Analyze equipment performance data to identify reliability risks and develop improvement plans.
• Apply reliability tools such as FMEA, RCM, and life‑cycle analysis to optimize asset performance.
• Support capital projects by providing technical input to design, commissioning, and maintenance readiness.
• Participate in cost‑benefit analyses and recommend solutions to enhance uptime and reduce maintenance costs.

Leadership & Collaboration

• Act as the primary technical advisor and functional lead for all I&E personnel in Maintenance.
• Collaborate with Operations to improve safety, yield, and overall plant performance.
• Support Process Safety Management (PSM) initiatives including MOC, PHA participation, and incident investigations.
• Deliver training and share best practices to strengthen the site's maintenance and reliability culture.

• B.S. in Electrical, Instrumentation, or Chemical Engineering
• Minimum 5 years of instrumentation and electrical maintenance experience in a chemical, refining, or industrial manufacturing environment.
• Working knowledge of Yokogawa DCS (other platforms such as Delta
  
  V, Honeywell, or ABB a plus).
• Knowledge of discreet, continuous, and sequential control, loop tuning, adaptive control, and feed‑forward control modeling.
• Proven ability to diagnose, troubleshoot, and resolve equipment and process issues.
• Familiarity with key PSM elements including Process Hazards Analysis, Process Technology, Management of Change, and RAGAGEP.
• Demonstrated ability to lead, mentor, and coach team members in a collaborative environment.
• Strong project management skills with the ability to prioritize and manage multiple complex, time‑sensitive projects.
• Excellent technical writing, interpersonal, and communication skills.
• Self‑motivated with initiative and the ability to work independently.
• Proficient in Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint).

• Customer Focus
  • Building strong customer relationships and…