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Aramco occupies a unique position in the global energy industry. We are the world's largest producer of hydrocarbons (oil and gas), with the lowest upstream carbon intensity of any major producer.
With our significant investment in technology and infrastructure, we strive to maximize the value of the energy we produce for the world along with a commitment to enhance Aramco’s value to society.
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Overview We are seeking an Instrumentation Engineer to join our Ras Tanura Refinery Engineering Support Division.
The Refinery Engineering Support Division is responsible for providing engineering support to our Ras Tanura Refinery.
Your primary role is to provide instrumentation engineering expertise to the team, including designing, developing, installing, managing, troubleshooting and maintaining instrumentation systems, across multiple units in the Refinery.
Key Responsibilities As the successful candidate you will be required to perform the following:
- Provide support with all types of instrumentation including level, temperature, pressure, control valves, Emergency Isolation Valves, Motor Operated Valve, Relief Valves, flow measurement and control, liquid and gas metering instrumentation and control system for custody transfer, radar level gauges and tank gauging system, compressor and pumps field instrumentation, speed controllers, Vibration Monitoring Systems (VMS), Compressor Control Systems (CCS).
- Apply sound judgement in technical matters with good skills in engineering field material specifications, integrity inspection, plant design optimization and modifications.
- Apply and interpret key industry codes and standards relevant to instrumentation and control.
- Perform technical evaluation for instrumentation quotations, attend technical bid evaluation meetings and answering queries of vendors.
- Apply basic operating knowledge of DCS and PLC for the troubleshooting of instrumentation and control problems by utilizing trends, loop drawings and I/O cross reference.
- Lead and/or participate in investigation of incidents applying 5 Why’s technique and/or Tap Root.
- Produce investigation reports and coordinate investigation related activities with other disciplines.
- Prepare engineering design packages for Instrumentation and Control Systems modifications in accordance with company technical standards for modifications and projects for the improvement of plant reliability, availability and to cope up with instrumentation obsolescence.
- Support operation, maintenance and Turnaround and Inspection (T&I) department for the plant T&I instrumentation related activities.
- Support project unit and project management team in feasibility studies, prepare design scopes, reviewing project packages, support for the execution and commissioning the projects, participate in project completion walkthroughs.
Minimum Requirements
- As the successful candidate you must hold a Bachelor Degree in Electrical Engineering, Electronics Engineering, Instrumentation and Control Engineering or equivalent.
- You should have at least 12 years experience as an Instrument Engineering providing technical support and design in the oil and gas industry.
- You should have strong analytical and troubleshooting skills in the field of instrumentation and metering systems.
- You should have experience in designing instrumentation systems.
- You should be able to demonstrate Technical Support Experience and troubleshooting as an Instrument Engineer.
- You should also have proficient in the codes and standards within the oil and gas industry, i.e., API, BS, ISO, ASME, ANSI, IEC, ISA, IEEE, etc.
- You should be capable of plant problem troubleshooting, plant optimization, resolve instrumentation and operational issues and improve performance by applying experience and lessons learned.
- You should be well versed in design concepts and engineering drawings.
- Instrument related certifications are a plus.
- Basic knowledge of H2S, LEL, pH, conductivity, O2 analyzer, CO/CO2 analyzer, fire & gas detectors and Gas chromatographs is preferred.
Working environment
Our high-performing employees are drawn by the challenging and rewarding professional, technical and industrial opportunities we offer, and are remunerated accordingly.
At Aramco, our people work on truly world-scale projects, supported by investment in capital and technology that is second to none. And because, as a global energy company, we are faced with addressing some of the world’s biggest technical, logistical and environmental challenges, we invest heavily in talent development.
We have a proud history of educating and training our workforce over many decades. Employees at all levels are encouraged to improve their sector-specific knowledge and competencies through our workforce development programs – one of the largest in the world.
