What are the responsibilities and job description for the Instrumentation and Controls Engineer position at KATZEN International, Inc.?
Are you interested in joining a passionate technical team driving sustainability in the biofuels and biochemical industries?
Our Engineering team is growing! We are seeking a former Process Engineer passionate about Instrumentation and Controls, Instrument Technician, or Controls Specialist for project process design. This is a key role at KATZEN that will align you with experienced project engineers. You will have the opportunity to see your process designs from concept development through start-up in unique locations across the globe.
KATZEN has earned the reputation as a worldwide leader in process technology, plant design and consulting engineering services for the biofuels, bioethanol, and biochemical industries. As a worldwide leader in the biofuel industry, we have developed many technologies that are the industry standard today.
We believe that our purpose is to execute our clients’ dreams with proven knowledge and personal attention to detail. Our world class designs begin with a vision, we collaborate using innovative process design, bringing projects to life is our passion.
If you…
- Want to play a key role in an innovative company committed to your development
- Are a self-starter with a track record of on-time quality delivery
- Are a problem solver and looking for ways to continuously improve existing processes
- Have a right first-time mindset
- Enjoy collaboration between vendors, clients and fellow team members
- Are eager to contribute to a rapidly evolving field for unique customer solutions
…then you are the person we’re looking for! We are diversifying in new areas of the biochemical process industry. With our current growth plan, you will have the opportunity to, not only learn, but to aid in the new development of technologies world-wide.
Job Duties / Responsibilities
- Coordinate engineering documentation with the Project Manager for deliverables related to instrumentation, control valves, control logic and graphic screens
- Execute project engineering tasks at a high level of quality and within the project guidelines and timing constraints
- Develop appropriate specification sheets and selection of instrumentation / control valves for new plants
- Maintain industry and internal standards related to the selections of process instrumentation and controls
- Potential travel of up to three months per year could be expected, particularly in plant start-up years. Must be willing to travel to foreign countries and potentially be away for periods up to four weeks.
Minimum Qualifications
- Education: Four-year bachelor’s degree in engineering background or relevant experience
- Experience: 4 years of experience as an instrumentation and controls engineer for capital projects or manufacturing, process engineer with instrumentation experience or an instrument technician
- Qualifications:
o Must possess strong people skills and collaboration
o Strong analytical, conceptual, problem solving and organizational skills
o Instrumentation skills including: reading or developing P&IDs, instrument selection and specifications, control valve and primary element sizing, location plans and installation details, and interconnection and wiring diagrams
o Must have the practical application of instrumentation and controls engineering as it relates to client operations
o Working knowledge of PLC, Distributed Control System interface
o Can independently lead design activities for instrumentation identification and coordinate with the multi-discipline engineering team
o Field experience for commissioning and troubleshooting instrumentation
o Experience in design, testing and startup of industrial process automation systems and previously performed FAT testing
o Lead development and implementation of standard specifications for instrumentation and control systems.
- Preferred Software and Instrumentation Manufacturer Experience:
o Chemical or similar simulation software, Microsoft products, Bluebeam (or PDF equivalent for drawing markups), Fisher Specification Manager, Emerson sizing software,
o Manufacturers - Yokogawa, Allen-Bradley, Endress Hauser & Vega. Foxborough, Honeywell or equivalent DCS experience.