Instrumentation & Controls Engineer

Mitsubishi Power Americas is a major power generation equipment and storage solutions provider for the energy industry. Our goal is to empower our customers to affordably and reliably combat climate change and advance human prosperity using our technologies. Our products include advanced class gas turbines, hydrogen gas turbines, lithium ion and flow battery technologies, digital solutions, and renewable energy project development.

The Instrumentation & Controls Engineer will be responsible for:

Specification and procurement of Instrumentation for large frame Gas Turbines.

Creation and maintenance of all supporting Instrument documentation.

Maintenance of Gas Turbine Control Logic documentation.

Support Project Engineering in addressing all Customer GT instrumentation and

Bid assessment and support for new gas turbine builds.

Essential Duties & Responsibilities:

Determination of Customer Instrumentation and Control contract requirements and delivery dates.

Creation of Instrumentation procurement schedule.

Creation of Instrument technical specifications and Request for Quotes.

Verification of Supplier quotes.

Verification of all instrumentation against system P&IDs and Instrument list creation.

Instrument loop creation and maintenance.

Data sheet creation for instrumentation.

Drawing creation for instrumentation.

Responsible for all design input documents needed in the creation of an I/O list.

Liaising with clients, suppliers, contractors, project management and other relevant authorities within cost and time constrained environments.

Collaborating with design engineers, operations engineers, purchasers, sales & marketing and other internal staff

Resolution of customer comments on all responsible drawings.

Creation and maintenance of I&C procedures and checklists.

Troubleshooting and problem-solving at various project sites

Understanding and ensuring compliance with the technical standards of the country in which work is undertaken.

Interpret and apply applicable codes like ISA, ANSI/NEMA, NFPA, AGA, etc.

New Vendor qualification if required.

Travel – up to 15%

Perform other such duties as may be assigned

Other Duties & Responsibilities:

Comply with all safety policies, practices and procedures reporting all unsafe activities to Management and/or Human Resources.

Participate in proactive team efforts to achieve departmental and company goals.

Contribute to building a positive team spirit.

Communicate effectively with all levels of employees.

Protect confidential information by not communicating, disclosing to, or using for benefit of 3rd parties.

Always maintain the highest degree of honesty and integrity.

HIGHLY DESIRABLE EXPERIENCE BUT NOT REQUIRED:

Experience and general understanding of Smart Plant Instrumentation (SPI), Smart Plant 3D (S3D).

Conduct Factory Acceptance Tests (FATs) for instrumentation if required.

When necessary supporting Field Operations in performing on-site installation of instrumentation.

Provide start-up commissioning, operations and/or troubleshooting support for equipment failures and determine root cause analysis and implement solutions.

Knowledge, Skills, & Education:

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Education and/or Experience: Bachelor's degree (BS) in Engineering from four-year college or university; and at least three (3) years related experience and/or training; or equivalent combination of education and experience in specific I&C disciplines as applicable to power plants.

Language Skills: Ability to read, analyze, and interpret general business periodicals, professional journals, technical procedures, or governmental regulations. Ability to write reports, business correspondence, and procedure manuals. Ability to effectively present information and respond to questions from groups of managers, clients, customers, and the public.

Mathematical Skills: Ability to work with mathematical concepts such as probability and statistical inference, and fundamentals of plane and solid geometry and trigonometry. Ability to apply concepts such as fractions, percentages, ratios, and proportions to practical situations.

Reasoning Ability: Ability to define problems, collect data, establish facts, and draw valid conclusions. Ability to interpret an extensive variety of technical instructions in mathematical or diagram form and deal with several abstract and concrete variables.

Computer Skills: Knowledge of database, project management, spreadsheet and word processing software, electronic mail, graphics, technical diagrams, flow charts, PDF editor, etc.

Key words for applicable controls skill set: Netmation, MK5, MK6, Complicity, T3000, R3000, SIMATIC, Ovataion, Delta V, graphic screens

Key words for applicable instrumentation skill set: Pressure transmitter, switches, gages, Control Valve, Thermocouple, RTD, vibration, speed, positioner, LVDT, Level, position, calorie meter, CEMS, emissions.

Key words for applicable plant control system skill set: Balance of Plant (BoP), I/O count, I/O list, signal interface, remote I/O, wiring, Combine cycle plant operation, High performance graphics

Key words standalone: SPI, Smart plant

PHYSICAL DEMANDS & WORK ENVIRONMENT

The physical demands and work environment characteristics described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Regularly required to stand and walk. Frequently lift and/or move up to 25 pounds. Occasionally lift and/or move up to 50 pounds. The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate to loud. Hearing protection may be recommended and/or required in some areas.