LC SIS Engineer

CITGO PETROLEUM CORPORATION

CITGO Petroleum Corporation is a recognized leader in the refining industry and operates under the well-known CITGO brand. CITGO owns and operates three refineries located in Lake Charles, LA.; Lemont, IL.; and Corpus Christi, TX, and wholly and/or jointly owns 38 active terminals, six pipelines and three lubricants blending and packaging plants. With approximately 3,300 employees and a combined crude capacity of approximately 807,000 barrels-per-day (bpd), positions CITGO as one of the best-branded supplier companies in the industry.

At CITGO our people are our most important resource. Our core values are Safety, Integrity, Respect, Accountability, and Care.

Job Summary

The Safety Instrumented Systems (SIS) Engineer provides engineering expertise to ensure the safe and reliable management of SIS at the Lake Charles refinery throughout the ISA/IEC 61511 lifecycle. The SIS Engineer reports to the refinery SIS Engineering Supervisor.

Minimum Qualifications

- Bachelor's degree in electrical, chemical, or mechanical engineering, or related engineering field

- Five (5) years’ experience with industrial process instrumentation engineering including minimum of two (2) years’ SIS engineering experience

- Active 3rd party ISA/IEC 61511 competency certification from ISA, Exida, or TÜV Rheinland

- Familiarity with programmable logic solver (PLC) and distributed control systems (DCS) basic architecture and configuration practices

- Familiarity with risk assessment techniques, including HAZOP, LOPA, and QRA

- Experience applying instrument engineering concepts to select technology suitable for measurement, control, and shut down applications

- Valid Driver’s License

- The Maritime Transportation Security Act requires all persons who will need unescorted access to a regulated facility to have a valid Transportation Worker Identification Credential (TWIC), issued in accordance with the rules established by the United States Coast Guard and the Transportation Security Administration. Candidates selected for employment must meet eligibility criteria to obtain a TWIC card. The following link lists the eligible criteria for all persons trying to obtain a TWIC card: https://universalenroll.dhs.gov/

Job Duties

- Track and analyze SIS performance through a Key Performance Indicator (KPI) program. Leverage insight from KPIs to identify improvement opportunities for the SIS program.

- Participate in investigations of SIS events including failures, demands, and spurious trips

- Serve as technical escalation point as needed to support Operations, Maintenance, & Automation departments with troubleshooting SIS-related concerns

- Support capital project teams as needed to guide the development of SIS design documentation

- Support PSM by serving as subject matter expert for SIS and instrumentation during HAZOPs and LOPA when needed. Review QRA content to verify that functional safety objectives have been met.

- Lead and participate in Functional Safety Assessments (FSAs) for both new and existing SIS

- As needed, update and/or create SIS documentation including but not limited to Safety Requirements Specification (SRS), SIL calculations, test procedures

- Support T/A scope development as needed for SIS

- Serve as subject matter expert for SIS when evaluating management of change (MOC) requests

- Participate in audits related to SIS, including Mechanical Integrity, PSM, and others as needed

Job Duties II

- Author Engineering Work Requests (EWRs) for larger capital efforts, leveraging justification from risk assessments and CITGO standards

- Apply instrumentation and SIS expertise to design decisions impacting SIS reliability

- Work alongside Automation department to ensure that SIS application programs meet the respective SRS requirements

- Participate on ad hoc inter-departmental teams to support business needs

Preferred Qualifications

- Experience in project design / project management for SIS implementation

- Experience in reliability engineering for SIS and/or instrumentation

- Experience applying guidance from CCPS publications for LOPA

- Experience supporting T/A activities involving SIS and/or instrumentation, including scope development as well as execution

- Experience developing inspection, testing, and preventive maintenance (ITPM) guidance for maintenance personnel to sustain integrity of SIS.

- Familiarity with industrial control system alarm management and cybersecurity concepts

Here Are The Incentives We Offer

- Remote Work options available for eligible positions

- Options are department and/or location specific

- 9/80 Work Schedule Option (where applicable)

- Annual Vacation Incentive (40-120 hours of additional pay) for Eligible Employees

- Paid Vacation Time

- Company-Paid Holidays

- Caregiver Leave

- Excellent 401(k) Match

- Pension Plan

- Company-Paid Sick Leave and Long-Term Disability

- Medical, Dental, & Vision Plans; FSA and HSA options

- Company-Paid Life Insurance for Active Employees

- Healthy Rewards Program

- Service Awards Program

- Educational Assistance Plan

- Dependent Children Scholarships

- Reimbursement for Gym Membership

- Employee Discount Programs

- On-site Health Clinic (select locations)

- On-site Cafeteria (select locations)

- On-site Credit Union and ATM (Corporate office only)

- On-site Fitness Center (select locations)

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