Instrument and Electrical Control Systems Designer

Company: NES Fircroft
Skills: Instrument & Controls Engineer
Experience: 3 + Years
Education: High School/Secondary
Employment Type: Full Time Salaried Employee
Location: Long Beach, California, United States

My client is hiring for a Mid-Level Designer to join their Long Beach office!  

Job Experience: 
3-7 years of experience with the design and layout of instrument and electrical control systems for heavy industrial, oil and gas, refining, and pipeline facilities. Must be familiar with the use and care of personal safety equipment. Field experience preferred. 

Education:
High School or Equivalent

Key Attributes:
Must demonstrate the ability to work as part of a team and assist with development of I&E construction packages. Must demonstrate the ability to interface with the client shop personnel, inspection staff, and construction contractors. Must understand and apply all client and company safety policies. Have knowledge of drawing filing systems with experience in performing drawing searches. 

Technical Capabilities:

• Ability to specify and complete data sheets for general instruments. 
• Ability to size conduit and wire for low voltage instrument and control circuits (600 volts and less). 
• Familiar with terminal boxes, marshalling cabinets, conduit fittings and materials required for instrument connections. 
• Familiar with loop diagrams, instrument indexes, P&ID's, panel schedules, wiring and connection diagrams. 
• Familiar with equipment including Distributed Control Systems, Programmable Logic Controllers, Single Loop Controllers, power supplies. 
• Ability to lay out and wire control panels, with some supervision. 
• Ability to develop instrument location plans. 
• Ability to wire PLC, DCS and analyzer loops. 
• Ability to develop Bill of Materials (BOM) from scaled instrument drawings.
• Ability to create CAD drawings, scaled as well as not scaled, from sketches and/or verbal instructions from Design/Engineering staff. 

Core Competencies:

Safety: Is proactive in all safety matters and displays an enthusiasm for safety

Attitude: Exhibits a positive attitude, shows initiative and accepts direction from qualified sources

Teamwork:  Interacts well and cooperates with co-workers on the team; assists team members.

Quality:  Work meets or exceeds the company's quality standard of acceptability

Knowledge: Displays the ability to perform the technical skills required for the project

Problem Solving: Analyzes problems and reaches acceptable and workable solutions

Communication: Effectively and respectfully communicate on all levels

Decision Making: Takes action upon decisions made with good judgment

Benefits:

• Competitive salary with a discretionary bonus potential 
• Benefit Time Off (BTO) that can be used as paid vacation, sick time, holiday funding, or as cash-out 
• Employee Stock Ownership Plan (ESOP) & 401(k) plan for retirement with employer match
• Company funded health and dental insurance with low employee cost sharing
• Wellness & Vision subsidy 
• Company paid short term and long term disability coverage

With over 90 years' combined experience, NES Fircroft (NES) is proud to be the world's leading engineering staffing provider spanning the Oil & Gas, Power & Renewables, Infrastructure, Life Sciences, Mining, Automotive and Chemicals sectors worldwide.With more than 100 offices in 45 countries, we are able to provide our clients with the engineering and technical expertise they need, wherever and whenever it is needed. We offer contractors far more than a traditional recruitment service, supporting with everything from securing visas and work permits, to providing market-leading benefits packages and accommodation, ensuring they are safely and compliantly able to support our clients.