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Senior Engineer (Instrument)
TotalEnergiesPort Arthur, United Statesfull_timeVerifiedPosted 13 May 2026
About the role
Country
United States / US
City
PORT ARTHUR
Workplace location
PORT ARTHUR-PORT ARTHUR REFINERY(TX-USA)
Employer company
TotalEnergies Petrochemicals & Refining USA, Inc.
Domain
Maintenance / Inspection / Technology
Type of contract
Regular position
Experience
Minimum 6 years
Context & Environment
Join our dynamic US Refining & Chemicals Maintenance Team as a Sr. Engineer (Instrument) at our Port Arthur Platform! Read on for more, and don’t hesitate to apply today!
Activities
What You Bring:
- Bachelor of Science in Electrical Engineering with 3+ years of progressive instrument engineering experience in a petrochemical facility
- Strong analytical and communication skills
- Knowledge and experience in ISA, ANSI, NEC, NESC, IEEE, and OSHA 1910 standards as they apply to electrical equipment and safe work practices
- Competent in the use of Microsoft Word, Excel and PowerPoint
- This position requires daily interface with many disciplines within the refinery, with special emphasis on the ability to successfully communicate technical issues to non-Instrument personnel to assist them in making sound and safe decisions
- On call 24/7
- Extended work hours/schedules sometimes required during turn-around or project activities
- Ability to lead by example, logical problem-solving skills, works well in team environment, able to manage multiple/changing priorities
- Familiarity with INTOOLS
- Identify and eliminating "bad actor" instrument installations to reduce cost and improve production.
- Develop and issue Management of Change documentation required to satisfy OSHA PSM 29-CFR-1910.
- Investigate equipment failures and issue change recommendations to eliminate further occurrences.
- Develop and issue installed cost estimates for instrumentation improvement projects so that equipment owners can make informed decisions.
- Review, research and recommend instrumentation projects necessary to maintain instrumentation reliability on the process units.
Candidate Profile
- Identify and eliminating "bad actor" instrument installations to reduce cost and improve production.
- Develop and issue Management of Change documentation required to satisfy OSHA PSM 29-CFR-1910.
- Investigate equipment failures and issue change recommendations to eliminate further occurrences.
- Develop and issue installed cost estimates for instrumentation improvement projects so that equipment owners can make informed decisions.
- Review, research and recommend instrumentation projects necessary to maintain instrumentation reliability on the process units.
- Oversee (Support Large Capital Projects in) the design, selection, configuration, maintenance and documentation for Instrument systems at the Platform.
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