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Senior Engineer (Instrument)

TotalEnergies
Port 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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