Job Summary:

This Automation Engineer role serves as the Safety Instrumented System (SIS) Subject Matter Expert (SME) and the focal point to provide technical guidance with respect to design, implementation, installation, commissioning, operation and maintenance of SIS at TPC. As the subject matter expert, SIS engineer supports capital SIS projects as wells as assisting with operation, maintenance, modification, testing and troubleshooting of existing SIS platforms.

Job Responsibilities and Duties:

• Actively support PSM programs via participation in PHA, LOPA, MOC, RCA, resolution of action items, and other activities to ensure safe and reliable operation and regulatory compliance
• Maintain corporate SIS standards and safety lifecycle management (SLM) documents
• Develop safety requirement specification (SRS), Cause and Effect matrices and perform SIL verification
• Develop/review functional check and proof test procedures for SIS
• Ensure SIS application program (AP) compliance with TPC programming standards/templates
• Provide guidance on SIS cybersecurity
• Develop, review and improve KPIs for SIS
• Work with production and process departments to obtain the required data for optimal design of safety instrumented functions (SIFs)
• Ensure Recognized and Generally Accepted Good Engineering Practices (RAGAGEP) are implemented and practiced in TPC’s facilities for safe and reliable operations
• Identify/establish the key SIS Training activities and processes to be implemented and practiced during the Safety Lifecycle phases associated with SIS
• Participate in FAT, IFAT, SAT of SIS equipment
• Liaise with 3rd party contractors to ensure SIS project deliverables are completed in a timely manner

Required Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s Degree in Chemical, Electrical, or Mechanical Engineering or equivalent
• Minimum of 8 years of experience in the chemical engineering field which includes experience in a refinery or petrochemical plant with process safety focus
• Experience of implementing SIS projects based on ISA 61511/ ISA 84
• Knowledge and experience of performing SIL verification
• In depth knowledge of Layer of Protection Analysis (LOPA)
• Working knowledge of process safety standards

Preferred Qualifications:

• PE license preferred but not required
• TUV Rheinland certificate or ISA 84 Expert certificate or CFSP/CFSE certification
• Programming experience with Triconex and/or DeltaV SIS
• Communication and leadership skills with cross-functional teams
• Ability to manage ambiguity, communicate and lead effectively in cross-functional teams