Job Title: Instrumentation and Controls Engineer I
Duration: 1 year – possible extension
Schedule: 5/40
Location: Baton Rouge, Louisiana (Onsite)
This opportunity is based within a refinery and chemical complex environment, supporting operations and small projects across a Baton Rouge pipeline location and surrounding area. The role focuses on instrumentation and controls engineering with PLC programming, HMI upgrades, troubleshooting, and field-based coordination. This position offers the chance to contribute to discipline engineering activities that support safety, compliance, and efficient project execution.
Required Experience:
- 2+ years of relevant experience in instrumentation and controls and electrical engineering activities.
- Experience working with field equipment, reading drawings, troubleshooting, and supporting operations or small projects.
- Experience coordinating and communicating with field personnel, electrical technicians, operations teams, contractors, and subcontractors.
- Experience reviewing engineering work to support compliance with project specifications, company standards, and regulatory requirements.
- Ability to work in a field-based environment with up to 50% travel within approximately one hour of the work location and availability after hours as needed.
Required Skills:
- PLC programming capability.
- Familiarity with HMI systems, including upgrades, valve updates, logic updates, and troubleshooting.
- Proficiency with Microsoft Office, particularly Excel.
- Ability to review drawings and technical documents.
- Project management capability and the ability to manage changing priorities and tight deadlines.
- Strong communication, facilitation, and interpersonal skills.
- Fluent English for technical and business communication.
Preferred Qualifications:
- Bachelor’s degree in Electrical or Mechanical Engineering or a related engineering discipline, or equivalent professional experience.
- Electrical Engineering degree.
- Allen-Bradley experience.
- Knowledge of RSLogix, Factory Talk, and ladder logic.
- Familiarity with GE Multiline relays and Flow-X/OMNI flow computers.
About Airswift:
Airswift is an international workforce solutions provider within the energy, process and infrastructure industries. Airswift serves as a strategic partner to clients, offering a turnkey workforce solution to capture and deliver the top talent needed to complete successful projects by aligning with unique project needs. With over 1000 employees and 9,000 contractors operating in over 60 countries, Airswift's geographical reach and pool of talent available is unmatched in the industry.
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