Alarm Management Engineer
Engineer, Engineer Types, Engineer, Electronic
Job Ref 17712
Location:
Quintana, United States
Skills:
Control Systems
Controls
Job Details
Alarm Management Engineer (Contract) | TWIC Card Required
6-Month Contract Opportunity | Potential long-term extension (up to 1–2 years)
Quintana, TX
Job Description
- The Alarm Management Engineer will be the subject matter expert responsible for organizing the alarm system on a Honeywell Experion System. The primary goal is to enhance operator effectiveness and process safety across and operating a major LNG operating facility by implementing a comprehensive ISA-18.2. alarm management system
Key Responsibilities
- Experion Platform Optimization: Configure and manage alarm settings within Experion system to ensure high-performance operator interfaces.
- Advanced Alarming Implementation: Deploy specialized Experion features such as Alarm Shelving, Dynamic Alarm Suppression, and Alarm Tracker to eliminate nuisance alerts during process upsets.
- O&G Regulatory Compliance: Lead rationalization projects to align site operations with API RP 1167 (Pipeline Alarm Management) and ISA-18.2 standards, ensuring "defense-in-depth" for fire and gas detection systems.
- Bad Actor Remediation: Use the Honeywell Alarm Performance Optimizer to centrally assess system health, identify chattering alarms, and execute 80%+ reductions in overall alarm counts.
- Asset Integration: Coordinate alarm strategies across integrated systems, including Safety Instrumented Systems (SIS), PLCs, tank monitoring, and SCADA architectures for pipelines.
- Performance Reporting: Generate weekly and monthly alarm analytics for all process units. Identify bad actor alarms and track their lifecycle from identification through technical remediation.
Required Skills
- System Experience: 5+ years of hands-on experience with Honeywell Experion PKS (specifically C300 controllers and Series C I/O) in an oil and gas environment.
- Software Proficiency: Advanced knowledge of Honeywell Alarm Manager, DynAMo, or third-party rationalization tools like exida SILAlarm or TiPS LogMate.
- Process Knowledge: Deep understanding of typical oil and gas process equipment, including compressors, separators, and advanced regulatory control (ARC) strategies.
- Safety Standards: Expert-level understanding of IEC 61511 and the Abnormal Situation Management (ASM) Consortium and ISA 18.2 guidelines for effective HMI and alarm design.
Education
- Bachelors Degree in Electrical, Mechanical, or Instrumentation Engineering
JAB Recruitment is an equal opportunity employer. Qualified applicants are considered for positions without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, citizenship status, marital status, medical condition, physical or mental disability or any other legally protected status. EOE/M/F/D/V
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