ELECTRICAL AND INSTRUMENTATION ENGINEER RESUME EXAMPLE

Updated: Jan 06, 2025 - The Electrical and Instrumentation Engineer enhances operational efficiency by maintaining, upgrading, and replacing electrical, control, and instrumentation systems. Leads the design and commissioning of PLC control systems and implements continuous improvements in process control. Provides expert electrical and instrumentation guidance across the site, ensuring all modifications meet defined standards and effectively communicating changes to ensure comprehensive site personnel understanding.

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1. Electrical and Instrumentation Engineer, Vista Industrial Solutions, Mobile, AL

Job Summary: 

  • Manage an appraise/select portfolio which may comprise several concurrent projects on the site
  • Carry out Engineering studies to define options to improve the SHE, operational and commercial performance of the Refinery
  • Consult with the Asset and other key project stakeholders in order to ensure that the scope of the study and the requirements for each project are agreed
  • Undertake the Appraise study to evaluate the strategic fit of the opportunity with the business objectives and identify feasible options to achieve the business improvement
  • As necessary, consult with other refinery departments to generate commercial justification for project
  • Generate TOR for Select Study and commission relevant 3rd party to complete Select on behalf of the refinery (where necessary) to generate a Class III cost estimate for the project
  • Prepare the investment case which is submitted to the refining board for agreement in order to release the funds required for completion of the Select studies 
  • Monitor select study costs, programme and quality and take corrective action as necessary to ensure select studies are carried out within agreed timescales and costs
  • Make a recommendation to the business based on the outcome of the Appraise/Select study to enable the right project to be selected the project that best meets the agreed business objectives and requirements.
  • Provide the Engineering technical input to the End-Select stage project Statements of Requirements or where appropriate, produce the end-select stage Project Statements of Requirements that will be used for the Define stage of the project
  • Provide input into the Define phase of the project to ensure the original design intent is met
  • Maintain the development list for assigned areas and facilitate the development list review meetings, where ideas for business improvements are prioritized for progression to Appraise stage projects


Skills on Resume: 

  • Project Management (Hard Skills)
  • Engineering Analysis (Hard Skills)
  • Stakeholder Consultation (Soft Skills)
  • Strategic Evaluation (Hard Skills)
  • Commercial Justification (Hard Skills)
  • Cost Estimation (Hard Skills)
  • Investment Case Preparation (Hard Skills)
  • Decision Making (Soft Skills)

2. Electrical and Instrumentation Engineer, Precision Automation Systems, Peoria, IL

Job Summary: 

  • Lead commissioning tests with other disciplines, construction and relevant departments
  • Report opportunely to discipline or area leader, the progress, problems, contingencies and requirements necessary for the development of activities.
  • Implement, ensure and control the application of the LOTO procedure during the commissioning stage
  • Ensure timely completion and delivery of test protocols
  • Provide maintenance services on the electrical distribution system, investigate and rectify defects, and resolve technical problems
  • Site coordination and implementation of any installation, testing, calibration and commissioning in order to maintain continuity of production
  • Plan, budgets, manage, estimate, design, construct the plant projects associated with safety systems, instrumentation, and electrical systems
  • Resolve site issues with supervisors, subcontractors, vendors, main contractors and/or related third parties
  • Authorized person for all LV and HV electrical equipment on site.
  • Day-to-day troubleshooting of issues related to E&I Systems.


Skills on Resume: 

  • Commissioning Tests (Hard Skills)
  • Progress Reporting (Soft Skills)
  • Safety Procedures (Hard Skills)
  • Protocol Management (Hard Skills)
  • Maintenance Services (Hard Skills)
  • Site Coordination (Soft Skills)
  • Project Management (Hard Skills)
  • Conflict Resolution (Soft Skills)

3. Sr Electrical and Instrumentation Engineer, Quantum Control Technologies, Tacoma, WA

Job Summary: 

  • Perform designs and systems through calculations associated with E/I engineering
  • Sketch and transfer conceptual design ideas to the designers for development of E/I drawings
  • Coordinate the E/I design effort by acting as a Lead E/I Engineer for a particular project by: directing the efforts of assigned engineers and designers for the E/I system design requirements, checking drawings, calculations, sketches, etc. for the project, development specifications/requisitions for support of purchasing effort, reviewing and approving purchasing quotations, vendor drawings, and QA documents.
  • Technically support purchasing with review of vendor submittals and on-site inspections of equipment.
  • Provide direction and technical support for engineers and designers.
  • Analyze equipment for current technology.
  • Check drawings and drafting for adherence to designs
  • Review designs and assist Senior Engineers and Management by making suggestions to improve an existing or proposed design relative to its function.
  • Write technical specifications for the equipment design, fabrication, procurement, etc.
  • Responsible for site E&I projects including front end design, commissioning and handover to operations.


Skills on Resume:

  • Engineering Calculations (Hard Skills)
  • Conceptual Design (Hard Skills)
  • Project Coordination (Hard Skills)
  • Technical Review (Hard Skills)
  • Team Leadership (Soft Skills)
  • Technology Analysis (Hard Skills)
  • Quality Assurance (Hard Skills)
  • Design Improvement (Hard Skills)

4. Electrical and Instrumentation Engineer, Integrated Power Services, Topeka, KS

Job Summary: 

  • Develop equipment maintenance life plans for E&I equipment. 
  • Utilise hands-on expertise to ensure maintenance routines are practical, can be done safely, and add value to the preventative maintenance effort
  • Partner with the E/I Reliability team to ensure that equipment upgrades are implemented in compliance with Ampol Refinery standards. 
  • Ensure projects are finalized with all documentation and training obligations having been fulfilled
  • In charge of the plant maintenance, troubleshooting, continuous improvement as well as end to end project management.
  • Plant support of the Process Automation System (PAS) with respect to some programming skills, preventive maintenance, plant shutdown circuit revalidation and legacy control system upgrade.
  • Responsible for implementing Critical Safety Circuit (CSS) revalidation work, eMOC and spare parts strategy in the plant.
  • Facilitation of 'Best Practices' from the global mandate in the SEA plants.
  • Assist in the investigation of accidents and incidents and ensure that corrective action is taken where appropriate as required from E&I aspect
  • Provide the intelligent customer aspect for all on-site E & I inspections whether carried out by internal or external companies
  • Manage external project E & I resources ensuring relevant competency and ensuring all necessary documentation is completed.


Skills on Resume: 

  • Maintenance Planning (Hard Skills)
  • Hands-on Maintenance (Hard Skills)
  • Compliance Management (Hard Skills)
  • Project Documentation (Hard Skills)
  • Troubleshooting (Hard Skills)
  • Process Automation (Hard Skills)
  • Safety Management (Hard Skills)
  • Best Practices Implementation (Soft Skills)

5. Electrical and Instrumentation Engineer, Dynamic Engineering Co., Erie, PA

Job Summary: 

  • Replace, upgrade and maintain electrical, control and instrumentation, hardware and software whilst ensuring site operations perform to the optimum level
  • Provide specialist instrumentation knowledge to the site and leading the specification and commissioning of instruments
  • Design of PLC control systems and control cabling systems
  • Evaluate changes/upgrades to process control systems and make recommendations for continuous improvement
  • Contribute to the definition of standards for the development and maintenance of process control systems within the site
  • Communicate with all levels of site personnel to ensure understanding of changes to the control systems
  • Provide specialist electrical knowledge and design, implement and commission electrical works
  • Provide where necessary LT/HT support for the site following the appropriate training and assessment
  • Carry out planned and reactive maintenance and assist with operational requirements 
  • Participate in capital projects at all stages of implementation through to commissioning
  • Focus on continuous improvement and quality improvement 
  • Administer SAP maintenance input for EC&I maintenance activities
  • Management of Engineering contracts and contracts
  • Managing contractors and issuing permits and TBRA’s


Skills on Resume: 

  • System Maintenance (Hard Skills)
  • Instrumentation Expertise (Hard Skills)
  • PLC Design (Hard Skills)
  • System Evaluation (Hard Skills)
  • Standard Development (Hard Skills)
  • Communication (Soft Skills)
  • Electrical Design (Hard Skills)
  • Project Participation (Soft Skills)

6. Electrical and Instrumentation Engineer, Summit Process Solutions, Albany, NY

Job Summary: 

  • Act as system owner for the site's Electrical & Instrumentation infrastructure.
  • Provide technical support on all Electrical & Instrumentation issues in the plant and play an active role in the sites maintenance excellence and lean manufacturing programmes i.e. equipment criticality assessments, RCM, FMEA and RCA’s etc.
  • Responsible for the daily management of the sites Instrument Calibration programme.
  • Assist the Engineering Planner with the coordination of all Electrical & Instrument maintenance activities on site.
  • Responsible for the maintaining and compiling of site Electrical & Instrumentation related SOPs and Maintenance Job plans.
  • Provide training to the maintenance technicians and others
  • Responsible for the project management of site Electrical and Instrumentation maintenance projects and site electrical shutdowns.
  • Provide Electrical & Instrument support to the projects group ensuring that site standards are maintained.
  • Ensure the Calibration Programme and Electrical Safety Management Programme meet all Statutory and Regulatory requirements i.e ATEX/ICHQ7A
  • Help drive change and maximise machine efficiency through continuous improvement initiatives and projects, manage root cause analysis and create and submit CAPEX submissions.
  • Support all electrical, instrumentation & automation engineering by providing engineering design & project execution
  • Coordinate with procurement team to acquire a quotation from various suppliers and to conduct a careful and thorough evaluation of selected equipment


Skills on Resume: 

  • System Management (Hard Skills)
  • Technical Support (Hard Skills)
  • Maintenance Planning (Hard Skills)
  • SOP Development (Hard Skills)
  • Training (Soft Skills)
  • Project Management (Hard Skills)
  • Regulatory Compliance (Hard Skills)
  • Continuous Improvement (Soft Skills)

7. Electrical and Instrumentation Engineer, Apex Instrumentation Corp, Reno, NV

Job Summary: 

  • Review customer specifications for proposals and prepare exception and clarification list, provide support during customer clarifications and negotiations.
  • Responsible for Electrical and Instrumentation Design, procurement support and the necessary site construction and commission guide.
  • Instrumentation and electrical components primary cost collection and technical communication.
  • Ensure the design is in accordance with related Codes and matches Custom Requirements, resulting in higher customer satisfaction and cost savings for the company (minimize rework and increase efficiency).
  • Cooperate actively with clients, design institute as well as all project participants.
  • Support and coordinate with other disciplines and departments.
  • Control system design and Factory Acceptance Tests (FAT)
  • Coordinate with engineers for local and global project execution.
  • Complete other tasks assigned by superiors.
  • Coordinate and monitor the project engineering and delivery schedule
  • Compile technical documentation and manuals for plant installation, commissioning, operation and maintenance
  • Supervise installation, commissioning activities and plant start-up


Skills on Resume: 

  • Documentation (Hard Skills)
  • Design (Hard Skills)
  • Procurement (Hard Skills)
  • Costing (Hard Skills)
  • Negotiation (Soft Skills)
  • Coordination (Soft Skills)
  • Collaboration (Soft Skills)
  • Client Relations (Soft Skills)

8. Electrical and Instrumentation Engineer, Jackson Engineering Ltd, Houston, TX

Job Summary: 

  • Assist operations to resolve product quality, reliability and operability issues and sustain 24/7 operation.
  • Investigate equipment failures, determine the root cause of failure, and recommend appropriate solutions to reduce reoccurrence of/or eliminate cause of failure during near-miss investigation sessions.
  • Support Operational needs with attention to tuning, logic, trips, and alarms, as well as developing new graphics. 
  • Provide recommendations for instrumentation upgrades or enhancements.
  • Support and execute plant productivity projects.
  • Provide timely support in resolving control problems in the site, which may include field devices, or communication networks. 
  • Assisted in testing and troubleshooting hardware and software.
  • Recommend and specify alterations and revisions to improve equipment requirements and/or system reliability/capacity.
  • Provide hands-on support as required to resolve Instrument and Electrical field problems as occur. 
  • Maintenance activity according to PM02 and develop the preventive maintenance task for new equipment to reduce unplanned shutdowns and improve overall plant on-stream capability.
  • Participate in the planning meetings and execute minor and major shutdowns regarding electrical and control part.
  • Spare parts inventory review and parts purchasing support technically, as well as effort in plant reliability improvement.
  • Implement Critical Safety Circuit (CSS) test work following the white book and alarm trip summary and manage this document.
  • Issue e-MOC regarding electrical and control system changes and execute this change.
  • Manage the electrical drawing and control system drawing.
  • Support troubleshooting for process control PCs and manage this PC per PM guidelines.


Skills on Resume: 

  • Quality Resolution (Hard Skills)
  • Failure Analysis (Hard Skills)
  • System Tuning (Hard Skills)
  • Upgrade Recommendations (Hard Skills)
  • Productivity Support (Hard Skills)
  • Troubleshooting (Hard Skills)
  • Preventive Maintenance (Hard Skills)
  • Safety Compliance (Hard Skills)

9. Electrical and Instrumentation Engineer, BetaTech Solutions, Atlanta, GA

Job Summary: 

  • Reads, understands and implements all applicable company/project policies, working practices and procedures, ensuring at all times that the electrical, control and instrumentation maintenance and installation tasks are completed safely and to a high standard
  • Plans all tasks in line with priorities set by the Engineering Manager and Production Manager
  • Provides supervisory support to electrical team and multi-disciplined teams 
  • Provides support to projects and process engineering through design reviews, management of change and reliability reviews of project requirements
  • Takes part in, and contributes to HAZOP, HAZID and LOPA exercises to ensure continued compliance with HSE guidance and best practice
  • Conducts analysis of condition based monitoring outputs from both completed task history and installed monitoring systems. 
  • Liaise with suppliers and contractors for on-site support 
  • Ensures materials are available for task completion through spares analysis, proactive procurement and engagement with projects, process engineering and production manager
  • Liaises with operations shift managers for preventative maintenance and breakdown task support, where required assists with detailed fault finding and maintenance/ repair tasks on plant
  • Writes, reviews and audits maintenance instructions, method statements, control system and alarm/trip test schedules and risk assessments both internally and provided by contractors to ensure they meet the company policy on safety
  • Assists with the development of and conduct prescribed inspection routines and alarm/trip testing to comply with the COMAH safety management system plan


Skills on Resume: 

  • Safety Compliance (Hard Skills)
  • Task Planning (Hard Skills)
  • Supervisory Skills (Soft Skills)
  • Design Review (Hard Skills)
  • Risk Analysis (Hard Skills)
  • Condition Monitoring (Hard Skills)
  • Supplier Liaison (Soft Skills)
  • Maintenance Documentation (Hard Skills)

10. Electrical and Instrumentation Engineer, Quantum Industrial Group, Denver, CO

Job Summary: 

  • Conducts detailed fault finding analysis of DCS/PLC and other control systems. 
  • Assist with installation and commissioning activities for new and ongoing projects
  • Applies for and approves relevant permits to work (PTW) in order to complete tasks in a controlled and safe manner
  • Undertakes appropriate Risk Assessments and Non-Routine Job Assessments (NRJ) in order to complete tasks in a safe and controlled manner
  • Conducts root cause analysis and major breakdown reviews to eliminate repeat failures
  • Completes reliability based studies and in conjunction with the engineering manager develops appropriate maintenance activities to support reliability outputs and other improvements
  • Responsible for system design and engineering in high and low voltage Electrical Systems
  • Responsible for detailing electrical design and engineering including calculations to meet the Plant’s power demand
  • Prepare and modify engineering documents such as instrument drawings, data sheets, bills of materials, cable schedule, hook up drawings, I/O wiring diagrams, specifications, O&M manuals, and commissioning procedures


Skills on Resume: 

  • Fault Analysis (Hard Skills)
  • System Installation (Hard Skills)
  • Permit Management (Hard Skills)
  • Risk Assessment (Hard Skills)
  • Root Cause Analysis (Hard Skills)
  • Reliability Studies (Hard Skills)
  • Electrical Engineering (Hard Skills)
  • Technical Documentation (Hard Skills)

11. Electrical and Instrumentation Engineer, Orion Systems, Charlotte, NC

Job Summary: 

  • Design and develop new control systems
  • Assist in troubleshooting and maintaining all chemical plant electronic control systems, substations, PLC's, high voltage equipment, and other electronic equipment
  • Assist with high-voltage maintenance
  • Interact with power utility company on supply issues
  • Assist with corporate IT to manage plant phone and computer systems
  • Advise and assist unionized plant electricians with daily plant issues
  • Test, maintain, and modify existing systems
  • Analyze data while working collaboratively with design engineers, operation engineers, purchasers and other internal staff
  • Act as liaison with clients, suppliers, contractors, and relevant authorities
  • Project management within cost and time-constrained environments
  • Understand and ensure compliance with relevant health and safety regulations and quality standards


Skills on Resume: 

  • Control System Design (Hard Skills)
  • Troubleshooting (Hard Skills)
  • High-Voltage Maintenance (Hard Skills)
  • Stakeholder Interaction (Soft Skills)
  • IT Management (Hard Skills)
  • Technical Advising (Soft Skills)
  • System Testing (Hard Skills)
  • Project Management (Hard Skills)

12. Electrical and Instrumentation Engineer, Apex Engineering Services, Sacramento, CA

Job Summary: 

  • Ensuring the site meets its KPIs and broader objectives regarding production.
  • Support operational colleagues in resolving technical issues on the machine through a combination of coaching and hands-on engineering.
  • Help drive change and maximize machine efficiency through continuous improvement initiatives and projects, manage root cause analysis and create and submit CAPEX submissions.
  • Interpretation of power system studies including load flow, short circuit, arc flash, and relay coordination.
  • Knowledgeable in the trip unit and digital relaying settings development.
  • Leads root cause failure investigations for I&E equipment-related incidents.
  • Fix things for good and ensure paper machine works as efficiently as possible to maintain 24/7 production.
  • Provide instrumentation evaluation and selection of vendors, including liaising with clients, suppliers and contractors
  • Responsible for testing and commissioning of control panels
  • Provide advice and consultancy support


Skills on Resume: 

  • KPI Management (Hard Skills)
  • Technical Support (Hard Skills)
  • Continuous Improvement (Hard Skills)
  • Power System Analysis (Hard Skills)
  • Relaying Settings (Hard Skills)
  • Root Cause Analysis (Hard Skills)
  • Vendor Selection (Hard Skills)
  • Testing and Commissioning (Hard Skills)

13. Electrical and Instrumentation Engineer, NovaTech Instruments, Philadelphia, PA

Job Summary: 

  • Plan, organize, and perform I&C engineering activities under the direction of a Senior/Lead I&C Engineer
  • Assure compliance with Client, Jacobs, and industry standards on assigned projects.
  • Develop key I&C deliverables and aid the lead I&C engineer in the preparation of scopes of work and estimates to support the project.
  • Perform tier reviews of project deliverables to ensure accuracy, conformance to codes, specifications, design criteria and conformance to good engineering practices.
  • Support all electrical, instrumentation & automation engineering by providing engineering design & project execution
  • Coordinate with the procurement team to acquire a quotation from various suppliers and to conduct a careful and thorough evaluation of selected equipment
  • Coordinate and monitor the project engineering and delivery schedule
  • Compile technical documentation and manuals for plant installation, commissioning, operation and maintenance
  • Supervise installation, commissioning activities and plant start-up
  • Report to the Maintenance Leader and be accountable for maintaining the paper machine from an E&I perspective, based on preventive and predictive maintenance concepts.


Skills on Resume: 

  • Engineering Design (Hard Skills)
  • Compliance (Hard Skills)
  • Project Management (Hard Skills)
  • Quality Assurance (Hard Skills)
  • Procurement (Hard Skills)
  • Documentation (Hard Skills)
  • Supervision (Soft Skills)
  • Reporting (Soft Skills)