Control Engineer
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Minimum Qualifications and Experience
- Extensive hands-on experience and OEM training on control systems, PLC, SCADA, instrumentation, networking, and computer installations on drilling rigs.
- A bachelor’s degree in Electrical, Electronics, or Telecom Engineering, or Computer Science, is preferred but not essential.
- 10–15 years of hands-on experience in a supervisory position overseeing electronics and drilling control systems.
- Experience with major drilling OEM products on jack-up or land rigs is required; OEM training or employment is preferred.
Job-Specific Skills
- Strong knowledge of electronics, communication systems, and software used onboard drilling rigs.
- Advanced troubleshooting capability for control systems, hydraulic and pneumatic systems.
- Proficiency in CMMS, documentation control, and data management.
Governance and Technical Standards
- Develop and maintain discipline-specific standard operating procedures for electronics and control systems.
- Review and validate maintenance procedures, testing requirements, and sequences through MOC and technical governance channels.
- Ensure compliance with regulatory and industry standards, including API, OEM manuals, and Class or Flag requirements.
Equipment Reliability and Troubleshooting
- Lead troubleshooting of control, engine, hydraulic, pneumatic, instrumentation, communication, fire and gas, PAGA, PABX, navigation, jacking, crane, and vehicle electronic systems.
- Support rig electronics technicians during critical downtime events and equipment malfunctions.
- Validate root-cause findings and corrective actions with Mechanical and Electrical subject-matter experts.
Maintenance Strategy and Execution
- Review and recommend preventive-maintenance routines, schedules, function-test intervals, and task lists for control systems.
- Ensure maintenance execution complies with standards, OEM recommendations, and safety-critical performance requirements.
Integrity, Certification, and Compliance
- Conduct integrity inspections covering control systems, instrumentation, digital communication networks, PLCs, SBCs, and OEM computers.
- Identify risks, test failures, certification gaps, and regulatory deviations, and escalate them to the supervisor.
Projects and Recertification
- Provide subject-matter expertise for overhauls, control-system upgrades, replacements, and obsolescence-related component changes.
- Review engineering documentation, OEM scopes, FAT or SAT plans, pressure-testing protocols, and recertification packages.
- Assist with budget preparation in line with the forecasted business plan.
Spares and Reliability Improvement
- Assess critical spares for control systems and monitor reliability KPIs.
- Recommend improvements for redundancy, standardization, and obsolescence mitigation across the fleet.
Documentation and Reporting
- Maintain accurate records, schematics, software backups, and data images in controlled repositories.
- Issue inspection reports, technical advisories, and integrity assessments following rig visits and investigations.
- Ensure CMMS records and certification documents are complete, current, and aligned with regulatory requirements.
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