JGC Corporation Energy

Principal Engineer ICSS - Instrument

Chennai, India In person Full-time

Design

& Engineering Execution

  • ·Leads the engineering design of ICSS systems including DCS, SIS, FGS.
  • ·Executes design for complex
  • control and safeguarding systems across all units.
  • ·Ensures technical
  • compatibility and integration of all ICSS interfaces.
  • ·Designs and supports
  • instrumentation and control for packaged equipment.
  • ·Ensures ICSS architecture, infrastructure,
  • protocols, and control strategies meet project requirements.
  • ·Prepares and updates ICSS
  • specifications and drawings.
  • ·Reviews and approves
  • engineering documents such as: ICSS design philosophy, specifications,
  • architecture, and system configuration, Process Control Narratives, Cause &
  • Effect Diagrams, Sequence & Logic Diagrams, Safety Requirement
  • Specifications (SRS), SIL Verification Procedures & Reports, Alarm
  • Management strategies and Graphic Display sketches, Instrument Index, I/O
  • lists, and Instrument Wiring/Connection Diagrams, Instrument Building/Room Layouts and Cabinet
  • Layouts, Design inputs to ICSS vendors and inquiry packages including
  • requisitions

Interface

& Communication

  • ·Coordinates with internal
  • disciplines (Electrical, Building, HSE, Piping, Painting, Civil, Insulation).
  • ·Interfaces with clients,
  • vendors, and engineering subcontractors.
  • ·Aligns design interfaces
  • with internal teams (field instruments, analyzers, construction design).
  • ·Prepares, checks, and
  • approves technical bid evaluation reports.
  • ·Prepares technical
  • correspondence and queries to clients.

Documentation

& Review

  • ·Reviews vendor documents
  • and provides approvals.
  • ·Attends meetings related to
  • ICSS design and project coordination.
  • ·Participates in HAZOP and
  • SIL classification meetings.

Testing

& Site Work

·Leads Factory Acceptance

  • Tests (FAT) at vendor facilities.
  • ·Plans and executes Site
  • Acceptance Tests (SAT) and pre-commissioning activities.
  • ·Performs field engineering
  • work at construction sites or module fabrication yards.
  • ·Conducts sequence and logic
  • testing during commissioning.

Leadership

& Coordination

  • ·Reports to the
  • Instrumentation and Control (I&C) Lead Engineer.
  • ·Coordinates with the
  • I&C Lead Engineer for resource planning and progress tracking.
  • ·Manages engineering
  • subcontractors and ensures alignment with project requirements.
  • ·Responsible for manpower
  • planning and execution man-hours under his control.
  • ·Ensures engineering
  • deliverables are completed as per schedule and project milestones.
  • ·Acts as the primary
  • technical focal point for correspondence between client and JGC as well as
  • vendors and JGC.
  • ·Resolves technical issues
  • between JGC and client related to ICSS design.
  • ·Manages project changes and
  • ensures their effective implementation in ICSS design.

Reporting & Monitoring

  • ·Responsible for progress
  • reporting against Level 3 schedule.
  • ·Monitors overall progress
  • of system design activities to meet milestone schedules.
  • ·Ensures that progress
  • supports overall project scope and timeline

Other Duties

·Performs other necessary

tasks as requested or instructed by supervisors.

Requirements

Bachelor's

  • Degree (as minimum) in Instrumentation / Electronics/ Electronic &
  • Communications or similar categories from a recognized university.
  • 15 years of relevant experience in ICSS engineering within the Oil & Gas
  • EPC industry.
  • ·Experience in detailed design and execution of ICSS
  • (DCS, SIS, FGS, PLCs).
  • ·Familiarity with international standards such as
  • IEC, ISA, API, and other applicable codes.
  • ·Exposure to major ICSS platforms such as Honeywell,
  • Yokogawa, Emerson, ABB, or equivalent.
  • ·Participation in FAT, SAT, and site engineering
  • activities.

Experience

in vendor coordination and technical documentation

Technical Expertise

  • ·In-depth knowledge of ICSS
  • systems including DCS, SIS, FGS, and PLCs.
  • ·Strong understanding of
  • control system architecture, network protocols, and system integration.
  • ·Proficiency in developing
  • and reviewing control philosophies, logic diagrams, cause & effect
  • diagrams, and alarm management strategies.
  • ·Proficiency in Safety
  • Instrumented Systems (SIS) and SIL verification procedures.
  • ·Familiarity with
  • instrumentation and control for packaged equipment and complex process units.

Cybersecurity & Functional Safety

  • ·Awareness of cybersecurity
  • principles and standards applicable to industrial control systems (e.g., IEC
  • 62443).
  • ·Understanding of functional
  • safety lifecycle in accordance with IEC 61511.
  • ·Preferred: Certification in
  • Functional Safety issued by TÜV or Exida.
  • ·Preferred: Certification in
  • Cyber Security (TÜV, Exida or ISA).

Software Proficiency

  • ·Skilled in engineering
  • tools such as Smart Plant Instrumentation (SPI/INtools), AutoCAD, and Microsoft
  • Office Suite (Word, Excel, PowerPoint).
  • ·Experience with ICSS vendor
  • tools and configuration platforms (e.g., Honeywell EPKS, Yokogawa CENTUM,
  • Emerson DeltaV, ABB 800xA).

Project & Communication Skills

  • ·Ability to prepare and
  • review technical documentation, correspondence, and business letters.
  • ·Skilled in technical bid
  • evaluations, vendor document reviews, and interface coordination.
  • ·Strong analytical and
  • problem-solving skills with attention to detail.
  • ·Capable of managing
  • FAT/SAT, site coordination, and pre-commissioning activities.

Leadership & Interpersonal Skills

  • ·Contributes to the
  • mentoring and training of junior engineers within the department.
  • ·Provides direct supervision
  • and checking of work by junior staff when required.
  • ·Demonstrates mutual trust
  • and respect in all working relationships.
  • ·Values diversity,
  • encourages cooperation, and promotes teamwork.
  • ·Commits to open, transparent, and effective two-way communication.

Special Requirements

  • Willingness to travel overseas for long-term assignments, which may
  • include:
  • ·Working at JGC Headquarters
  • in Yokohama, Japan.
  • ·Visiting ICSS vendor
  • premises for Factory Acceptance Tests (FAT).
  • ·Deployment to construction
  • sites or module fabrication yards.
  • ·Duration of such
  • assignments may extend to 6 months, 1 year, or longer, depending on project
  • needs.
  • ·Flexibility to relocate or
  • work in multi-cultural environments across different geographies.
  • ·Ability to adapt to site
  • conditions, including remote or offshore locations.
  • ·Willingness for the
  • contribution to the departmental activities such as department guideline
  • preparation, lessons and learnt preparation and participation and organizing training
  • session for the members in department.

Benefits

  • Covered under life insurance
  • Covered under group medical insurance (Self, Spouse, Children & Parents)
  • Lucrative job offer

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