Safety, Instrumentation & Controls Engineer
On-siteBerlin, State of Berlin, Germany
Job Summary
Draft complete P&IDs, control topologies, and alarm philosophies; specify field instrumentation for solvents and oxidants; and establish PLC/DCS architectures for skid-mounted modules. Lead formal HAZOP, LOPA, and SIL assessments alongside external advisors; establish ATEX zoning classifications; and design safety instrumented systems for exothermic reactions and hydrogen peroxide loops. Co-author basic design package deliverables for external partners; oversee control cabinet assembly, shop testing, and FAT/SAT; and maintain campaign data infrastructure including batch records and historian structures. Implement data acquisition tools for kinetic and thermal modeling; oversee control parameters during partner campaigns to guarantee under 5% batch-to-batch variation.
Required Qualifications
- 3–5+ years of hands-on working experience drafting and verifying P&IDs, specifying instrumentation, and designing control philosophies, cause-and-effect matrices, and safety interlocks for chemical process plants
- Demonstrated experience executing HAZOP/LOPA studies, ATEX zoning (Directives 2014/34/EU and 1999/92/EC), Seveso III compliance, and managing energetic or solvent reactions (peroxides, flammable solvents)
- Proven track record generating basic design control documentation and managing modular skid fabricators (such as Zeton) through detail design, FAT, and SAT
- Ability to collect data and model it using tools to draw FEED conclusions, establish dynamic models, and link experiments to reproducible results
- Professional German proficiency (C1+, strictly required to lead HAZOPs, liaise with German regulatory authorities like TÜV/Bezirksregierung, and negotiate with local EPCs and fabricators)
- fluent English
- High agency, first-principles thinking, and practical engineering judgment
- comfortable getting your hands dirty troubleshooting sensors, control valves, or wiring on pilot rigs
Desired Qualifications
- Experience building batch records, DAQ structures, or campaign data packages
- Degree in a relevant engineering field with a process safety specialisation
- Practical familiarity with Pressure Equipment Directive (PED 2014/68/EU) and SIL ratings (IEC 61508/61511)
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