Instrumentation & Control Engineer

Aramco energizes the world economy.

Aramco occupies a special position in the global energy industry. We are one of the world's largest producers of hydrocarbon energy and chemicals, with among the lowest Upstream carbon intensities of any major producer.

With our significant investment in technology and infrastructure, we strive to maximize the value of the energy we produce for the world along with a commitment to enhance Aramco's value to society.

Headquartered in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, and with offices around the world, we combine market discipline with a generations' spanning view of the future, born of our nine decades experience as responsible stewards of the Kingdom's vast hydrocarbon resources. This responsibility has driven us to deliver significant societal and economic benefits to not just the Kingdom, but also to a vast number of communities, economies, and countries that rely on the vital and reliable energy that we supply.

We are one of the most profitable companies in the world, as well as amongst the top five global companies by market capitalization.

Overview

We are seeking an Instrumentation & Control Engineer to join Hawiyah Gas Plant Division (HGPD) within the Southern Area Gas Operations (SAGO)

HGPD huge Gas processing facility processing gases from multiple streams. The plant is located around 70 KM from AlHassa, Eastern Reign of Saudi Arabia. The plant products are HC condensate, Sales Gas and Liquid Sulfur. The plant consists of complex processing units with huge number of instrumentations and measurement devices to ensure the safe, effective and reliable operations.

Your primary role is to work as technical support engineer, developing Engineering design packages, participate in plant trip troubleshooting and investigation, and review project documentations.

Key Responsibilities

As a successful candidate you will be required to perform the following :

• Lead and execute complex instrumentation and control engineering tasks for oil & gas processing facilities, including FEED, detailed design, commissioning, maintenance support, and brownfield / greenfield projects.
• Lead design and engineering activities for field instrumentation in oil & gas process units.
• Perform instrument selection, sizing, configuration, and preparation of datasheets for transmitters, process analyzers, control valves, emergency shutdown valves and machinery instrumentation such as vibration monitoring, compressor control, Fire & Gas system.
• Develop and review P&IDs, I / O lists, instrument index, hook-up drawings, loop diagrams, installation details. and material requisitions.
• Ensure compliance with hazardous area classifications and selection of appropriate Ex-rated instruments.
• Conduct vendor technical bid evaluations, FAT (Factory Acceptance Test) and SAT (Site Acceptance Test) inspections, and interface with Original Equipment Manufacturers (OEMs)
• Conduct root-cause analysis for recurring instrumentation issues and provide effective solutions.
• Configure, troubleshoot, and maintain DCS, PLC, ESD, and F&G systems using major platforms (such as Yokogawa CENTUM / ProSafe-RS), Compressor Control System such as CCC, Vibration Monitoring System.
• Develop and review control system architectures, network topologies, logic diagrams, cause & effect charts, and control narratives.
• Perform control loop tuning, advanced control strategy review, and alarm management tasks (ISA 18.2 / EEMUA 191).
• Support system integration and communication protocols (Modbus, Profibus, Foundation Fieldbus, OPC UA, HART, Ethernet / IP).
• Lead and participate in FAT / SAT, loop checks, logic testing, and commissioning of control systems.
• Provide technical guidance on cybersecurity requirements for control systems (ISA / IEC 62443).

Minimum requirements

As a successful candidate you will have :

Work Location and Work Schedule

Work location : Within Saudi Arabia - To be specified in Job offer

Work schedule : Full Time - To be specified in Job offer

Job Posting Duration :

Job posting start date : 12 / 15 / 2025

Job posting end date : 12 / 15 / 2026

Working environment

Our high-performing employees are drawn by the challenging and rewarding professional, technical and industrial opportunities we offer, and are remunerated accordingly.

At Aramco, our people work on truly world-scale projects, supported by investment in capital and technology that is second to none. And because, as a global energy company, we are faced with addressing some of the world's biggest technical, logistical and environmental challenges, we invest heavily in talent development.

We have a proud history of educating and training our workforce over many decades. Employees at all levels are encouraged to improve their sector-specific knowledge and competencies through our workforce development programs - one of the largest in the world.