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Senior Electrical & Instrumentation Engineer Setting/Hours: 100% In-Office | First Shift 8-5 Join trak group in partnering with a growing client in Cincinnati, Ohio thats expanding its Manufacturing team. Website Summary Join trak group in partnering with a growing client seeking a Senior Electrical & Instrumentation Engineer to provide technical leadership across electrical, instrumentation, controls, reliability, and capital project initiatives. This role serves as the site subject matter expert for E&I systems, driving equipment reliability, process improvements, automation, and safe project execution within a complex industrial manufacturing environment. The Senior E&I Engineer will lead troubleshooting and root cause analysis, optimize preventive and predictive maintenance strategies, manage capital projects, and support PLC/DCS and instrumentation improvements. This position is ideal for an experienced engineer with a strong background in chemical, petrochemical, or PSM-regulated manufacturing environments. Responsibilities Lead complex troubleshooting and root cause analysis for electrical and instrumentation failures. Develop site-wide reliability strategies to improve equipment uptime and reduce maintenance costs. Optimize preventive and predictive maintenance programs for critical E&I assets. Lead capital and expense projects involving electrical distribution, instrumentation, controls, and automation. Develop project scopes, technical specifications, budgets, and cost estimates. Manage contractors, vendors, and outside engineering resources. Oversee equipment installation, commissioning, startup, and performance validation. Design, specify, and optimize instrumentation for flow, pressure, temperature, analytical, and other process applications. Support and enhance PLC and DCS systems to improve process control and operational performance. Partner with Operations, Maintenance, and Engineering to identify and implement control system improvements. Ensure compliance with NFPA, NEC, OSHA, and Process Safety Management (PSM) requirements. Lead or support Management of Change (MOC), Process Hazard Analysis (PHA), and incident investigations. Maintain and improve site E&I engineering standards, procedures, drawings, and technical documentation. Drive automation, digitalization, reliability, and energy-efficiency initiatives. Provide technical leadership and mentorship to engineers, technicians, and maintenance personnel. Serve as the site's E&I subject matter expert. Must-Haves Bachelors degree in Electrical Engineering or related discipline. 810 years of Electrical & Instrumentation engineering experience. Experience within a chemical, petrochemical, or industrial manufacturing environment. Experience working within a PSM-regulated facility. Strong knowledge of electrical distribution, motor controls, power systems, instrumentation, and automation. Experience with PLC and DCS systems. Proven experience leading capital projects from scope development through commissioning and startup. Strong reliability engineering, troubleshooting, and root cause analysis experience. Working knowledge of NFPA, NEC, OSHA, and PSM requirements. Experience with MOC, PHA, and incident investigation processes. Ability to lead contractors, vendors, technical teams, and cross-functional projects. Strong leadership, communication, project management, and problem-solving skills. Preferred Experience with Allen-Bradley, Siemens, Honeywell, and/or DeltaV controls platforms. Knowledge of hazardous area classifications, including Class I, Division I/II. Experience with advanced process control and automation. Digitalization and smart manufacturing initiative experience. Energy-efficiency improvement experience. Experience developing and optimizing predictive and preventive maintenance programs. If you're ready to take the next step in your career and want to make an impact, partner with trak group to explore this opportunity.

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