Automation & Instrumentation Engineer

About the role

Torbalı Industries, founded in 2016, is an engineering and fabrication company serving the oil & gas and energy sectors, delivering metering skids, PRMS, truck loading and gas skids, tank gauging and automation systems. Reporting to the Project Manager, the Automation & Instrumentation Engineer works on the automation, instrumentation and electrical scope of skid and terminal projects, including control panel and PLC design, field instrumentation, industrial networks, FAT and site commissioning.

Key responsibilities

• Design automation/control panels (PLC/UCP, marshalling, power distribution) and junction boxes, prepare panel layouts, wiring diagrams and BOMs, and follow fabrication in the workshop
• Develop and test PLC programs and HMI/SCADA screens
• Design panel-level and system network architecture, including managed switch selection, IP addressing, fiber optic patch panels, Ethernet cabling and ring/redundant topologies
• Prepare network drawings and integrate PLCs, flow computers, analyzers, HMIs and third-party systems
• Prepare instrument and electrical design documents such as cable schedules, interconnection and loop drawings and instrument index
• Supervise instrument installation, cable routing and termination on skids, and carry out point-to-point checks, loop checks, FAT and SAT while supporting site commissioning and troubleshooting
• Work with P&IDs, cause-and-effect diagrams and datasheets, resolve technical queries with clients and EPC contractors, and contribute to internal engineering standards and templates

Required profile

• BSc in Electrical, Electronics, Control or Mechatronics Engineering
• Minimum 3 years of experience in automation projects, preferably in oil & gas
• Hands-on PLC programming experience (ladder, FBD, ST)
• HMI/SCADA development experience
• Good knowledge of industrial networking (TCP/IP, managed switches, VLAN, ring redundancy, fiber optics)
• Familiarity with Modbus RTU/TCP, Profinet, EtherNet/IP, OPC, RS-485, 4-20 mA / HART
• Control panel design experience; understanding of field instrumentation and process control
• Experience leading FAT/SAT and site commissioning independently
• Knowledge of hazardous area concepts (ATEX/IECEx) is a plus
• Good written and spoken English, willingness to travel to project sites in Turkey and abroad, and a valid driving licence (military service completed or exempted for male candidates)

Required skills

• Proficiency in AutoCAD or EPLAN
• PLC programming (ladder, FBD, ST) and HMI/SCADA development
• Industrial networking and control panel design

What we offer

• Hands-on work on international oil & gas projects, from design to commissioning
• A multidisciplinary team where engineering, fabrication and commissioning are done under one roof
• An opportunity to grow with a fast-developing company