Alarm Management Engineer
Location: Freeport, Texas
Schedule: 4/10 Schedule
Contract Duration: Initial 6-month assignment with potential extensions up to 1–2 years
Employment Type: Contract / Full-Time
Position Overview
We are seeking an experienced Alarm Management Engineer to serve as the subject matter expert responsible for optimizing and managing alarm systems within a large-scale industrial process environment. This role will focus on improving operator effectiveness, process safety, and alarm system performance through implementation of ISA-18.2 alarm management principles and advanced Honeywell Experion functionality.
The ideal candidate will bring strong hands-on experience with Honeywell Experion PKS systems in oil & gas, LNG, petrochemical, or other heavy industrial environments, along with deep knowledge of alarm rationalization, process control systems, and safety standards.
Key Responsibilities
- Configure, optimize, and maintain alarm settings within the Honeywell Experion platform to improve operator interface performance and system reliability
- Implement advanced alarm management features including alarm shelving, dynamic alarm suppression, and alarm tracking functionality
- Lead alarm rationalization initiatives in alignment with ISA-18.2 and API RP 1167 standards
- Identify and remediate nuisance and “bad actor” alarms using alarm performance analytics tools
- Generate and maintain weekly and monthly alarm performance reports and system health metrics
- Coordinate alarm strategies across integrated systems including:
- Safety Instrumented Systems (SIS)
- PLCs
- SCADA systems
- Tank monitoring systems
- Support process safety and operational excellence initiatives through effective alarm management design and implementation
- Collaborate with operations, engineering, and maintenance teams to improve alarm system effectiveness and reduce alarm fatigue
- Ensure alarm system configuration aligns with process safety, regulatory, and operational requirements
Required Qualifications
- Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Instrumentation Engineering, or related discipline
- 5+ years of hands-on experience with Honeywell Experion PKS in an oil & gas, LNG, petrochemical, or industrial process environment
- Strong experience with:
- Alarm rationalization
- Alarm shelving
- Dynamic alarm suppression
- Alarm performance analysis
- Advanced understanding of:
- ISA-18.2
- IEC 61511
- API RP 1167
- Abnormal Situation Management (ASM) principles
- Experience integrating alarm strategies across SCADA, PLC, and SIS architectures
- Strong knowledge of industrial process equipment such as compressors, separators, and process control systems
- Excellent troubleshooting, analytical, and communication skills
Preferred Qualifications
- Experience with Honeywell Alarm Manager, DynAMo, exida SILAlarm, TiPS LogMate, or similar alarm management tools
- LNG facility experience
- Experience supporting large-scale process operations or pipeline systems
- Familiarity with advanced regulatory control (ARC) strategies
- Current and valid TWIC card preferred
What Success Looks Like
- Significant reduction in nuisance and chattering alarms
- Improved operator effectiveness and situational awareness
- Enhanced compliance with alarm management and process safety standards
- Reliable, high-performing alarm systems that support safe and efficient plant operations
The pay range that the employer in good faith reasonably expects to pay for this position is between $75.00 and $85.00
Our benefits offering includes medical, dental, vision and 401k.
Tundra Technical Solutions would like to thank you for your interest in this opportunity. However, only candidates under consideration will be contacted. Tundra Technical Solutions is a global workforce and technology delivery firm, ranked by Staffing Industry Analysts as one of the largest in North America. At Tundra, we aren't just hiring top talent at the world's most recognizable brands; we are pioneers of social recruitment. This post is for a contract assignment. Assignment duties and duration are subject to business needs and requirements. We are an equal opportunity employer, and we do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, age, veteran status, disability, genetic information, or other legally protected characteristics.California Notice. Qualified applicants with arrest or conviction records will be considered for employment in accordance with law, including the Los Angeles County Fair Chance Ordinance and the California Fair Chance Act. Criminal history may have a direct, adverse, and negative relationship with the following job duties: protect and return property, adhere to confidentiality requirements, comply with security requirements, adhere to policies and codes of conduct.
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