Job description
Role Overview
Instrument & Controls Engineer - Cyber Coordination at Air Products, based in Duba, Tabuk Region, Saudi Arabia, supporting the NEOM Green Hydrogen Project.
Company Overview
Air Products is a world-leading industrial gases company founded in 1940 with a proud history of innovation, operational excellence, and unwavering commitment to safety and environmental stewardship. The company is responsible for delivering the entire NEOM Green Hydrogen Project, including design, build, and delivery of Process Controls/Process Automation Systems and associated IT/Digital Technology infrastructure compliant with local laws, regulations, and project-specific cybersecurity requirements.
Role Purpose
Support the safe, compliant, and reliable implementation of PAS, BPCS, and vendor-supplied control systems with a strong emphasis on industrial cybersecurity field verification, validation, and documentation. Play a key role in close coordination with Sub-Contractors, Technology Suppliers, and OEMs to ensure cybersecurity controls are implemented effectively without impacting schedule-critical construction, commissioning, and startup activities.
Key Responsibilities
Cybersecurity Coordination and Field Verification
- Serve as a member of the site cybersecurity task force, contributing instrumentation and controls expertise to field verification of cyber assets against project specifications and site acceptance criteria.
- Participate in field verification of cyber assets, confirming compliance with project specifications, site acceptance criteria, and applicable cybersecurity regulations.
- Coordinate closely with Field Supervision Engineers (FSEs) from PAS/BPCS vendors, Sub-Contractors, and other package suppliers to plan and execute cybersecurity site validation and testing.
- Close out Cybersecurity Risk Assessment (CRA) recommendations as part of coordination activities.
- Ensure cybersecurity controls are implemented in a manner that does not adversely impact schedule-critical site activities.
Technical Interface and Stakeholder Management
- Act as a technical interface between Air Products project execution teams, commissioning teams, client operations, and system/package vendors.
- Interface with Engineering, Pre-Commissioning, Commissioning, and Client Operations teams on cybersecurity-related field activities.
- Promote compliance with project safety, quality, and cybersecurity requirements across all assigned activities.
Site Engineering Support
- Provide site engineering support for instrumentation and control systems, including PAS, BPCS, and vendor-supplied control packages and sub-contractors.
- Support Factory Acceptance Tests (FAT), Site Acceptance Tests (SAT), loop checks, functional testing, and commissioning activities as assigned.
- Assist with troubleshooting of instrumentation, control systems, networks, and interfaces during commissioning and startup.
- Support construction, pre-commissioning, commissioning, startup, and handover phases, ensuring cybersecurity and control system requirements are met throughout.
Documentation and Compliance
- Review vendor documentation, test procedures, and evidence related to control systems and cybersecurity compliance.
- Compile, review, and close out Proof of Compliance documentation, ensuring accuracy, traceability, and timely completion.
Qualifications & Experience
- Bachelor's degree in engineering: Instrumentation, Control Systems, Electrical, Electronics, or related discipline.
- At least 15 years of experience in instrumentation and control systems on industrial projects such as energy, chemicals, oil & gas, or industrial gases.
- Hands-on exposure to PAS, BPCS, PLCs, DCS, and vendor-supplied control systems.
- Experience supporting site-based construction, pre-commissioning, commissioning, startup, or handover activities.
- Experience supporting industrial control system (ICS) cybersecurity activities on capital projects.
- OT/ICS cybersecurity relevant accreditations such as ISA/IEC62443, SANS, or other internationally recognized certifications are preferred.
Skills & Competencies
- Advanced skills in Microsoft Office tools including Teams, SharePoint, Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and Visio.
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills with ability to communicate appropriately at all levels of the organization.
- Ability to work effectively in a multicultural, site-based project environment.
Additional Information
- Contract type: Site-based position on rotation of 8 weeks ON / 2 weeks OFF.
- Location: Duba, Tabuk Region, Saudi Arabia.