Control Engineer

Minimum Qualifications:  Extensive hands on experience and OEM training on control systems, PLC, SCADA, instrumentation, networking and computers installations on drilling rigs; A bachelor’s degree in Electrical/ Electronics / Telecom Engineering or computer science is preferred but not essential.

Minimum Experience:  10-15 years of hands‐on experience in a supervisory position overseeing electronics and drilling control systems and familiar with major drilling OEMs products (preferably being trained by OEM or worked for OEM for a period) on jack-ups or land rigs;

Job-Specific Skills:  Strong knowledge of electronics, communication systems and software utilized onboard drilling rigs, with advanced troubleshooting capability for control systems, hydraulic and pneumatic systems, proficient in CMMS, documentation control, and data management

Develop and maintain discipline-specific standard operating procedures for electronics and control systems

Review and validate maintenance procedures, testing requirements and sequences; recommend approval through MOC and technical governance channels

Ensure compliance with regulatory and industry standards (API, OEM manuals, and Class/Flag requirements)

Lead troubleshooting of control systems, such as Amphion/ Cyberbase/ Centurion control systems, engine controls including load sharing and power management, hydraulic and pneumatic controls for automated systems, AC and DC drives, rig instrumentation such as VDaq/ Mudwatch / Drillwatch/ etc,, Fire &Gas systems, PAGA systems, PABX systems, navigation and whether monitoring, PLC for jacking and fixation systems, crane and vehicles electronics.

Support rig electronics technicians during critical downtime events and equipment malfunctions

Validate technical root-cause findings and ensure corrective actions fully address underlying mechanical, hydraulic, or control-system failure modes in alignment with Mechanical and Electrical SMEs

Review and recommend PM routines, schedules, function-test intervals, and task lists for control systems to ensure accuracy and technical completeness

Ensure maintenance execution complies with applicable standards, OEM recommendations, and safety-critical performance requirements

Conduct integrity inspections covering control systems condition and integrity, instrumentation, digital communication networks, various PLC, SBC or OEM computers.

Identify risks, test failures, certification gaps and regulatory deviations and escalate to its supervisor.

Provide subject-matter expertise for overhauls, control-system upgrades or replacements following OEM bulletins or industrial components obsolescence.

Review engineering documentation, OEM scopes, FAT/SAT plans, pressure-testing protocols, and recertification packages

Assists with budgets preparation per forecasted business plan

Assess critical spares for all control systems;

Monitor reliability KPIs

Recommend improvements for redundancy, standardization, and obsolescence mitigation across the fleet

Maintain accurate records, schematics, software backups and data images in controlled repositories

Issue inspection reports, technical advisories, and integrity assessments following rig visits and investigations

Ensure CMMS records and certification documents are complete, updated, and aligned with regulatory requirements