Instrument & Controls Engineer

Senior Instrumentation and Controls Engineer

We are looking for a Senior Controls and Instrumentation Engineer to join our team. We support innovative sectors of economy and have a niche market position helping to scale new technologies. We are looking for someone with a solid chemical, electrical or computer engineering background and 5 to 10 years of relevant process automation experience.

The successful candidate will act as a project lead supervising, and contributing to, all aspects of controls system design, instrument specification, programming, purchasing, installation and start-up. You will work closely with fellow team members to create and deliver a successful project.

Ideal Candidate Will Have:

• Bachelor’s Degree in chemical, electrical or computer engineering.
• Minimum of 5 years of experience in process automation.
• The ability to deal with challenges thrown up by complex engineering projects and have the people and time management skills to overcome them.
• The practical knowledge of design and requirements engineering from a systems and process model based viewpoint; an understanding of the relation between system design and system architecture.
• The ability to understand the concepts and state-of-the-art technology on a range of manufacturing techniques employed by manufacturing engineering clients across a number of sectors from Battery to life science.
• Ability to perform as part of a team.
• Ability to manage multiple tasks while maintaining project commitments.
• Solid written, organization and communication skills.
• Ability to work in a fast-paced environment, with multiple and changing priorities while maintaining strong attention to detail and a high level of accuracy.
• Ability to interpret P&ID’s, electrical schematics, loop drawings and general equipment arrangement drawings.
• Understanding of DCS/PLC physical layer and control hardware
• Working knowledge of AutoCAD software.
• Knowledge of Microsoft Products. (Excel, Word, Access, Project

Required Job Tasks:

• Project lead with oversight of all Controls and Instrumentation components.
• Creation of overall system design based on client requirements.
• Specification of control system equipment and materials.
• Instrumentation specification support.
• Review control panel design.
• Generate scopes of work and procure vendor bids for assigned projects or proposals.
• Review vendor submittals for compliance with project requirements and specifications.
• Lead and/or execute pre-FAT/FAT on OEM or customer supplied equipment.
• Lead and/or execute site startup activities (loop checks/commissioning).
• Generate and manage loop check/commissioning documentation.
• Generate and manage project punch lists to completion.
• Troubleshoot traditional analog and discrete signals as well as other communication types (HART, , Profibus, DeviceNet, AS-I, Ethernet I/P, Modbus).
• Use a multimeter to support control loop testing and/or troubleshooting of wiring and connectivity issues.
• Utilize DCS/PLC platform software to support troubleshooting
• Enforce quality control.
• DCS/PLC programming preferred, but not required.
• Understanding of hazardous area and intrinsic safety design

We offer an excellent work environment combined with a strong benefits package. Some regional travel required during project start up phase.