Instrumentation and Controls Engineer

What You'll Do In The Role

TECHNICAL

• Assist in the preparation of reports, technical memorandums, recommendations, and cost estimates
• Attends to details in preparation or review of calculations, drawings, and specifications
• Capable of 480 VAC designs, detailed conduit routing, P&IDs, load studies, power distribution, lighting and process control, short circuit studies, single line diagrams, elementary diagrams, MCC layouts, electrical specifications, logic diagrams, control schematics, assist in field construction and start-up activities.
• Conducts quality management reviews of instrumentation and control designs

• Design, model, simulate and test complex electronic circuits, subsystems and systems.

• Designs PLC SCADA networks for medium and large systems
• Designs radio telemetry SCADA systems using microwave, spread spectrum, licensed MAS, cellular or other radio technologies
• Designs SCADA network block diagrams
• Develop P&IDs, control strategies, control panel layouts, input/output point lists
• Develops scopes of work for I&C systems, networks and projects
• Develops preliminary and final construction cost estimates for I&C

• Evaluate materials and systems, identify equipment and instrumentation, and prepare work instructions for manufacturing.

• Identifies alternatives, evaluates each, and determines appropriate actions to move forward
• Identify opportunities for automation to support continuous process improvement and plant safety initiatives
• Maintain, update, and troubleshoot advanced operator interface equipment
• Manages the instrumentation portion of medium to large-sized instrumentation and control projects for water and wastewater treatment facilities
• Participates in continuing editing and development of I&C master specifications
• Perform PLC programming, troubleshooting, and program documentation maintenance
• Perform Variable Frequency Drive installation, programming, and troubleshooting
• Prepares ISA data sheets and instrument sites
• Prepares specifications for instruments, computers, networking equipment, PLCs, and associated components
• Prepares technical memorandums and reports
• Specifies industrial fiber optic networks, systems, and components

• Assist in the development and review of project specifications
• Develops project-specific specifications for unusual or unique instrumentation applications
• Monitors scope, schedule, and budget and controls the work to the project plan
• Perform factory and site inspections
• Prepare and Review submittals

• Provide input to bid and proposal activities

• Understands, implements, and enforces company and client technical standards on projects