Senior Staff Instrumentation and Controls Engineer

What they’re looking for

• Educational Foundation: Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Controls/Automation Engineering, or a related field, is required.
• Power Systems Experience: Professional experience in a power systems environment, demonstrating practical knowledge of power generation operations.
• Controls System Expertise: 20+ years of experience in control systems, electrical power management systems, controls engineering, or a closely related field.Experience with Power Plant DCS (Distributed Control Systems) or PLC-based Control Systems.
• Technical Understanding: Strong understanding of mechanical systems, electrical systems, PLCs, and industrial control systems.
• Collaboration Skills: Demonstrated ability to collaborate effectively across departments to meet challenging organizational goals.
• Communication Proficiency: Excellent communication skills, with the ability to clearly present complex technical information to non-technical stakeholders.
• Data-Driven Passion: A strong passion for leveraging data to continuously improve system performance and enhance operational efficiency.
• Professional Licensure: Professional Engineer (PE) license is desired but not required. This role serves as Owner’s Engineer; Engineer of Record responsibility sits with the EPC firm.
• ISA Standards Fluency: Maintains awareness of evolving industry standards and stays current as new guidance is published, ensuring vendor and project deliverables reflect the latest requirements.
• Vendor & Stakeholder Relationships: Demonstrated ability to build and maintain working relationships with key equipment vendors and commissioning agents, and to directly influence project scheduling, commissioning readiness criteria, and equipment procurement decisions.
• AI-Forward: Actively champions AI-enabled tools and new ways of operating, driving adoption across engineering workflows to improve efficiency and design quality.

Skills mentioned

Component & hardware replacement · EPMS / industrial monitoring · Scheduling · QA/QC inspection