Power Plant C&I Engineer — Technical Support & Outages

JAC Recruitment International; Kuala Lumpur; On-site; MYR 60,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

JAC Recruitment International is seeking a Technical Support Engineer - Control & Instrumentation to strengthen our Power Engineering capabilities. You will provide technical and engineering support for C&I systems used in power generation facilities, troubleshoot instrumentation, and participate in outages and commissioning.

The role requires 3–5 years of power plant C&I experience, a related Bachelor's degree, and strong English and Bahasa Malaysia communication skills.

Qualifications

• Bachelor degree in Electrical/Electronic Instrumentation/Control/Mechatronics or related engineering discipline.
• 3–5 years of relevant experience in power plant C&I engineering, maintenance, commissioning or field service.
• Strong understanding of power plant control and instrumentation systems.
• Experience with turbine control systems and balance of plant controls is a plus.
• Hands-on troubleshooting, loop checking, logic testing, calibration and commissioning experience.
• Able to interpret P&ID, control logic, wiring diagrams and other engineering docs.
• Good English and Bahasa Malaysia communication skills.
• Willing to travel within Malaysia and overseas up to 2–3 months per assignment.

Responsibilities

• Provide technical and engineering support for C&I systems in power generation facilities.
• Troubleshoot plant instrumentation and control issues including transmitters, sensors, valves, actuators and protection systems.
• Perform signal tracing, loop checking, logic verification, calibration checks, testing and commissioning.
• Analyze alarms and trends to identify issues and recommend corrective actions.
• Review P&IDs, functional logic diagrams, wiring diagrams and instrument datasheets.
• Coordinate with regional and overseas teams on troubleshooting and solutions.
• Support technical proposals, specifications and project scopes for maintenance, outages, upgrades.
• Provide input for control system upgrades, instrumentation replacement and plant optimization.
• Participate in site execution during outages, maintenance and commissioning.
• Support plant starts up and performance verification after maintenance.
• Prepare technical and service reports after site activities.
• Coordinate with vendors and internal teams to ensure safety and quality requirements.
• Review technical specs, RFQs and supplier proposals for procurement input.

Skills

Troubleshooting

Loop checking

Logic testing

Calibration

Commissioning

Communication skills

Education

Bachelor Degree in Electrical, Electronic Instrumentation, Control, Mechatronics Engineering or related

Tools

P&ID interpretation

Job description

JAC Recruitment International is seeking a Technical Support Engineer - Control & Instrumentation to strengthen our Power Engineering capabilities. You will provide technical and engineering support for C&I systems used in power generation facilities, troubleshoot instrumentation, and participate in outages and commissioning.

The role requires 3–5 years of power plant C&I experience, a related Bachelor's degree, and strong English and Bahasa Malaysia communication skills.