AUSTIN - Junior Instrumentation and Controls Engineer

bgeinc; Austin (TX); On-site; USD 55,000 - 75,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Comprehensive benefits

Job summary

BGE, Inc. is seeking a Junior Instrumentation and Controls Engineer to support energy services projects, delivering instrumentation, control narratives, PLC and DCS systems, SCADA and telemetry solutions under the guidance of senior staff.

This entry-level role offers mentorship, hands-on design tasks, and opportunities to contribute to safe, reliable, and cost-effective energy infrastructure while growing technical skills within a national civil engineering firm.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Electrical or Control Systems Engineering from an accredited university.
• FE exam eligibility by graduation.
• 0–2 years of instrumentation and controls experience; internships acceptable.
• Coursework in process measurement and control loops, PID control.
• Exposure to PLC/DCS/SCADA/HMI and industrial networks through coursework.

Responsibilities

• Assist with instrumentation and controls design and deliverables for energy projects.
• Prepare instrument index, datasheets, loop diagrams, P&ID markups, wiring and panel layouts.
• Support sizing calculations for flow, valve, level, pressure and temperature.
• Learn and apply control system architectures and communication protocols (HART, Modbus, Profibus, Foundation Fieldbus, Ethernet/IP, OPC).
• Draft technical reports, specifications, cost estimates, and construction documents.
• QA/QC support, respond to RFIs, review vendor submittals.
• Assist FAT, loop checks, commissioning, and punch list tracking.
• Collaborate with project teams and vendors, take notes in meetings.
• Build knowledge through mentorship and hands-on work.
• Support business development with background data for proposals.

Skills

Instrumentation design

Documentation

Team collaboration

Mentorship

Education

Bachelor's degree in Electrical or Control Systems Engineering

Tools

PLC

DCS

SCADA

HMI

P&ID

Job description

Your future begins here! BGE, Inc . is a nationwide civil engineering consulting firm offering diverse career opportunities in a wide range of disciplines for public and private infrastructure projects. Our employees enjoy a comprehensive benefits package that includes outstanding health care, generous 401(k) match, professional career resources, and highly competitive work-life balance programs, including personal-time allowances, dependent care, and flexible Fridays.

In addition, BGE provides unlimited sick leave, floating holidays, and robust career growth guidance, including organization-wide leadership and mentorship programs to help you build connections and shape your career. BGE goes beyond competitive benefits to attract and retain the best in an environment that inspires excellence.

Summary

The Junior Instrumentation and Controls Engineer is an entry level engineer who supports the delivery of instrumentation, control, and automation solutions for the energy services sector. This role assists on projects involving field instrumentation, process measurement, control narratives, PLC and DCS systems, SCADA and telemetry, safety instrumented systems, metering, control panels, and industrial networks. The Junior Instrumentation and Controls Engineer works under the direction of senior technical staff on assigned project tasks, prepares calculations and drawings for review, supports project teams and client deliverables, builds knowledge through mentorship and training, and helps deliver safe, reliable, efficient, and cost-effective energy solutions.

Job Responsibilities

• Assist with instrumentation and controls design and production of deliverables for energy services projects, including field instrumentation, control panels, PLC and DCS systems, SCADA, telemetry, metering, and site automation.
• Prepare, under the direction of a senior engineer, instrumentation and controls design documents, including instrument index, instrument datasheets, loop diagrams, P&ID markups, wiring and termination details, panel layouts, I/O lists, and cable and conduit schedules.
• Support instrument sizing and selection calculations, including flow element sizing, control valve sizing, level, pressure and temperature sizing and range setting; loop power and signal calculations, for senior review.
• Learn and apply control system architecture and communication requirements, and gather information needed for protocol selection such as HART, Modbus, Profibus, Foundation Fieldbus, Ethernet/IP, and OPC, along with network layouts and remote I/O or RTU interfaces.
• Draft control narratives, functional descriptions, technical reports, specifications, cost estimate backup, equipment selections, construction documents, and other project deliverables for senior engineer review.
• Perform self-checks on assigned work before submittal, assist with quality control reviews at project milestones, and help verify that deliverables are complete and follow applicable ISA, NEC, NFPA, and client standards as well as project scope.
• Help resolve routine design and construction-phase issues, draft responses to RFIs, review vendor submittals and instrument data for conformance with the design, and elevate unusual or complex items to a senior engineer.
• Support factory acceptance testing, loop checks, point to point verification, calibration records, commissioning, and startup under supervision, including punch list tracking and as-built markups.
• Communicate with internal project teams, instrument and control system vendors, and contractors on assigned tasks, and participate in client, operations, and vendor meetings alongside a senior engineer, including taking notes and tracking action items.
• Build technical knowledge through mentorship, formal training, self-learning, and hands-on project and field work, ask questions when direction is unclear, and share lessons learned with peers.
• Support business development and proposal efforts by compiling background information and past project data, and contribute ideas for continuous improvement of design standards, workflows, tools, templates, and checklists.

Job Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in Electrical or Control Systems Engineering from an accredited university required.
• Must have passed or be eligible to sit for the FE exam by the time of graduation.
• 0 to 2 years of instrumentation and controls engineering experience. Internships, co-ops, undergraduate research, or capstone work related to process control, automation, energy services, oil and gas, power systems, or engineering consulting preferred.
• Coursework-level knowledge of process measurement for flow, level, pressure, temperature, and analytical variables, along with final control elements, control loop fundamentals, and PID control.
• Exposure to PLC, DCS, SCADA, HMI, safety instrumented systems, custody transfer or allocation metering, control panels, or industrial networks through coursework, in