Control Systems Engineer: OT & SCADA Innovator

HDR, Inc.; Folsom (CA); On-site; USD 110,000 - 170,000; Full time

Job summary

The successful candidate will contribute to planning, design, and operational optimization across project lifecycles, with a focus on adaptable, multi-discipline expertise in control systems. HDR offers a collaborative, engineering-driven environment and opportunities to advance technical skills.

Qualifications

• Experience designing and delivering control systems for municipal, industrial, or commercial clients.
• Familiarity with OT cybersecurity assessments and network segmentation is a plus.
• Strong ability to translate client needs into design documents and specifications.

Responsibilities

• Development of SCADA, PLC, HMI, instrumentation, and industrial networking solutions for municipal, industrial, and commercial clients.
• Preparation of engineering studies, master plans, assessments, basis-of-design reports, and technical memoranda related to control systems, automation, networking, and operational technology.
• Design and development of construction documents including P&IDs, network architecture diagrams, control panel layouts, wiring diagrams, loop drawings, instrumentation schedules, control narratives, and technical specifications.
• Support of industrial control system implementations including PLC programming, HMI development, system integration, testing, commissioning, startup, and troubleshooting.
• Participation in OT and industrial cybersecurity assessments, network architecture development, asset inventories, segmentation strategies, and implementation of security controls.

Skills

SCADA

PLC

HMI

Industrial networking

Instrumentation

Job description

The successful candidate will contribute to planning, design, and operational optimization across project lifecycles, with a focus on adaptable, multi-discipline expertise in control systems. HDR offers a collaborative, engineering-driven environment and opportunities to advance technical skills.