I&C Operations Engineer: Geothermal Plant Controls Lead

Fervo Energy; Houston (TX); On-site; USD 110,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

Fervo Energy seeks an experienced I&C Engineer to own site control systems, drive reliability, and lead safety-focused process improvements. You will manage Allen-Bradley PLCs, Ignition SCADA, and instrumentation while coordinating with operations and maintenance to ensure continuous power production.

You will develop and maintain HMI/dashboards, support PSM/HAZOP activities, and implement changes through the MOC process, delivering robust control system performance across Cape Station

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering, Chemical Engineering, or related discipline from an ABET‑accredited program.
• 5+ years of experience in I&C engineering at operating industrial, power generation, or oil and gas facilities.

Responsibilities

• Serve as the site technical authority for all I&C systems including Allen‑Bradley PLCs (ControlLogix, CompactLogix), Ignition SCADA, field instrumentation, and industrial control networks.
• Monitor control system and instrumentation performance to identify reliability risks and optimization opportunities across ORC generation, gathering, and surface facility systems.
• Lead root cause analysis (RCA) and after-action reviews (AARs) for control system failures, instrumentation faults, and process upsets; develop and track corrective actions to closure.
• Work with maintenance to define preventive maintenance strategies for instrumentation and control system assets, and to develop field procedures for calibration, loop checks, and device replacement.
• Maintain accurate I&C documentation including control system architecture drawings, instrument loop diagrams, I/O lists, and wiring schematics; drive timely updates following system changes.

Skills

I&C engineering

Allen-Bradley PLCs

Rockwell Studio 5000

Ignition SCADA

Industrial networks

Modbus TCP/IP

EtherNet/IP

OPC-UA

MOC/PHAs/HAZOPs

Capital projects

Technical writing

Education

ABET-accredited program

Electrical or Chemical Engineering

Tools

Rockwell Studio 5000

Ignition SCADA

Job description

Fervo Energy seeks an experienced I&C Engineer to own site control systems, drive reliability, and lead safety-focused process improvements. You will manage Allen-Bradley PLCs, Ignition SCADA, and instrumentation while coordinating with operations and maintenance to ensure continuous power production.

You will develop and maintain HMI/dashboards, support PSM/HAZOP activities, and implement changes through the MOC process, delivering robust control system performance across Cape Station