IE&C Engineer

Atlas Copco Group; Santa Maria (CA); On-site; USD 98,000 - 168,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Healthcare

401K savings plan

Company holidays

Vacation

Sick time

Parental leave

Tuition assistance

Referral bonus

Employee assistance program

Job summary

Atlas Copco Mafi‑Trench Company LLC in Santa Maria, CA, is seeking an Instrumentation, Electrical & Controls Engineer to design, test, and document PLC-based control systems for turboexpander equipment. You will review customer specs, create electrical drawings, and participate in FAT testing to ensure safety and performance.

The role emphasizes learning advanced electrical standards (NEC, CSA, IEC), cost-conscious design, and cross-functional collaboration with teams across engineering, sales,

Qualifications

• BS in Electrical Engineering with solid EE fundamentals.
• 0–5 years of related experience and eagerness to learn.
• Proficiency in AutoCAD; familiarity with ENOVIA PLM, SAP, and Allen-Bradley software is a plus.
• Awareness of NEC, CSA, IEC and Hazardous Location requirements.
• Self-starter with a proactive, team‑oriented attitude.

Responsibilities

• Review and interpret customer specs, translating into safe, optimal designs.
• Create and maintain electrical schematics, drawings, BOMs, and docs.
• Perform FAT on control panels and sub-systems to ensure gaps are eliminated.
• Develop detailed specs for components used in turboexpander control systems.
• Communicate with customers and suppliers; provide data to project management, sales, manufacturing, and service teams.

Skills

Analytical thinking

Self-starter

Team collaboration

Education

Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering

Tools

AutoCAD

Dassault Enovia PLM

SAP

Allen-Bradley PLC

ePlan

Job description

Instrumentation, Electrical & Controls Engineer

You are an aspiring or early-career engineer who is eager to build a foundation in complex electrical and control systems. You are looking to kickstart your professional journey with a world market leader in sustainable turbomachinery solutions, working within a collaborative team of dedicated engineers. You possess strong analytical skills and a desire to learn how to design, understand, and test PLC-based control and safety systems for highly specialized process equipment. As an excellent communicator and positive team player, you thrive on learning new technical skills, taking ownership of assignments, and bringing them to simple, effective conclusions.

The compensation range for this position is $97,564.90 - $168,112.15 annually.

Benefits

• healthcare
• 401K savings plan
• company holidays
• vacation
• sick time
• parental leave
• tuition assistance
• referral bonus
• employee assistance program

Eligibility requirements apply.

What you will own & improve

• Specification Review & Application: Learn to review and interpret customer specifications, incorporating their requirements into safe, optimal designs while following internal standards and industry best practices.
• Design & Documentation: Create and maintain high-quality electrical schematics, drawings, material lists, and project documentation using modern engineering software.
• Quality & Performance Testing: Perform hands‑on factory acceptance testing (FAT) on control panels and electrical sub‑systems to ensure zero critical gaps.
• Component Specification: Gain deep knowledge of marketplace components used in turboexpander control systems and produce detailed, cost‑effective technical specifications for them.
• Cross‑Functional Communication: Participate in technical discussions with customers and suppliers, and provide accurate, timely engineering data to project management, sales, manufacturing, and service teams.

To succeed, you will need

What you already know

• Technical Foundations: Your Bachelor of Science in Electrical Engineering (or a similar engineering discipline) gives you a solid fundamental understanding of electrical engineering principles.
• Experience Level: You have 0 to 5 years of related experience and a strong desire to continuously learn, self‑correct, and self‑improve.
• Software Tools: You are competent with Autodesk AutoCAD. Familiarity with Dassault Enovia PLM software, SAP enterprise software, and the Allen Bradley family of software is a plus. Familiarity with the ePlan software suite is a significant plus.
• Industry Standards: You have an awareness of, or exposure to, basic electrical industry standards (such as the NEC, CSA, or IEC) and Hazardous Location requirements.
• Core Competencies: You are a self‑starter with a positive "make-happen" attitude, capable of handling multiple tasks in a dynamic team environment.

How Success is measured

• On-Time Project Delivery: Delivering accurate engineering documentation, drawing packages, and assigned project milestones on schedule.
• Design Quality & Cost Control: Continuously improving and simplifying control system designs to reduce costs while fully retaining required performance and safety.
• Testing Excellence: Executing successful factory acceptance tests on control panels with minimal revisions.
• Process Compliance: Strict adherence to department engineering workflows, work instructions, and documentation standards.

In return, we offer

What you will learn (if you don’t know already)

• How to apply advanced electrical industry standards (NEC, CSA, IEC) directly to turboexpander instrumentation and control systems.
• Deep-dive technical knowledge of specialized components and proprietary PLC‑based control logic used in world‑class turbomachinery.
• How to navigate internal cross‑functional workflows connecting Systems Engineering with shop production, aftermarket, and project management teams.

Job location

This role requires you to work on-site at our office in Santa Maria CA, United States (US). You will be part of a dynamic team and enjoy the benefits of face‑to‑face collaboration.

About the Team:

This role reports directly to the Instrumentation, Electrical, and Controls (IE&C) Engineering Manager within the Systems Engineering department. You will join a highly skilled sub‑department of 7+ engineers in a role focused on mentorship, professional growth, and foundational skill development.

Atlas Copco Mafi‑Trench Company LLC is located on the beautiful Central Coast of California. We manufacture a wide range of Turbo Expanders and equipment that support renewable energy as well as liquefied natural gas, chemical, and petrochemical industries. Locally, our facility is a California Certified Green Business. Our Think GREEN Initiative has reduced our landfill impact significantly by implementing ambitious recycling programs and reducing our carbon footprint.

Atlas Copco Mafi‑Trench Company uses its culture of diversity and inclusion to operate its factory and manufacture equipment safely and in a socially responsible and environmentally sustainable manner. See www.atlascopco.com for more information about our company’s sustainability goals and culture.

Behind every innovative solution, there are people working together to transform the future. With careers sparked by initiative and lifelong learning, we are uniting curious minds, and you could be one of them.

Information at a Glance

Atlas Copco delivers innovative products and solutions that help businesses grow and drive progress. Our portfolio spans compressed air and gas systems and treatment, vacuum solutions, industrial power tools, assembly systems, and power and flow solutions. We bring a commitment to long‑term success built on expertise, reliable service, and uptime. When you level up to the Atlas Copco experience you enter a partnership based on quality, sustainability, and ease of collaboration. The technology we bring, and the decades of experience support the future‑proofing of your business. Atlas Copco is a brand within Atlas Copco Group.