Instrumentation and Controls Project Engineer

Affiliated Engineers, Inc; Chapel Hill (NC); On-site; USD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health-dental-vision benefits

Year-end bonus

Job summary

Affiliated Engineers, Inc. in Chapel Hill seeks an Instrumentation and Controls Project Engineer to join a collaborative, high-performance engineering team.

You will contribute to design, integration, and startup activities for complex utility and process projects, leveraging your control systems expertise and client-facing skills. The successful candidate will hold a BSME or BSEE, have 5+ years in consulting engineering, and hold a PE license.

Qualifications

• BSME or BSEE with applicable experience.
• 5+ years in the consulting engineering industry.
• Experience communicating with clients and partners at all levels.

Skills

Client communication

Project coordination

Time management

Written communication

Team collaboration

Analytical skills

Travel willingness

Education

BSME or BSEE (or other engineering discipline with applicable experience)

Professional Engineering License (PE) in one or more states

Tools

PLC/DCS systems knowledge

Industrial networks & protocols

Startup/commissioning support

Job description

Instrumentation and Controls Project Engineer

Overview

Join a Team Where Engineering Excellence Drives Opportunity.

Affiliated Engineers, Inc. (AEI) is a leading, multidisciplinary consulting engineering firm and collaborative community of over 900 employees across 22 offices who plan, design, and deliver high-performance, innovative, and holistic engineering solutions. Recognized as a top engineering firm nationally, AEI is dedicated to enhancing the built environment through remarkable design and award-winning projects.

As an Instrumentation and Controls Engineer in our Chapel Hill office, you'll join a collaborative community where your expertise fuels innovation, your ideas drive progress, and your work helps shape a brighter future for all.

Expertise of our most successful Instrumentation and Controls Project Engineers

• BSME or BSEE (or other engineering discipline with applicable experience).
• 5+ years of experience in the consulting engineering industry.
• Experience with communicating with clients, partners and individuals at all levels within an organization.

Effective skills to help you flourish

• Experience in consulting engineering in utility plant design.
• Professional Engineering License (PE) in one or more states.
• Detailed, hands-on knowledge of PLC or DCS control systems.
• Experience with industrial networks and communication protocols.
• Ability to travel for client meetings, field survey, commissioning, and startup support.
• Strong spoken and written communication skills.
• Excellent organization and time-management skills.
• Quick technical comprehension and motivation focused on client outcomes.
• Ability to prioritize multiple tasks.
• Ability to work effectively individually and within team environments.

Our dedication to you

• AEI passionately invests in our brilliant talent by supporting clients such as NASA, the National Institutes of Health and Cone Health System, the US Department of Homeland Security and US Department of Energy, and Stanford University and the California Institute of Technology.
• Our flexible and collaborative work environment demonstrates our dedication to employee appreciation and collective commitment to excellence.
• We provide the opportunity to serve the greater good of humanity through work on cutting-edge, state-of-the-art projects like the Promega Corporation's Kornberg Center, the University of Arizona's Biomedical Sciences Partnership Building, AbbVie's West Coast Oncology Hub, and BioMed Realty's Gateway of Pacific.
• Our culture encourages professional development while adhering to a set of core values that drive company and team decisions – innovation and expertise, integrity, communication, quality, responsibility, opportunity, and growth – informing both project decisions and behavior among colleagues and clients.
• An exceptional benefits package (health-dental-vision) and a year-end bonus based on company profits, individual responsibility, and performance.

AEI is proud to be an EEO/AA Employer/Vet/Disabled.