Instrumentation & Controls Engineer: PLC/HMI & Automation

Jobot; Addison (TX); On-site; USD 100,000 - 140,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental, vision

401(k) match

Employee stock purchase

Life and disability insurance

HSA contributions

Paid sick time

Paid family leave

Flexible PTO

Tuition reimbursement

Employee Assistance Program

Job summary

Jobot is seeking an Instrumentation & Controls Engineer to design instrumentation, electrical controls, and automation for complex process-equipment packages. You will support projects from proposal through commissioning, ensuring compliance with industry standards.

The role requires a BS in an engineering field and 4+ years of controls experience in manufacturing or engineered equipment, with hands-on PLC/HMI work and CAD skills. U.S. citizenship is required for government programs.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Electrical, Mechanical, Electronics, Controls Engineering, or related field.
• 4+ years of instrumentation and controls engineering experience in manufacturing or engineered equipment.
• Experience designing instrumentation and controls for oil and gas process-equipment packages.
• Experience programming PLCs and HMIs and developing sequence logic and PID control loops.
• Ability to develop and interpret P&IDs, wiring diagrams, control schematics, and logic diagrams.
• Working knowledge of API, IEEE, NEC, NFPA, and IEC standards.
• Proficiency with AutoCAD and Microsoft Excel.

Responsibilities

• Review customer specifications, RFQs, and tenders to define instrumentation and control-system requirements.
• Establish control-system architecture and select PLCs, instrumentation, control hardware, and related components.
• Develop P&IDs, control schematics, wiring diagrams, logic diagrams, cable schedules, and 2D/3D AutoCAD general-arrangement drawings.
• Program and troubleshoot PLC-based control systems, HMIs, sequence logic, and PID control loops.
• Prepare bills of materials, component specifications, technical descriptions, cost estimates, and project schedules.
• Apply hazardous-area classifications and applicable oil and gas codes and standards.
• Size and lay out instrument cables, junction boxes, conduit, cable trays, and package-mounted instrumentation.
• Prepare specifications for third-party control-system providers and review their deliverables.
• Support equipment assembly, calibration, loop checks, inspections, and factory acceptance testing.
• Provide startup and commissioning assistance at customer sites when needed.
• Support sales and applications teams with technical proposals and control-system requirements.
• Identify opportunities to standardize designs, improve engineering processes, and reduce costs.

Skills

PLC programming

HMI programming

Sequence logic

PID control loops

P&IDs interpretation

Control schematics

Standards knowledge

Education

Bachelor's degree in Electrical/Mechanical/Electronics/Controls

Tools

AutoCAD

Microsoft Excel

Job description

Jobot is seeking an Instrumentation & Controls Engineer to design instrumentation, electrical controls, and automation for complex process-equipment packages. You will support projects from proposal through commissioning, ensuring compliance with industry standards.

The role requires a BS in an engineering field and 4+ years of controls experience in manufacturing or engineered equipment, with hands-on PLC/HMI work and CAD skills. U.S. citizenship is required for government programs.