Lead Instrumentation & Controls Designer

BW Design Group; Denver (CO); On-site; USD 48,000 - 69,000; Full time

Job summary

BW Design Group is seeking an experienced Instrumentation and Controls Engineer to develop designs for industrial facilities. You will work with licensed engineers, designers, and clients to deliver PLC/SCADA/DCS-based control systems and mentor junior staff.

You will lead instrument specifications, design studies, field support, and cross-discipline collaboration, traveling as needed to project sites and client meetings across the region.

Qualifications

• Minimum of 5 years of experience in control systems documentation and engineering design for industrial control systems, including instrumentation, control logic, PLC, SCADA, and DCS-based systems.
• Strong experience designing in Revit.
• Experience executing projects for food & beverage, advanced technology/data centers, or life science industries with a focus on quality, cost effectiveness, and safety.
• Solid understanding of area classification and control system design team coordination.
• Ability to travel for project requirements, including installation and start-up activities, client and company meetings, trainings, seminars, forums, and conventions.

Responsibilities

• Develop instrument specifications and PLC, SCADA, and DCS-based control system designs for industrial facilities
• Design instrumentation and control systems for industrial, manufacturing, and utilities projects
• Create specifications and calculations for flow meters, analyzers, transmitters, and other field instruments
• Perform control system studies and troubleshoot existing control systems to support client operations
• Develop conceptual designs and retrofit solutions for new and existing control systems
• Prepare detailed instrument specifications, selections, logic diagrams, loop sheets, instrument lists, I/O lists, and instrumentation plans
• Lead instrumentation and controls engineering and design responsibilities on multidisciplinary engineering projects
• Provide field support, including on-site design, technical support, commissioning, and construction management
• Collaborate across engineering disciplines and offices to meet project requirements and client deadlines
• Train and mentor junior instrumentation and controls designers

Skills

Instrumentation design

Controls engineering

Revit experience

PLC/SCADA/DCS familiarity

Team leadership mentoring

Tools

Revit

Job description

BW Design Group is seeking an experienced Instrumentation and Controls Engineer to develop designs for industrial facilities. You will work with licensed engineers, designers, and clients to deliver PLC/SCADA/DCS-based control systems and mentor junior staff.

You will lead instrument specifications, design studies, field support, and cross-discipline collaboration, traveling as needed to project sites and client meetings across the region.