Lead Instrumentation & Controls Designer

Barry-Wehmiller; Pasadena (CA); On-site; USD 48,000 - 69,000; Full time

Job summary

Design Group in Pasadena, CA is seeking an instrumentation and controls engineer with 5+ years of experience to develop and document control system designs for industrial facilities. You will collaborate with licensed engineers, designers, and clients to support PLC, SCADA, and DCS projects.

You will lead technical design work, mentor junior designers, provide field support, and travel as needed across projects in food & beverage, life sciences, and manufacturing sectors.

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

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

PLC

SCADA

DCS

Revit

Education

Bachelor's degree in Engineering

Tools

Revit

Job description

Design Group in Pasadena, CA is seeking an instrumentation and controls engineer with 5+ years of experience to develop and document control system designs for industrial facilities. You will collaborate with licensed engineers, designers, and clients to support PLC, SCADA, and DCS projects.

You will lead technical design work, mentor junior designers, provide field support, and travel as needed across projects in food & beverage, life sciences, and manufacturing sectors.