Lead Instrumentation & Process Automation Engineer

Peraton; Woodbridge Township (NJ); On-site; USD 120,000 - 160,000; Full time

Job summary

Peraton is seeking a highly skilled Instrumentation & Control engineer in New Jersey to design, develop, test, and deploy advanced process-control systems for lab and field use. The candidate will work closely with engineering, scientific, and technical staff to deliver multi-disciplinary solutions and field-deployable instrumentation projects.

The role emphasizes reading and producing professional design documentation, prototyping, and iterative development.

Qualifications

• Requires degree in Electrical or Computer Engineering with 8+ years (BS); 6+ years (MS); 3+ years (PhD) of professional experience.
• Experience implementing PLC designs and validating instrumentation/control systems.
• Proficiency reading/writing technical documentation and schematics.

Responsibilities

• Design, develop, and test instrumented Instrumentation & Control systems.
• Author/review process control diagrams, schematics, wiring diagrams, drawings, and test plans.

Skills

PLCs experience

Subsystems & prototypes

Analog & Digital IO data acquist/cond

Lab hardware testing

Cabling/interconnectivity design

Technical documentation

Onsite 5 days/wk

US Citizenship

Education

BS in Electrical or Computer Engineering

MS in Electrical or Computer Engineering

PhD in Electrical or Computer Engineering

Tools

EPICS

git

Siemens PLCs

Job description

Peraton is seeking a highly skilled Instrumentation & Control engineer in New Jersey to design, develop, test, and deploy advanced process-control systems for lab and field use. The candidate will work closely with engineering, scientific, and technical staff to deliver multi-disciplinary solutions and field-deployable instrumentation projects.

The role emphasizes reading and producing professional design documentation, prototyping, and iterative development.