On-Site Control Systems Engineer — LabVIEW & Instrumentation

Thomas Thor; United States; On-site; USD 50,971 - 101,942; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Healthcare (Medical, Dental, Vision)

PTO

Some Paid Holidays

401k

Job summary

Thomas-Thor is seeking a hands-on electrical controls and instrumentation specialist for an on-site, 12-month contract in Bellevue, WA. You will design, wire, and test control panels, develop LabVIEW DAQ systems, and support commissioning in a cutting-edge R&D environment.

Ideal candidates have 5+ years in industrial control/instrumentation, ability to read schematics/P&IDs, and experience with PLC/HMI, Ethernet/IP, and SCADA/DCS. On-site role with full-time schedule and competitive benefits.

Qualifications

• Associate degree or equivalent hands-on experience in electrical controls or mechatronics.
• 5+ years hands-on experience with industrial control/instrumentation systems.
• Experience wiring electrical control panels from schematics.
• Experience programming and troubleshooting LabVIEW and DAQ systems.
• Ability to read electrical schematics, wiring diagrams, P&IDs, and instrumentation drawings.
• Field experience in startup, commissioning, troubleshooting, and calibration of electrical/instrumentation systems.
• Preferred: PLC/HMI programming, industrial communication protocols, SCADA/DCS, UL508A panels.

Responsibilities

• Design, build, wire, test, and troubleshoot electrical control panels and instrumentation systems for laboratory and industrial test facilities
• Develop, maintain, and troubleshoot LabVIEW-based control and data acquisition systems
• Configure and integrate instrumentation, sensors, heaters, control valves, VFDs, motors, and other field devices
• Support startup, shakedown, commissioning, and troubleshooting of electrical, instrumentation, and control systems in an R&D environment
• Interpret electrical schematics, wiring diagrams, P&IDs, and instrumentation drawings
• Develop user-friendly operator interfaces and reliable data acquisition architectures
• Maintain system documentation: wiring diagrams, panel layouts, I/O lists, calibration records, and test procedures
• Evaluate commercially available instrumentation, controls hardware, and DAQ solutions for applicability and scalability

Skills

LabVIEW

Instrumentation

Electrical controls

Education

Associate degree or equivalent hands-on

Tools

LabVIEW

DAQ systems

Job description

Thomas-Thor is seeking a hands-on electrical controls and instrumentation specialist for an on-site, 12-month contract in Bellevue, WA. You will design, wire, and test control panels, develop LabVIEW DAQ systems, and support commissioning in a cutting-edge R&D environment.

Ideal candidates have 5+ years in industrial control/instrumentation, ability to read schematics/P&IDs, and experience with PLC/HMI, Ethernet/IP, and SCADA/DCS. On-site role with full-time schedule and competitive benefits.