PLC Systems Engineer — Instrumentation & Control Expert

Princeton University; Princeton (NJ); On-site; USD 91,000 - 145,000; Full time

Job summary

Princeton University is seeking an Instrumentation & Control Engineer to design, deploy and operate control systems for plasma experiments at PPPL, collaborating with engineers and researchers.

The role emphasizes hands-on testing, maintenance of control systems, and development of diagrams and documentation." The candidate should have BS in Electrical or Computer Engineering, experience with LVL, PLCs (Allen-Bradley, Siemens), and software tools, with a focus on safe, reliable operation in a

Qualifications

• Bachelor-level engineering degree required in Electrical or Computer Engineering or related field.
• Experience with instrumentation and control systems for engineering projects.
• Familiarity with Windows/Linux operating systems and common engineering software.

Responsibilities

• Design, maintain and support instrumentation and control systems across projects (60%).
• Daily operation and maintenance of control and monitoring systems (15%).
• Develop diagrams, drawings and documentation (10%).
• Apply controls theory to refine and improve legacy and new systems (15%).

Skills

Instrumentation & control

Design & testing

Team collaboration

Communications

LVL programming

HMI development

Software version control

TCP/UDP/Modbus/OPC

EPICS SCADA

Signal conditioning

Education

Electrical Engineering

Computer Engineering or related discipline

Tools

Allen-Bradley PLC

Siemens PLC

LVL (Limited-Variability-Language)

HMI design tools

EPICS

MDSplus/SQL

Job description

Princeton University is seeking an Instrumentation & Control Engineer to design, deploy and operate control systems for plasma experiments at PPPL, collaborating with engineers and researchers.

The role emphasizes hands-on testing, maintenance of control systems, and development of diagrams and documentation." The candidate should have BS in Electrical or Computer Engineering, experience with LVL, PLCs (Allen-Bradley, Siemens), and software tools, with a focus on safe, reliable operation in a