Project Engineer

Cemtek Environmental; Santa Ana (CA); On-site; USD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Generous PTO

Medical, dental, vision

401k

Job summary

Cemteks in Santa Ana, CA seeks a Project Engineer to support Environmental Monitoring Systems. You will design electrical and instrumentation packages, prepare CAD drawings, and manage data handling with SQL storage.

You’ll collaborate with suppliers, support field commissioning, and drive project schedules and budgets. The role requires 1–3 years in engineering design, a relevant Engineering degree, and travel up to 30%.

Qualifications

• 1–3 years electrical, mechanical, and instrumentation engineering design experience.
• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering as specified.
• Windows OS and networking experience.
• Experience with CAD drawings, BOMs, and submittals.
• Willing to travel up to 30% for field work.
• Excellent English written and oral communication skills.
• Experience managing engineering projects including customer interface (preferred).
• Experience programming PLC, SCADA, DCS, or HMI.
• Organized with strong troubleshooting of industrial equipment.

Responsibilities

• Design electrical & instrumentation packages.
• Apply formulas to pollutant data and store in SQL databases.
• Prepare design documents, I/O lists, and CAD drawings.
• Interface with suppliers and evaluate new technologies.
• Conduct field commissioning activities as needed.
• Manage schedule, budget, and customer communications.
• Support FATs and field technicians remotely or on-site.
• Configure controls and programming, including sequencing, data handling, and logic.
• Program PLC and HMI systems.

Skills

Electrical engineering design

Instrumentation

PLC programming

SCADA

HMI

CAD

SQL databases

DAHS

Field commissioning

Travel up to 30%

Technical communication

Education

Bachelor's degree in Engineering (Chemical, Electrical, Environmental or Mechanical)

Tools

CAD drawings

Bills of Materials

Windows OS networking

PLC/SCADA/DCS/HMI programming

Job description

JOB DESCRIPTION

Project Engineer – Environmental Monitoring Systems

Experience Preferred

Come join our team and be part of a technically innovative company that is helping our clients be more environmentally friendly with air emissions. The Project Engineer will perform engineering, design, and configuration activities for Continuous Emissions Monitoring Systems (CEMS) focused on measuring and reporting hazardous air pollutants regulated by federal, state, and local government agencies. CEMS projects typically use varying measurement principles, including chemiluminescence, paramagnetic cells, tunable diode lasers, etc. The Project Engineer will also become familiar with the components and functioning of the Data Acquisition and Handling System (DAHS) using Programmable Logic Controllers (PLC) or data logger devices with Windows based computer systems.

General Responsibilities

• -Engineering design of electrical & instrumentation packages


• -Setup and use of mathematical formulas for pollutant data including data storage in SQL databases


• -Preparation and submittals of design documents, I/O lists, and CAD drawings


• -Interfacing with suppliers and evaluating new technologies and approaches


• -Field commissioning activities as needed


• -Manage schedule, budget, customer correspondence, and contract issues on assigned projects


• -Supporting Factory Acceptance Tests and Field Technicians in person or via phone and email


• -Controls configuration and programming, including sequencing, data handling, and logic


• -Programming of PLC and HMI systems

Qualifications

• -1-3 years electrical, mechanical, and instrumentation engineering design experience preferred


• -Bachelor’s degree engineering (Chemical, Electrical, Environmental or Mechanical)


• -Computer experience in Windows OS and networking experience


• -Experience with packaged system design via CAD drawings, Bills of Materials, and customer drawing submittals


• -Willing to travel to complete field work (up to 30%)


• -Excellent English language written and oral communication skills


• -Preferred: Experience managing engineering projects including customer interface


• -Previous experience programming PLC, SCADA, DCS, or HMI


• -Organized mindset with detailed abilities to troubleshoot industrial equipment (signals and logic)


• -Works well in project teams in a collaborative environment

Benefits

• Generous PTO, medical, dental, vision, 401k