R&D Control Systems Engineer — LabVIEW & Automation

Protingent; Everett (WA); On-site; USD 63,369 - 101,942; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive salary

Insurance plan options

Education/certification reimbursement

Pre-tax commuter benefits

Paid Time Off (PTO)

An administered 401k plan

Job summary

Protingent Staffing is seeking a skilled Control Systems Specialist for a contract assignment in Everett, WA. You will design, build, and troubleshoot electrical control panels and instrumentation systems for laboratory and industrial test facilities, with a focus on LabVIEW-based data acquisition.

The role requires hands-on experience with electrical schematics, P&IDs, and integration of sensors, heaters, VFDs, motors, and related devices, plus strong problem-solving and communication skills.

Qualifications

• Hands-on experience in electrical controls, automation, instrumentation, mechatronics, or related field.
• 5+ years building, troubleshooting, commissioning, or maintaining industrial/control systems.
• Experience wiring control panels from schematics.
• LabVIEW applications and data acquisition experience.
• Instrumentation integration with sensors, heaters, VFDs, valves, motors.
• Read electrical schematics, P&IDs, and instrumentation drawings.
• Experience with lab or industrial data acquisition hardware/software.

Responsibilities

• Design, build, wire, test, and troubleshoot electrical control panels and instrumentation systems.
• Develop, maintain, and troubleshoot LabVIEW-based control and data acquisition systems.
• Configure and integrate instrumentation, sensors, heaters, VFDs, motors, and field devices.
• Support startup, shakedown, commissioning, and troubleshooting in an R&D environment.
• Interpret schematics, wiring diagrams, P&IDs to support installation and operation.
• Develop operator interfaces and data acquisition architectures for reliable monitoring and control.
• Troubleshoot electrical and control system issues during installation and testing.
• Maintain system documentation including wiring diagrams, panel layouts, I/O lists.
• Assist in developing control system specifications from PFDs and P&IDs.
• Support continuous improvement for automation, instrumentation, controls, testing, and data acquisition.
• Evaluate available instrumentation/controls hardware for applicability and scalability.
• Demonstrate safety practices in laboratory/testing environments.

Skills

Strong analytical skills

Multitasking

Excellent written and verbal skills

Team collaboration

Independent problem solving

Education

Associate degree or equivalent hands-on experience

Tools

LabVIEW

AutoCAD Electrical

AutoCAD

PLC programming

HMI programming

SCADA systems

Job description

Protingent Staffing is seeking a skilled Control Systems Specialist for a contract assignment in Everett, WA. You will design, build, and troubleshoot electrical control panels and instrumentation systems for laboratory and industrial test facilities, with a focus on LabVIEW-based data acquisition.

The role requires hands-on experience with electrical schematics, P&IDs, and integration of sensors, heaters, VFDs, motors, and related devices, plus strong problem-solving and communication skills.