Senior I&C Engineer II

NECI; United States; On-site; USD 120,000 - 155,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical & dental benefits

401k & ESOP

Paid time off and holidays

Job summary

NECI seeks an experienced Senior I&C Engineer II to own the largest control system scopes, lead hardware design, and supervise technical work without direct reports. You will ensure quality, customer confidence, and accurate engineering basis for proposals and turnover.

You will drive design reviews, field troubleshooting, and mentoring of engineers while maintaining strong client communication and adherence to industry standards. Travel within New England is expected.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering or related field.
• 8 years of I&C controls, electrical automation, or process instrumentation experience.
• 2–4 years in a senior/lead capacity.
• SME level knowledge in controls theory and hardware.
• Professional Engineer license or active licensure path.
• Masters degree preferred in Electrical Engineering.
• Willingness to travel 30–50% within New England.
• Experience in cGMP pharma/life sciences environments is a plus.

Responsibilities

• Act as internal/external technical authority for I&C areas.
• Lead complex control system hardware, panel, and network scopes.
• Develop design standards, methods, and review expectations.
• Escalate design issues and field problems as needed.
• Mentor engineers in hardware design and commissioning.
• Own design packages for DCS/PLC hardware and interfaces.
• Review UL 508A panel designs and NEC-related compliance.
• Coordinate with subcontractors and turnover packaging.

Skills

Leadership

Communication

Customer collaboration

Problem solving

Travel readiness

Education

Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering

Professional Engineer license

Master's degree preferred

Tools

AutoCAD Electrical

SolidWorks Electrical

EPLAN

Job description

About NECI

NECI is the leading Automation solutions provider transforming manufacturinglab operations process development and process control across a range of process industries in NortheastNECIrelentlessly seeks to drive the outcomes that change the game for our clients and is seeking team members to join in our mission

The Role

The NECI Senior I&C Engineer II role owns the largest and most complex I&C scopes in the portfolio with limited oversight This role reports to the Manager I&C Engineering and is expected to be a technical subject matter expert inside the team and in front of customers You will lead control system hardware design and field execution scopes and act as the escalation point for difficult technical problems You will direct the technical work of other engineering staff assigned to your projects even though this role does not have direct reports This is not a task execution role You are responsible for technical outcomes design quality customer confidence and the accuracy of the engineering basis used for proposals estimates bills of material and project execution

Key Responsibilities

• Technical Authority and Leadership Serve as an internal and external technical authority for one or more core I&C technology areas
• Lead the most complex control system hardware panel instrumentation and industrial network scopes assigned to the team
• Support definition of engineering standards design approaches calculation methods and review expectations that are adopted by the broader I&C Engineering group
• Act as the escalation point for difficult design issues field problems vendor questions and commissioning defects
• Review work prepared by my junior roles and provide clear technical direction
• Mentor engineers in hardware design field troubleshooting customer communication and technical decision making
• Design and Specification Own design packages for DCS and PLC control system hardware including controllers redundant remote IO communication interfaces gateways redundancy schemes and power distribution
• Produce and review UL 508A panel designs including enclosure layouts SCCR calculations component selection grounding labeling wiring and compliance requirements
• Design and troubleshoot industrial communication networks including PROFIBUS DPPA PROFINET Modbus TCPRTU EthernetIP HART Foundation Fieldbus DeviceNet and AS i
• Develop industrial network architectures switch selections ring topologies and physical layer diagnostic approaches
• Specify field instrumentation including thermocouples RTDs pressure flow level and analytical devices
• Use and review electrical CAD deliverables in AutoCAD Electrical SolidWorks Electrical EPLAN or similar tools
• Apply NFPA 70 UL 508A UL 698A IEC ISA and IEEE standards to real project designs
• Project Execution Lead engineering execution from design basis through turnover
• Coordinate with panel fabrication subcontractors while retaining Stellix ownership of the design HFAT commissioning support and turnover package
• Own technical decisions during design reviews fabrication questions hardware testing commissioning and closeout
• Identify technical risk early and drive it to closure before it affects schedule cost or field execution
• Customer and Commercial Support Support sales and project development for complex opportunities through FEED studies site walkdowns scope definition hours estimates BOM generation compliance tables and proposal write ups
• Develop proposal content for major I&C opportunities with enough detail that the scope assumptions exclusions and technical basis are clear
• Communicate directly with customers vendors subcontractors project managers and internal leadership on assigned work
• Maintain billable utilization consistent with a senior engineering services role

Heres What Youll Get Highly competitive Medical Dental and Vision InsuranceFlexible Spending or Health Savings AccountsUnlimited Vacation Time10 Paid Holidays12 Paid Weeks Birthing Parent LeavePet InsuranceRetirement Savings 401k and Employee Stock Ownership PlanEmployee Referral BonusProfessional Development ReimbursementCompany Paid STD LTD and Life Insurance

What Youll Bring

• Bachelors degree in Electrical Engineering or a related experience
• 8 years of I&C controls electrical automation or process instrumentation engineering experience
• 2 to 4 years in a senior lead or technical owner capacity
• SME level knowledge in controls theory and advanced working knowledge of control system hardware UL 508A panel design instrumentation and industrial networks
• Proven ability to lead large complex engineering scopes from early definition through turnover
• Strong written and verbal communication with customers vendors and internal teams
• Ability to travel 30 to 50 primarily within New England
• Preferred Masters degree in Electrical Engineering
• Professional Engineer license or active path toward licensure
• Deep experience in cGMP validated pharmaceutical biopharma or life sciences environments
• Experience developing engineering standards templates design guides or review methods used by other engineers
• Strong background with HFAT commissioning troubleshooting and project closeout

Benefits

Heres What Youll Get Highly competitive Medical Dental and Vision InsuranceFlexible Spending or Health Savings AccountsUnlimited Vacation Time10 Paid Holidays12 Paid Weeks Birthing Parent LeavePet InsuranceRetirement Savings 401k and Employee Stock Ownership PlanEmployee Referral BonusProfessional Development ReimbursementCompany Paid STD LTD and Life Insurance

Compensation

This position offers a base salary range of 120000 to 155000 based on experience and qualifications The role is also eligible for a variable compensation plan Must be currently authorized to work in the United States

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race color religion sex gender identity sexual orientation national origin disability protected veteran status or any other characteristic protected by law