Senior Instrumentation & Controls Engineer – Hybrid/Remote

Australia-Employment; Vallejo (CA); On-site; USD 130,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

Jobot in Vallejo, CA is seeking an Instrumentation and Controls Engineer II to design and implement control systems for OEM pollution-control equipment. The role covers concept through commissioning and involves working with PLC/HMI platforms from Siemens, Rockwell, GE, and Modicon.

You will develop I/O lists, schematics, and control-panel layouts, program PLCs and HMIs, and travel up to 30% domestically and internationally to support customers.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering or Electrical and Computer Engineering from an accredited program.
• 10–15 years of experience designing and implementing control systems for OEM equipment.
• Experience designing control panels using both relay and PLC control logic.
• Hands-on PLC programming experience with Siemens, Rockwell Automation, GE, or Modicon.
• Strong knowledge of industrial plant process control and monitoring.
• Ability to travel domestically and internationally up to 30%.
• Ability to read P&IDs, process-control narratives, instrument lists, and electrical schematics.

Responsibilities

• Design and lay out custom instrumentation and control systems for industrial air-pollution control equipment.
• Select equipment and design instrumentation and control packages.
• Review P&IDs, process-control narratives, instrument lists, and project requirements.
• Develop I/O lists, equipment specifications, bid documents, cost estimates, and project schedules.
• Design single-line diagrams, panel layouts, control-panel schematics, and related electrical documentation.
• Program PLCs using ladder logic or function block programming.
• Work with Siemens, Rockwell Automation, GE, and Modicon control platforms.
• Program or modify HMIs using Siemens, Rockwell, Pro-face, and similar platforms.
• Specify and program VFDs and VSDs using pump and fan curves.
• Travel domestically and internationally to support customers and assigned business lines.

Skills

PLC programming

HMI programming

Single-line diagrams

Panel design

P&IDs review

Field troubleshooting

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering or Electrical and Computer Engineering

Tools

Siemens

Rockwell Automation

GE

Modicon

VFDs/VSDs

Job description

Jobot in Vallejo, CA is seeking an Instrumentation and Controls Engineer II to design and implement control systems for OEM pollution-control equipment. The role covers concept through commissioning and involves working with PLC/HMI platforms from Siemens, Rockwell, GE, and Modicon.

You will develop I/O lists, schematics, and control-panel layouts, program PLCs and HMIs, and travel up to 30% domestically and internationally to support customers.