Senior Instrumentation & Process Control Engineer

Peraton; Woodbridge Township (NJ); On-site; USD 120,000 - 160,000; Full time

Job summary

Peraton is seeking a highly skilled Instrumentation & Control engineer in New Jersey to design, develop, test, and deploy advanced process-control systems for lab and field use. The candidate will work closely with engineering, scientific, and technical staff to deliver multi-disciplinary solutions and field-deployable instrumentation projects.

The role emphasizes reading and producing professional design documentation, prototyping, and iterative development.

Qualifications

• Requires degree in Electrical or Computer Engineering with 8+ years (BS); 6+ years (MS); 3+ years (PhD) of professional experience.
• Experience implementing PLC designs and validating instrumentation/control systems.
• Proficiency reading/writing technical documentation and schematics.

Responsibilities

• Design, develop, and test instrumented Instrumentation & Control systems.
• Author/review process control diagrams, schematics, wiring diagrams, drawings, and test plans.

Skills

PLCs experience

Subsystems & prototypes

Analog & Digital IO data acquist/cond

Lab hardware testing

Cabling/interconnectivity design

Technical documentation

Onsite 5 days/wk

US Citizenship

Education

BS in Electrical or Computer Engineering

MS in Electrical or Computer Engineering

PhD in Electrical or Computer Engineering

Tools

EPICS

git

Siemens PLCs

Job description

RequiredEducation andWorkExperience

The successful candidate has diversified knowledge of principles and practices in engineering.

Adegree in Electrical or Computer Engineeringis requiredwith the following experiencelevels:

• BSwith 8or more yearsof experience.

• MSwith 6or more years of experience.

• PhDwith 3or more years of experience.

(Experience must bewithrelevant work in a professional setting)

Required Skills/Attributes

• Experience implementing designs for Programmable Logic Controllers (PLCs).

• Experience creating sub-systems and prototypes using fully customized designs, or COTS modules to connect to existing or legacy equipment.

• Working with Analog and Digital IO data acquisition and control signals as well as signal conditioning techniques.

• Familiarity with lab/bench hardware such as oscilloscopes, power supplies (AC and DC), and spectrum analyzers.

• Experience designing and troubleshooting cabling and interconnectivity.

• Proficient in reading, writing and analyzing technical documentation

• Ability to be onsite five days a week when required.
• US Citizenship

Desired Skills/Attributes

• Experience Experimental Physics & Industrial Control System (EPICS)

• Experience using version control and configuration management tools like git.

• Experience programming Siemens PLCs

The successful candidate will possess the ability to work in a multi-disciplinary team utilizing their skills and experience to analyze, design and implement Instrumentation & Control systems. Conceptualizing and maturing prototypes as well as field-deployable systems is a critical component of this job. The ability to read, comprehend, correct and generate professional quality design documentation is a required capability for this position.

Job Purpose:

This position will support the design, development, testing and operational phases of projects

undertaken at PERATON Labs, the research and development arm of PERATON corporation. This position requires a successful candidate to work closely with engineering, scientific and technical staff to develop novel solutions in support of such projects. This role is focused primarily on process control and plant interfaces.

Duties and Responsibilities Include:

• Design, develop, and test experimental Instrumentation & Control systems.

• Author and review documentation packages including process control diagrams, schematics, wiring diagrams, drawings, and test plans.

• Prepare material such as presentations, simulations, analysis and other key communicable material for both internal and external reviews for design, and manufacture.

• Review design document packages for manufacturability, testability and design validation.

• Occasionally support hands-on work to test electronics, software, diagnose failures and render repairs if needed.

• Provide technical oversight of staff when appropriate.