Hybrid Instrumentation & Control Engineer – Growth & Bonuses

Placements24; Upington; Hybrid; ZAR 600,000 - 900,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical aid

Provident fund

Professional development

Hybrid work model

Laptop and mobile

Job summary

Placements24 is seeking an Instrumentation & Control Engineer to join our Upington-based team. The role combines site work with remote responsibilities to design, calibrate, and maintain instrumentation and control systems across industrial processes.

You will work with operations, maintenance, and engineering teams to optimize performance, troubleshoot issues, and ensure safety and reliability in plant equipment using DCS/PLC/SCADA systems.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Electrical, Chemical, or Mechanical with a control systems focus.
• 4–6 years in instrumentation and control engineering within an industrial setting (mining, chemical, power).
• Strong knowledge of process control principles, including PID control.
• Experience with DCS/PLC programming (Honeywell Experion, DeltaV; Siemens, Allen-Bradley).
• Ability to read P&IDs, loop diagrams, and electrical schematics.
• Experience with calibration procedures and field instrumentation.
• Strong analytical, problem-solving, and teamwork skills.
• Hybrid work readiness and willingness to travel to site locations.
• Understanding of IEC 61508/61511 safety standards is advantageous.

Responsibilities

• Design, specify, and select instrumentation for measuring process variables.
• Develop and maintain control strategies using DCS, PLC, and SCADA systems.
• Configure and calibrate various types of instrumentation, ensuring accuracy.
• Troubleshoot and repair instrumentation and control system failures.
• Develop and implement logic for control loops and SIS.
• Create and update P&IDs, loop diagrams, and cause & effect matrices.
• Collaborate with operations and maintenance teams to optimize process control.
• Ensure all instrumentation and control systems comply with standards and safety regulations (IEC 61511).
• Participate in HAZOP studies and input on SIS.
• Manage instrumentation-related projects and modifications.

Skills

Process control

DCS/PLC programming

P&IDs interpretation

Analytical skills

Teamwork & communication

Safety standards

Hybrid work

Travel readiness

Education

Bachelors in Eng (control)

Tools

Honeywell Experion

Emerson DeltaV

Siemens PLC

Allen-Bradley PLC

Job description

Placements24 is seeking an Instrumentation & Control Engineer to join our Upington-based team. The role combines site work with remote responsibilities to design, calibrate, and maintain instrumentation and control systems across industrial processes.

You will work with operations, maintenance, and engineering teams to optimize performance, troubleshoot issues, and ensure safety and reliability in plant equipment using DCS/PLC/SCADA systems.