Title: Instrumentation Controls Engineer
Type: Contract-to-hire
Location: Baton Rouge, LA
Schedule: Onsite
Job Summary
The Instrumentation Controls Engineer will be a critical member of the Company's Engineering & Operations team, reporting directly to the Platform Director of Instrumentation and Controls.
The successful candidate will also be expected to be responsible for assisting in the repair, maintenance, and retrofit of all instrumentation and controls which includes designing and maintaining of systems for district energy plants producing hot water, chilled water and steam and its energy transfer stations. Will be responsible for process control instrumentation maintenance and programming of the distributed control system and its peripherals. Will work extensively with JCI-Metasys, Allen-Bradley PLCs and other types of logic controllers. Must be able to program, troubleshoot and maintain all instruments and logic controllers which utilizes programming languages: plain English structured text, sequential function chart, function block diagram and ladder logic.
The successful candidate will be a self-starter that enjoys working in a fast-paced environment, strong commitment to deadlines and team, is process oriented with a high sense of ownership in their work, possesses a high degree of intellectual curiosity, and has a superior controls and instrumentation foundation.
Duties & Responsibilities
- Provide instrumentation and control systems support to plant operations and maintenance teams.
- Troubleshoot, diagnose, and resolve issues related to instrumentation, control systems, PLC/DCS logic, communications networks, and process equipment.
- Develop, modify, test, and document PLC and DCS control logic changes under established change management procedures.
- Assist in the design, implementation, commissioning, and optimization of process control strategies and control loops.
- Analyze process performance and support control loop tuning and PID optimization activities.
- Specify, select, and review instrumentation, control devices, and related equipment for process measurement and control applications.
Skills & Qualifications
- Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering, Instrumentation Engineering, Control Systems Engineering, or a related engineering discipline from an accredited institution.
- Working knowledge of industrial control systems, including PLCs, HMIs, SCADA systems, and Distributed Control Systems (DCS).
- Familiarity with PLC and DCS programming, logic development, troubleshooting, testing, and implementation of control system modifications.
- Understanding of process control fundamentals, including PID control strategies, control loop tuning, and process optimization techniques.
- Knowledge of instrumentation technologies including flow, pressure, temperature, level, analytical measurement devices, control valves, and variable frequency drives (VFDs).
- Experience with industrial communication networks and protocols such as EtherNet/IP (CIP), Modbus RTU, Modbus TCP/IP, OPC UA, and serial communications.
- Ability to troubleshoot instrumentation, electrical systems, control systems, and industrial communications networks.