Instrumentation and Controls Engineer, Mid Level at Carollo Engineers, Inc
Costa Mesa, CA 92626
About the Job
Carollo Engineers is a nationally recognized environmental engineering firm that specializes in the planning, design, and construction of water and wastewater facilities. We are seeking a mid to senior level Instrumentation and Controls Engineer to join our team.
- Works with project manager and clients
- Develops scopes of work for I&C systems, networks and projects
- Leads I&C design teams for medium and large projects
- Designs PLC SCADA networks for medium and large systems
- Specifies industrial fiber optic networks, systems and components
- Designs SCADA network block diagrams
- Selects instrumentation
- Develops P&IDs
- Develops control strategies
- Designs control panel layouts
- Prepares ISA data sheets and instrument sites
- Develops input/output point lists
- Reviews submittals
- Prepares specifications for instruments, computers, networking equipment, PLCs and associated components
- Develops preliminary and final construction cost estimates for I&C
- Meets with clients for design-related workshops, including instrument preferences, HMI graphics design and standard development
- Designs radio telemetry SCADA systems using microwave, spread spectrum, licensed MAS, cellular or other radio technologies
- Mentors and trains Staff Instrumentation Engineers
- Prepares technical memorandums and reports
- Manages the instrumentation portion of medium to large sized instrumentation and control projects for water and wastewater treatment facilities
- Conducts quality management reviews of instrumentation and control designs
- Participates in continuing editing and development of I&C master specifications
- Develops project specific specifications for unusual or unique instrumentation applications
- Prioritizes and balances competing project demands and conflicting project requirements
- Manages other instrumentation and control engineers and CADD technicians to effectively complete work with attention to detail
- Delegates tasks to others and follows ups on completion and quality of work
- Identifies and consults with others on solutions to unusual, difficult, or complex tasks
- Effectively participates in client contacts and business development efforts
- Identifies alternatives, evaluates each, and determines appropriate actions to move forward
- Makes solid and implementable decisions in a timely manner
- Reduces complex aspects of instrumentation and control engineering to terms understandable to others
- Attends to details in preparation or review of calculations, drawings, and specifications
- Monitors scope, schedule, and budget and controls the work to the project plan
- Understands, implements, and enforces company and client technical standards on projects
- Travel required when requested
- Makes site visits to observe during construction and operation
- Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering, Instrumentation and Control Engineering, Mechanical Engineering or Chemical Engineering
- 5+ years experience in electrical power and control systems for water, wastewater, and petrochemical facilities
- Capable of 480 VAC designs, detailed conduit routing, P&IDs, load studies, power distribution, lighting and process control, short circuit studies, single line diagrams, elementary diagrams, MCC layouts, electrical specifications, logic diagrams, control schematics, assist in field construction and start-up activities
- Registration as a Professional Engineer
- Master's degree in Electrical Engineering, Instrumentation and Control Engineering, Mechanical Engineering or Chemical Engineering