Instrumentation and Controls Engineer

Boston Government Services, LLC•Oak Ridge, TN

7h•Hybrid

About The Position

Boston Government Services, LLC. (BGS) is seeking an Instrumentation and Controls Engineer to support a client in Oak Ridge, Tennessee. The position is hybrid and full-time, with a Monday–Friday, 40-hour workweek. The engineer will develop detailed design packages, provide engineering procurement and field technical support for implementation, and troubleshoot and assess plant systems. The work includes conceptual engineering deliverables and Title II design engineering deliverables, such as calculations and analyses, construction specifications and drawings, and equipment specifications. The role applies engineering principles, codes, and standards to instrumentation and controls for equipment process control and monitoring, primarily in existing plant facilities. The engineer will work as part of an integrated project team and conduct facility walkdowns to prepare design documents and support craft personnel. The work includes designs for batch and continuous processes using conventional analog instrumentation, distributed digital control systems, and PLCs/HMIs. The position requires U.S. citizenship, successful completion of a pre-employment drug screening, and eligibility to obtain and maintain a security access badge.

Requirements

Bachelor of Science degree in engineering from an ABET-accredited program.
At least 5 years of instrumentation and controls design engineering experience.
At least 5 years of PLC and HMI programming experience for systems with both analog and digital inputs and outputs.
Demonstrated experience using the National Electrical Code, UL508A, and relevant ISA standards to design instrumentation and controls systems.
Must pass a pre-employment drug screening exam.
Must be a U.S. citizen.
Must be eligible to obtain and maintain a security access badge.

Nice To Haves

10 years of experience with PLC and HMI programming for systems that include both analog and digital inputs and outputs.

Responsibilities

Develop high-quality detailed design packages and provide engineering procurement and field technical support to implement designs.
Provide expertise in troubleshooting and technical assessments of plant systems.
Prepare conceptual engineering deliverables, including cost-estimating bills of material and labor-hour estimates, statements of work, and design criteria.
Prepare Title II design engineering deliverables, including calculations and analyses, construction specifications and drawings, and equipment specifications.
Work effectively and cooperatively as a member of an integrated project team.
Perform walkdowns in existing plant facilities to generate design documents and provide field support to craft personnel.
Apply technical expertise and engineering principles to instrumentation and controls for equipment process control and monitoring.
Develop technical solutions to difficult problems using established engineering practices, codes, and standards.
Troubleshoot existing systems in the field to inform designs for corrective actions.
Prepare conduit and cable schedules; conduit and equipment plans; one-line, wiring, connection, and schematic diagrams; instrument loop diagrams; sections, elevations, and details; calculations; datasheets; and construction specifications.
Develop control cabinet assembly drawings, system diagrams, and control logic for batch and continuous processes using analog instrumentation, distributed digital control systems, and PLCs/HMIs.
Develop process control system narratives, assist in developing process software requirements, and provide input to P&IDs.