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Job Description

Our client is seeking an Instrumentation/Controls Engineer with strong hands-on automation and controls experience—ideally 4+ years in aerospace, energy, automotive, or similar industries where automation, instrumentation, and controls are central to the role. This engineer will design, develop, and support control systems, instrumentation, data acquisition, and automation equipment used for production, testing, and operations.

The ideal candidate comes from a smaller engineering organization where they have worn multiple hats and driven projects end-to-end. Extended aerospace industry experience is highly valued.

You will apply knowledge in electronics, digital communications, instrumentation, PLCs, low‑level logic, and automated system integration. You will have full ownership from concept through design, implementation, testing, and ongoing operations.

RESPONSIBILITIES

Design, develop, test, and introduce controls, HMI, automation, data acquisition, and PLC systems.

Perform hands-on automation work, including integrating CNC machines into SCADA systems.

Generate comprehensive instrumentation and control drawing packages, including schematics, I/O diagrams, loop diagrams, cable schedules, and panel layouts.

Draw, read, and interpret electrical and instrumentation schematics.

Conduct in-house testing, validation, and troubleshooting using tools such as multimeters, oscilloscopes, voltage measurement tools, and logic analyzers.

Collaborate with production, test, and operations teams to perform commissioning, checkouts, calibration, and configuration of instrumentation devices.

Support installation activities including site surveys, installation readiness, technician support, and equipment commissioning.

Design small mechanical fixtures for electrical cabinets, raceways, and instrumentation support.

Work with vendor quotations, equipment sourcing, and hardware verification.

Support operational and testing activities onsite as needed.

Travel to production or test sites as required.

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Skills and Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in electrical engineering, mechanical engineering, computer engineering, aerospace engineering, or related field.

Minimum 4 years of experience in automation, controls, or electrical engineering roles where automation/controls was the primary responsibility.

Background in aerospace, energy, automotive, or similar automated industrial environments.

Strong ability to learn quickly and work independently.

Excellent written and verbal communication skills.

Working knowledge of electrical sensors (thermocouples, RTDs, strain gauges, encoders, etc.).

Experience integrating automated equipment (e.g., CNC machines) into SCADA or similar systems.

Proficiency in PLC programming (Siemens S7, TIA Portal preferred).

Experience with National Instruments hardware/software and LabVIEW (main ground software stack).

Ability to develop or troubleshoot low‑level logic and data acquisition systems.

Experience assembling electrical panels and hardware based on engineering drawings Familiarity with industry standards (ISO, ITU, FCC, IEEE, RCC, NFPA, ANSI, EIA, TIA).

Understanding of mechanical design/manufacturing (CNC, sheet metal, additive, welding).

Experience working on multidisciplinary engineering teams