Sr. Engineer - Electrical Instrumentation and Controls

Matrix Pdm Engineering - Pittsburgh, PA

Full-time - Mid Level

Pittsburgh, PA

Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services

About the position

The Senior Instrument and Control (I&C) Engineer I is responsible for expert-level estimating, design, and analysis work to support various projects. This role involves working as part of a project team from inception through construction completion, ensuring adherence to safety and ethical standards while managing multiple engineering tasks and projects.

Responsibilities

• Actively support the Company's commitment to safety and its Core Values.
• Represent the Company with high moral standards and adhere to the Company's Code of Business Conduct and Ethics.
• Independently evaluate, select, and adapt standard techniques, procedures, and criteria for engineering tasks.
• Acquire general knowledge of related fields and function on multidisciplinary teams.
• Work on multiple projects of moderate size or portions of major projects.
• Design and conduct experiments, analyze data, and formulate solutions to problems.
• Coordinate tasks with engineers, designers, and administrative staff.
• Plan and coordinate detailed aspects of engineering work, including scopes, budgets, and schedules.
• Assist with proposals to provide professional services or obtain funding for engineering projects.
• Interact with project managers, clients, customers, officials, contractors, and others.
• Attend project meetings and present specific aspects of engineering assignments.
• Serve as discipline lead on projects, managing discipline work to achieve schedule, budget, scope, and quality objectives.
• Prepare progress and status updates for discipline work.
• Lead the design of facility I&C architecture and control system hardware.
• Prepare I&C documents such as lists, reports, specifications, test documents, and datasheets.
• Manage the preparation and check of entire I&C drawing and specification packages for construction.
• Specify process instrumentation and perform industrial automation software development.
• Conduct project site startup activities including process control loop checkout and troubleshooting.

Requirements

• BS in Engineering required; MS degree preferred.
• Professional Engineer (PE) is preferred.
• Project Management Professional (PMP) Certification is desirable.
• 6+ years related engineering experience.
• Deep understanding of PFD's and P&ID's.
• Proficiency in ISA standards.
• Demonstrable success in the detailed design of industrial process facility I&C system architectures, control systems, control panels, networks, software, and field wiring.
• Significant experience commissioning process control systems is preferred.
• Experience preparing instrument datasheets and installation details for various process instrumentation.
• Experience inspecting the installation of instruments is preferred.
• Experience working within a computer aided engineering (CAE) platform is preferred.
• Experience preparing FEED study deliverables and cost estimates is preferred.
• Familiarity with project management software such as MS Project or Primavera is desirable.
• Strong organizational skills and ability to work on multiple tasks simultaneously under time-sensitive deadlines.
• Excellent listening, oral, and written skills; ability to prepare and make project-related presentations.

Nice-to-haves

• Experience in the Oil and Gas industry is strongly preferred.
• Experience with performance or safety bonus programs.

Benefits

• Medical, dental, and vision plans covering eligible employees and dependents.
• Disability benefits.
• Life and AD&D insurance.
• Paid time off.
• Employee assistance program (EAP).
• 401(k) plan with company match.
• Employee stock purchase plan (ESPP).
• Robust wellness program.
• Tuition reimbursement.
• Adoption assistance.