Senior Electrical & Instrumentation Engineer

IN DEMAND Recruitment & Consulting Inc. is currently assisting a client in their search for a SENIOR ELECTRICAL & INSTRUMENTATION ENGINEER in Atlanta, GA

Full-Time | Permanent | On-Site

Capital Projects | Electrical Design | New Plant Development

Compensation Target: $140k – $160k/per year plus bonus

Relocation Assistance is available

A rapidly growing process technology company is seeking a Senior Electrical & Instrumentation Engineer to support the design and construction of new industrial facilities across the U.S. This is a capital-project-focused role with approximately 80% of the position centered on electrical engineering and design
, complemented by instrumentation and controls interface responsibilities.

We are looking for an engineer who has spent meaningful time in a chemical plant or similar process manufacturing environment and understands how electrical designs translate from engineering documents into safe, reliable, operable facilities.

The Senior Electrical & Instrumentation Engineer will provide electrical engineering leadership for capital projects, facility expansions, and process upgrades.

Reporting to the Electrical Engineering Manager, this individual will serve as the company’s electrical technical representative when working with EPC firms, consultants, utilities, equipment suppliers, contractors, and internal project teams.

The position is primarily focused on electrical engineering and design, with instrumentation and controls responsibilities centered on electrical interfaces, design coordination, and overall system integration.

Projects will span concept development, engineering, procurement, construction, commissioning, startup, and closeout.

• Serve as electrical discipline lead and owner’s technical representative for assigned capital projects.
• Establish electrical and instrumentation design criteria, scopes of work, technical requirements, deliverables, and acceptance criteria.
• Direct and review engineering performed by EPC firms, consultants, vendors, system integrators, and construction contractors.
• Develop and review calculations, specifications, data sheets, RFQs, technical bid evaluations, drawings, and construction packages.
• Evaluate designs for technical quality, completeness, constructability, reliability, and compliance.

Lead and review the design and integration of:

• Medium- and low-voltage power distribution
• Substations and transformers
• Switchgear and switchboards
• MCCs, motors, and VFDs
• Protective relays and circuit breakers
• UPS, battery, DC, emergency, and standby power systems
• Grounding and lightning protection
• Heat tracing
• Lighting and receptacle systems

Review electrical-system studies including:

• Load flow
• Motor starting
• Protective-device coordination
• Arc flash
• Grounding

Evaluate existing electrical-system capacity and identify upgrades required to support new process loads.

While the position is primarily electrical, you’ll provide practical instrumentation and controls engineering support, including:

• Review P&IDs, instrument indexes, I/O lists, instrument data sheets, loop diagrams, control narratives, and cause-and-effect matrices.
• Support selection and specification of pressure, temperature, flow, level, analytical, and final control elements.
• Coordinate instrumentation power, grounding, shielding, signal segregation, cable routing, junction boxes, remote I/O, and hazardous-area requirements.
• Review PLC, HMI, control-panel, industrial-network, and packaged-equipment interfaces for technical completeness.
• Coordinate with controls engineers and system integrators on interlocks, alarms, per missives, shutdowns, and equipment sequences.
• Identify integration gaps between process requirements and electrical, instrumentation, and controls designs.

Work closely with:

• Process Engineering
• Mechanical Engineering
• Piping
• Civil/Structural
• Controls
• Construction
• Operations
• Safety
• Procurement
• Project Management

Ensure electrical and instrumentation requirements are properly integrated into the…