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Senior Instrumentation and Controls Engineer

Job in Costa Mesa, Orange County, California, 92626, USA
Listing for: Carollo Engineers
Full Time position
Listed on 2026-02-16
Job specializations:
  • Engineering
    Electrical Engineering, Environmental Engineer
Salary/Wage Range or Industry Benchmark: 80000 - 100000 USD Yearly USD 80000.00 100000.00 YEAR
Job Description & How to Apply Below

Overview

Carollo Engineers is a leading engineering firm dedicated exclusively to water. For over 90 years, we've specialized in the planning, design, and construction of water, wastewater, stormwater, and reuse facilities, bringing innovative and sustainable solutions to the water sector's most complex challenges.

We work with water agencies, municipalities, utilities, research organizations, and private companies across various industries, including technology, manufacturing, and beyond. These clients choose Carollo because we employ some of the most knowledgeable and experienced professionals in the world. When you join our team, you'll work alongside industry leaders who are advancing the science of water, protecting public health, and building resilient communities.

Carollo's vision is to be the best water consulting firm and the best place for you to build your career. If you're passionate about making a difference in this critical field, we invite you to explore a career with Carollo.

Responsibilities
  • 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
Qualifications
  • Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering;
    Instrumentation and Control Engineering;
    Mechanical Engineering or Chemical Engineering
  • 10-15 years experience in instrumentation and control systems in water and wastewater treatment facilities, pumping stations and associated facilities
  • Registration as a Professional Engineer
  • Expert in the design of industrial instrumentation and control systems, selection and specification of instruments, and design of industrial communication networks for water and wastewater facilities
  • Expert in developing, reading and understanding P&IDs and control schematics
  • Expert in design and development of industrial communication control networks
  • Highly motivated…
Position Requirements
10+ Years work experience
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