Controls and Instrumentation Engineer - Intermediate

Overview

Amentum Advanced Solutions (AS) is a performance unit of Amentum Engineering & Technology. Advanced Solutions specializes in development, design, construction, and operation of unique research, development, scientific, and test facilities, including wind tunnels, rocket test stands, climatic chambers, jet engine test cells, acoustic chambers, altitude test facilities, captive trajectory systems, and nuclear facilities. AS serves automotive, motorsports, defense, nuclear, and aerospace markets with clients across North America, Europe, and Asia.

AS is seeking an Intermediate Level Controls & Instrumentation Engineer to support projects ranging from small studies to multi-million dollar turnkey supply. The role requires team orientation, organization, clear communication across levels, and the ability to meet deadlines in a fast-paced environment. You will work with a team of engineering and business professionals to deliver projects within scope, budget, and schedule.

• Develop hardware assembly and wiring diagrams for control and data acquisition systems.
• Develop control system software designs including control of temperature, pressure, humidity, flow, force, motion of mechanisms, system safety, and other advanced process and electromechanical systems.
• Develop control system software in PLC ladder logic, function block, and HMI programming.
• Develop interfaces to facility equipment using hardwired interfaces and industrial networks.
• Apply closed-loop control methods (classical and modern) to control continuously variable systems.
• Provide quality system processes such as checking the work of others, following standard procedures, and ensuring compliance with codes and standards.
• Support hardware assembly and fabrication.
• Provide on-site team direction of facility startup, checkout, and commissioning activities, domestically and abroad.
• Communicate with clients and management regarding project status.
• Coordinate with other engineering disciplines and departments to ensure project success.
• Estimate design, material, installation, checkout, commissioning, and activation of projects.
• Plan labor resources and schedule project milestones to ensure completion within technical scope, budget, and client schedule.
• Develop proposals to capture future work with current clients and new markets.
• Lead control and data acquisition projects through all phases: design, fabrication, implementation, testing, and commissioning.

• Bachelor of Science in Electrical, Mechatronics, or Computer Engineering from an ABET-accredited program.
• Minimum 3 years of experience in control or data acquisition system design, implementation, and commissioning.
• Professional Engineer registration in good standing is a plus.
• Experience as software developer in a high-level environment (C/C++/C#) or with engineering tools such as LabVIEW, MATLAB, and SIMULINK/SIMSCAPE.
• Experience developing PLC and HMI software in major environments (e.g., Rockwell Studio 5000, SIEMENS TIA Portal, Emerson PC ME) with working knowledge of other environments.
• Experience selecting, specifying, and procuring process instrumentation and actuation hardware, control and data acquisition system hardware, PLCs, drive and motion systems, automation network hardware, interconnect cabling, and supporting equipment.
• Strong math background for data uncertainty calculations, digital filter algorithms, control transfer function realizations, and process simulation.
• Ability to lead single- and multi-discipline engineering teams to deliver technically successful control and data systems.
• Ability to train, encourage, and mentor junior colleagues.
• Desire to develop ingenious alternative approaches and drive innovation during all project phases.

• Note:
  
  U.S. Citizenship is required.
• Office, lab, or indoor construction-site environments (>80%); fieldwork at times (10%–20%).
• Travel to customer sites for meetings, installation, commissioning, and troubleshooting (>30%).
• Basic PPE and safety requirements; exposure to high temperature variations, electrical circuits up to 480 VAC, and high noise levels may occur.

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