Controls and Instrumentation Engineer - Associate Level

Overview

Amentum Advanced Solutions (AS) is a performance unit of Amentum Engineering & Technology Line of Business. AS specializes in the development, design, construction, and operation of unique and complex research & development, scientific, and test facilities.

• Develop hardware assembly and wiring diagrams for control and data acquisition systems.
• Develop control system software designs that include temperature, pressure, humidity, flow, force, motion, system safety, human safety, and other advanced process and electromechanical systems.
• Develop control system software in PLC ladder logic, function block, HMI programming, etc.
• Develop interfaces to facility equipment using hardwired interfaces and industrial networks.
• Apply closed‑loop control methods, both 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 to codes and standards.
• Support hardware assembly and fabrication.
• Provide on‑site team direction of facility startup, checkout, and commissioning activities, both domestically and abroad.
• Communicate with clients and management regarding project status.
• Coordinate with other engineering disciplines and departments to ensure success.
• Estimate system design, material, installation, checkout, commissioning, and activation of projects.
• Plan labor resources and schedule project milestones to ensure project completion within 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 5+ years of experience in control or data‑acquisition system design, implementation, and commissioning.
• Registration as a Professional Engineer in good standing is a plus.
• Experience as a software developer in a high‑level environment such as C/C++/C# or with an engineering application software tool such as LabVIEW, MATLAB, and SIMULINK/SIMSCAPE.
• Experienced PLC and HMI software developer in one of the major environments (Rockwell Software Studio 5000, SIEMENS TIA Portal, Emerson PC ME) with working knowledge of the 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.
• A solid math background to select and develop 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, often unique one‑of‑a‑kind systems.
• Must train, encourage, and mentor junior colleagues.
• A desire to develop ingenious alternative approaches to challenges and drive innovation throughout all phases of projects.

• US Citizenship required.
• Lifting 50 lbs. (30%).
• Equipment and machines involved:
  General office equipment (>80%);
  Control devices including PLCs, HMIs, VFDs, servo drives, industrial instrumentation, data acquisition measurement systems (>50%);
  Multimeters (5%-15%);
  Signal generators and oscilloscopes (5%-15%);
  Handheld electrical tools such as strippers, cutters, crimpers, terminators, etc. (5%-15%).
• Criticality of attendance:
  Regular attendance in office mandatory;
  Overtime to meet project schedules and milestones (10%-20%);
  Field assignments that include 2nd or 3rd shift (5%-15%);
  Field work attendance and punctuality is critical.
• During periods of on‑site support, time requirements listed above may be substantially higher up to 100%.

$110,800 to $150,000 (salary range).

• Health, dental, and vision insurance
• Paid time off and holidays
• Retirement benefits (401(k) matching)
• Educational reimbursement
• Parental leave
• Employee stock purchase plan
• Tax‑saving options
• Disability and life insurance
• Pet insurance

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