I&C Commissioning Engineer

The I&C Commissioning Engineer plans, executes, and oversees all instrumentation, controls, and SCADA commissioning across Fervo’s geothermal power projects.

Fervo is building the world’s most cost-effective, repeatable geothermal power plants in the world. Joining Fervo means solving frontier engineering problems with immediate real-world impact, accelerating the clean energy transition and reinventing the way infrastructure is built.

We’re not just another clean energy startup – we’re doing for geothermal what SpaceX did for rockets and the shale revolution did for oil and gas. We are seeking engineers who want to reinvent the way power infrastructure is built and who want to have extreme ownership over the reliability, safety, and performance of their systems, knowing that every megawatt-hour they protect or recover translates directly into mission impact.

The I&C Commissioning Engineer plans, executes, and oversees all instrumentation, controls, and SCADA commissioning across Fervo’s geothermal power projects. The role covers the full commissioning lifecycle from pre-commissioning loop checks and instrument calibration through DCS/SCADA configuration verification, interlock testing, and handover to operations.

Scope includes all field instrumentation (pressure, temperature, flow, level, analytical), DCS and PLC systems, SCADA architecture and historian configuration, control narratives, interlock and trip logic, ORC package unit controls integration, and well field instrumentation and automation. This role has clear ownership of I&C and controls execution scope and does not extend into electrical acceptance testing, NETA scope, or mechanical rotating equipment integrity.

The I&C Commissioning Engineer works closely with the Sr. Electrical Testing and Commissioning Engineer at the boundary between electrical protection systems and the DCS/SCADA/PLC platform, and with Operations on operator interface design, alarm management, and historian configuration. I&C findings, loop check data, interlock verification results, and controls deviations are fed into the Asset Integrity Engineer’s integrated lifecycle risk framework.

Commissioning Planning & Controls Strategy

• Develop and implement Inspection and Test Plans (ITPs) for all I&C and controls systems, based on design specifications, control narratives, and applicable standards.
• Define the loop check strategy, instrument calibration program, and I/O verification sequence; develop and maintain the loop check database with status tracking per instrument tag.
• Review control narratives, cause-and-effect matrices, and interlock logic documentation; identify gaps or conflicts between design documents and field configuration before commissioning begins.
• Develop commissioning procedures, test packages, and work permits for all I&C and controls testing activities.
• Define DCS/SCADA commissioning sequencing to support safe and orderly system startup.

Field I&C Execution

• Lead on-site execution of all loop checks, point-to-point testing, instrument calibration, and signal validation; support the Lead I&C Commissioning Technician and field personnel.
• Inspect, calibrate, and verify field instrumentation including pressure, temperature, flow, level, and analytical devices against calibration records and design datasheets as required.
• Commission DCS and PLC systems: verify I/O configuration, test control logic, validate alarm setpoints, and confirm historian data collection.
• Commission SCADA systems: verify communications architecture, tag configuration, operator display functionality, and remote monitoring integration.
• Perform functional testing of all safety instrumented system (SIS) functions, safety interlocks, and process trips;…