Instrumentation and Controls Engineer

CECO Environmental is a global leader in providing sustainable solutions for industrial air, water, and energy transition. Since 1966, we’ve been addressing the world’s most pressing environmental challenges. Our mission is to protect people, the environment, and industrial equipment, making a tangible impact across industries like renewable energy, semiconductor manufacturing, power generation, and water treatment. As part of the CECO Environmental family of brands, Peerless Separation & Filtration plays a critical role in delivering specialized water solutions that protect both people and the environment.

About the role

The Instrumentation and Controls Engineer is responsible for engineering and design of instruments & control systems for processing equipment packages. Work is both technical and hands-on in nature and relies on experience and independent judgment to perform the functions of the job. This position prepares detailed 2-D and 3-D Autocad drawings of projects during the design phase and ensures that drawings are accurate and completed in a time-efficient manner.

Responsibilities

• Establish scope and detailed requirements for all projects with Instrumentation and Controls.
• Review customer specifications and prepare technical specifications defining the control requirements on the project for third-party control system Design/Manufacturing Company.
• Review and manage deliverables of the control system to ensure adherence to the requirements of the project.
• Provide engineering support to procurement for instrumentation and control systems, developing alternatives that meet specifications, lead times, and cost.
• Work with Project Managers/Project Engineers/Designers to ensure the project scope of work for equipment package control system design is clearly defined.
• Support applications/sales team for instrumentation & control design and specifications and on technical issues related to preparation of proposals.
• Finalize control system architecture for the equipment package and select control system hardware based on customer specification and project requirement.
• Prepare Bills of Materials and Component Specifications.
• Prepare 2-D and 3-D Autocad General arrangement drawings.
• Communicate and follow up regularly with team members to ensure tasks are completed.
• Regularly report status to project stakeholders through multiple formal communication methods.
• Own the technical analysis of customer inquiries, control RFQs, or tenders to determine proposal requirements and scope of supply.
• Develop technical descriptions, cost estimates, project schedules, and commercial terms for commercial quotation activities.
• Communicate directly with internal and external customers, evaluate on-site project conditions during the tendering phase.
• Understand hazardous area classification requirements to finalize design and layout of electrical/control instrumentation on a package.
• Size instrument cables, junction boxes, conduit, cable trays, and layout of instrument/electrical on the package within Oil & Gas industry codes and standards.
• Prepare controls schematic, P&ID, cable schedule, wiring diagrams, and logic diagrams.
• Design, develop, and debug PLC-based programs and electrical control systems.
• Provide support to manufacturing during assembly of the package, inspection, calibration, loop checking, and factory acceptance test (FAT).
• Support start-up assistance during commissioning of equipment package at site.
• Develop operating procedures, acceptance test and validation test plans and protocols.
• Develop engineering design tools and processes to improve efficiency and accuracy of work.
• Identify and execute product standardization opportunities and participate in new product development programs.
• Perform other duties of a similar nature and level as assigned.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, or Electronics/Control Engineering required.
• 4+ years Instrument & Controls Engineering experience in a manufacturing environment.
• Ability to demonstrate knowledge and understanding of instrument & controls system design and its application for Oil & Gas process equipment packages.
• Experience in programming PLCs, HMI, sequence logic design, PID loop design, and implementation.
• Technical skills to create, read, and understand Piping & Instrumentation Diagrams (P&IDs).
• Broad knowledge of industry standards (API, IEEE, NEC, NFPA, IEC, etc.).
• Advanced PC skills including MS Excel and CAD skills.
• Logical, analytical, and problem-solving abilities.
• Excellent communication and presentation skills.
• Works well in a cross-functional, open-communication environment.

ADA Requirements

• Positions in this function typically require typing, sitting, climbing, balancing, stooping, kneeling, crouching, crawling, reaching, standing, walking, pushing, pulling, lifting, fingering, grasping, feeling, talking, hearing, seeing, and repetitive motions.
• Concentrated mental and/or visual attention. The work involves performing complex tasks to very close accuracy and quality specifications, or a high degree of hand and eye coordination for sustained periods.
• The job is typically performed under comfortable working conditions; any disagreeable elements are generally absent during normal performance of the job.
• Visits to our manufacturing facility and suppliers’ facilities are required to monitor active projects and address design issues.
• Compliance with company attendance standards.
• Sedentary Work: Exerting up to 10 pounds of force occasionally and/or a negligible amount of force frequently or constantly to lift, carry, push, pull, or otherwise move objects, including the human body. Sedentary work involves sitting most of the time. Jobs are sedentary if walking and standing are required only occasionally, and all other sedentary criteria are met.

Benefits

• Variety of medical insurance plans, with dental and vision coverage.
• Employee 401(k).
• Tuition reimbursement.

About Us

At CECO, our people are at the center of everything we do. We believe a diverse and inclusive work environment contributes to the rich exchange of ideas and diversity of thoughts, inspiring innovation and bringing the best solutions to our customers. CECO Environmental is a leading environmentally focused, diversified industrial company whose solutions protect people, the environment, and industrial equipment across the globe, serving a broad landscape of industrial air, industrial water, and energy transition markets. We serve these markets and our global customers through our key business segments: Engineered Systems and Industrial Process Solutions.