Senior Engineer - Plant Control Systems Design

Job Description

• The Senior Engineer – Plant Control Systems Design is responsible for developing, evaluating, and managing engineering solutions for instrumentation and control systems.
• The role involves applying control theory, mathematical modeling, and simulation techniques to design control systems that meet operational, safety, and performance requirements.
• The engineer collaborates with multidisciplinary teams to develop reliable, maintainable, and compliant control system solutions for complex industrial environments.

• Identify, develop, evaluate, introduce, and manage engineering solutions for instrumentation and control systems.
• Apply control theory, mathematical modeling, and simulation techniques to design control systems with desired operational behavior.
• Design control logic functionality, feedback control algorithms, sensors, hardware, and software components.
• Prepare system designs for protection systems, safety systems, and plant operational control systems.
• Lead or support engineering design phases including conceptual design, preliminary design, detailed design, and final design.
• Prepare and maintain technical documentation including reports, specifications, databases, and tabular lists of system functions, algorithms, set points, equipment characteristics, and configurations.
• Develop diagrams and drawings including functional block diagrams, logic diagrams, electrical schematics, wiring diagrams, and communication network diagrams.
• Develop and analyze dynamic simulation models for system design and validation.
• Select and evaluate instrumentation and control hardware and software platforms.
• Collaborate with multidisciplinary engineering teams to meet functional, reliability, and maintainability objectives.
• Perform engineering analysis using techniques such as failure mode and effects analysis and probabilistic risk analysis.
• Support development of procurement packages and supplier requirements for system components and equipment.
• Provide oversight and technical support to suppliers during procurement, integration, and testing phases.
• Develop and review unit, module, system, and integration test plans and reports.
• Participate in factory acceptance testing for control systems.
• Establish effective working relationships with project teams, engineering partners, and suppliers.
• Ensure project deliverables meet quality, schedule, and cost objectives.
• Provide leadership, mentoring, and technical guidance within engineering teams.

• Minimum ten years of experience in heavy industries such as nuclear, power, process, marine, oil and gas, military, aerospace, medical, or pharmaceutical sectors.
• Minimum ten years of experience preparing system design requirements, specifications, and technical documentation.
• Minimum ten years of experience developing engineering diagrams including functional block diagrams, electrical schematics, wiring diagrams, and communication network diagrams.
• Experience with physics-based modeling, simulation, and algorithm development.
• Experience with safety-critical instrumentation, control, and monitoring systems engineering.
• Experience with programmable logic controllers or distributed control systems in complex real-time environments.

• Experience in nuclear instrumentation, control, and monitoring systems.
• Experience in regulatory compliance, system certification, and licensing processes.
• Experience supporting plant commissioning, testing, and startup activities.
• Experience working with modern digital engineering collaboration and design tools.
• Professional engineering certification or advanced technical degree.

• Control systems design and analysis.
• Instrumentation and control system engineering.
• Mathematical modeling and simulation.
• Failure mode and effects analysis and reliability analysis.
• Distributed control systems and programmable logic controllers.
• Technical documentation and engineering design tools.
• Strong communication and technical writing skills.
• Project coordination and technical leadership.

• Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Nuclear Engineering, Computer Science, Systems Engineering, Physics, Mathematics, or a related technical field.