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Instrumentation and Control Engineer

Akkodis
Houston, TX Full Time
POSTED ON 4/9/2026
AVAILABLE BEFORE 5/7/2026

Job Title: I&C Design Engineer

Employment Type: Direct Hire

Location: West Houston, TX – (onsite 4 days/week, off every other Friday)

Salary: $110-130k

Benefits:

  • Medical, Dental, Vision
  • Life Insurance
  • 401k
  • PTO
  • Holiday


Summary:

Akkodis is seeking an I&C Design Engineer for a DIRECT HIRE position in the W. Houston, TX area. The desired candidate will have 5 years of previous experience in design for electrical instrument and controls. The I&C Engineer will be responsible for the design/development of industrial control systems including SCADA, PLC, and HMI systems. The main focus will be P&ID development, system architecture, and overall I&C design. This is an excellent opportunity to support an exciting company in the electrical engineering industry.

***Remote 1 day/week, and off every other Friday***


Responsibilities:

  • Site assessment and determination of needed instrumentation/SCADA upgrades
  • Review of existing project documents – P&ID, system architecture, electrical drawings
  • Coordination with clients on specific needs
  • Document findings – Write assessment or report of existing conditions and recommendations
  • Design/development of project drawings, including P&ID, system architecture, loop diagrams, and installation details
  • Create project specifications, including instrumentation, networking, control narrative strategies, software and hardware requirements for SCADA, PLC, and HMI systems
  • Quality Control/Quality Assurance of project documents
  • Attend/Conduct project meetings with client
  • Review and comment on project submittals
  • Coordination with Electrical Engineering Department


Required Skills:

  • Bachelors Degree in an Engineering related field is preferred.
  • A minimum of 3 years of relevant design experience is required.
  • MUST HAVE design experience for industrial systems like water/wastewater, not looking for mostly Oil/Gas industry experience.
  • Must have experience designing SCADA, PLC, and HMI systems.
  • Strong background in both AutoCAD preferred.
  • Registered Professional Engineer (PE) or Engineer-in-Training (EIT) in Texas is preferred.
  • Experienced in the design of construction documents.
  • Write Technical Memoranda based on site assessment.
  • Drawing/PDF markups.
  • Design relay schematics (motor control).
  • PLC and SCADA HMI development and creation of PLC I/O lists
  • Wide Area Network (WAN) design, including radio and cellular communications
  • Fiber optic cable specification
  • Control panel design
  • VFD design/interface
  • Physical and cybersecurity assessment and design preferred.
  • A proactive, solution-oriented approach to challenges, with a focus on team success.
  • Strong ability to foster and maintain professional, cross-functional relationships.


If you are interested in this I&C Engineer job, then please click apply through Akkodis.


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Salary : $110,000 - $130,000

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