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Senior Instrumentation & Controls Engineer

Peterson Technology Partners
Birmingham, AL Contractor
POSTED ON 9/27/2026
AVAILABLE BEFORE 10/26/2026

** This is a 100% onsite position at Birmingham, AL**

Our Client is seeking a Senior I&C Engineer responsible for instrumentation and control-system design supporting simple-cycle and combined-cycle power-generation projects.

Key Responsibilities

  • Develop P&IDs
  • Develop control narratives
  • Develop loop and wiring diagrams
  • Specify instrumentation and control valves
  • Design PLC/DCS architectures
  • Develop turbine and balance-of-plant control strategies
  • Support HAZOP/SIL reviews
  • Evaluate vendors
  • Support checkout, construction and commissioning
  • Troubleshoot startup and controls issues

Required

  • BS Electrical, Chemical or related Engineering
  • 7 years I&C experience
  • PLC and/or DCS experience
  • Industrial process-control experience
  • Instrumentation specification experience

Preferred

  • Simple-cycle / combined-cycle experience
  • EPC background
  • Emerson, Honeywell, Siemens or Allen-Bradley
  • SIL/SIS experience
  • PE license

 

Rate: $70/hr- $90/hr (depends on the experience level). This is contract position with contractors expected to work 40 hours a week. 

Salary : $60 - $85

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