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Instrumentation and Controls Engineer

Sigma Design
Bend, OR Contractor
POSTED ON 8/23/2025
AVAILABLE BEFORE 2/18/2026
Instrumentation and Controls Engineer
(Contract-To-Hire)
 Sigma Design has partnered with a leading control systems integration firm in Bend, OR, to hire an experienced Instrumentation and Controls  to join their facility in Bend, OR. This company delivers comprehensive, innovative automation solutions through a highly skilled team of professionals, serving clients with distinct, tailored systems that set industry standards. This position is contract to hire role based in Bend, OR with initial project travel to the bay area.

While on contract you are eligible for:
  • Multiple options for medical insurance and dental insurance including some with FSA and HSA
  • 401(k) with up to 4% company match
  • 15-days of accrued PTO and 9 company paid holidays
  • Quarterly bonus program
  • Voluntary benefits: vision, long-term disability, and life insurance
  • Salary:
Essential Job Functions - Responsibilities:
  • Hardware and software design of process automation control systems projects
  • Developing detailed software design specifications
  • Programming PLC and SCADA applications
  • Configuring process-based historian databases
  • Tuning control loops
  • Providing control system start-up and commissioning services
  • Troubleshooting existing control systems
  • Control systems project management
    • Design oversite
    • Submittal packages
    • System documentation development
  • Direct interfacing with customers
  • Multi-industry control system design including:
    • PLC program development (primarily Allen-Bradley)
    • HMI development (primarily Wonderware System Platform and Ignition)
    • Electrical Design
    • Instrumentation specification
    • Networking configuration
  • Customer support Follow Business Technology policies to protect sensitive data and reduce information security occurrences.
Education and Experience: (Knowledge, Skills, & Abilities)
  • Engineering Degree -BS/MS , or equivalent technical training
  • Three or more years’ experience with systems integration.
  • Excellent interpersonal skills with co-workers and customers
  • Ability to clearly communicate with customers to diagnose control system issues
  • Ability to adhere and contribute to in-house standards
  • Ability to use MS Office products with no training
  • Valid driver’s license for customer site visits
  • ITAR - Permanent resident of the United States (“U.S. person” as defined by ITAR)
  • Background - Pass a post-offer background verification.
Work Environment
Standard office environment with normal amounts of office related conditions. Occasionally may be required to work in environmental conditions that emulate typical user environments in order to facilitate design testing and validation.  Occasionally may be required to travel as required to other facilities, clients, or suppliers. 

 

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