FRISCO - Junior Instrumentation and Controls Engineer

The role

The Junior Instrumentation and Controls Engineer supports the delivery of instrumentation, control, and automation solutions for the energy services sector. This entry level role assists on projects involving field instrumentation, control systems, and industrial networks under the direction of senior technical staff.

What you will do

• Assist with instrumentation and controls design and production of deliverables.
• Prepare design documents including instrument index, datasheets, loop diagrams, and P&ID markups.
• Support instrument sizing and selection calculations.
• Learn and apply control system architecture and communication requirements.
• Draft control narratives, functional descriptions, technical reports, and specifications.
• Perform self-checks on assigned work and assist with quality control reviews.
• Help resolve routine design and construction-phase issues and draft RFI responses.
• Support factory acceptance testing, loop checks, and commissioning under supervision.
• Communicate with internal project teams, vendors, and contractors.
• Support business development and proposal efforts.

Required qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Electrical or Control Systems Engineering from an accredited university required.
• Must have passed or be eligible to sit for the FE exam by the time of graduation.
• 0 to 2 years of instrumentation and controls engineering experience.
• Coursework-level knowledge of process measurement for flow, level, pressure, temperature, and analytical variables, along with final control elements, control loop fundamentals, and PID control.
• Awareness of applicable codes and standards, including NFPA, IEEE, ANSI, ISA.
• Demonstrated ability to follow technical direction, organize assigned work, manage deadlines, and communicate clearly.

Nice to have

• Internships, co-ops, undergraduate research, or capstone work related to process control, automation, energy services, oil and gas, power systems, or engineering consulting
• Exposure to PLC, DCS, SCADA, HMI, safety instrumented systems, custody transfer or allocation metering, control panels, or industrial networks
• Exposure to instrument sizing calculations, hazardous area classification, intrinsic safety, cause and effect development, or alarm rationalization
• Familiarity with design and configuration tools such as AutoCAD, AutoCAD Electrical, Revit, SmartPlant Instrumentation, MATLAB, or Python

About the company

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