The Power global practice at Burns McDonnell is seeking to hire an Instrument Controls Engineer for our Houston, TX regional office The Power Division focuses on the design and construction of power generation facilities, including fossil, hydrogen, solar, nuclear, and energy storage. Projects also include other types of heavy industrial facilities, such as decarbonization, mining, and gas compression. The project diversity offers a wide range of design and project execution experiences on both multi-discipline and electrical-only projects.

The Staff Instrument Controls (IC) Engineer will work with either controls-specific or multi-discipline engineering teams to develop Instrument Controls Engineering design packages, perform calculations and develop engineering solutions in support of maintenance or capital projects in a variety of locations.

Assist senior staff in preparing control systems (DCS and/or PLC), Continuous Emissions Monitoring Systems (CEMS) and instrumentation contracts.Perform control system retrofits and migrations.Assist senior staff in developing detailed scope documents to identify how the upgrade/migration will be executed.Prepare instrumentation design deliverables, including Instrument List, Instrument Construction Specifications, Instrument Installation Details, and Instrument Location Plans.Participate in the development of piping and instrumentation diagrams (PID's) and equipment subcontract package specifications.Prepare instrument and control system specifications, instrument and instrument valve data sheets, request for quotation (RFQ) and technical bid summaries.Design and maintain control system Input/Output (I/O) Lists.Design control system graphics and logic diagrams.Perform on-site logic and graphic configurationCoordinate and manage vendor I/O and instrument lists; coordinate I/O to determine partitioning of the control system hardware.Verify and perform design calculations, project studies and report preparation.Develop specifications and site study for design of systems; provide assistance with PID design including instrumentation and related mechanical design.Assist in evaluating technical bids and managing vendor contracts.Assist senior staff in reviewing and approving vendor drawings.Perform Factory Acceptance Tests, control wiring design, and logic design.Provide technical assistance during commissioning at project site.Perform quality reviews of project submittals.Ensure compliance with company and site safety policies.All other duties as assigned.