Senior Instrumentation and Controls Engineer

Greenlight Professional Services (GPS) · Tewksbury, MA, US

PostJobFree Posted Jun 1, 2026 First seen May 17, 2026
The client is looking for someone with a solid chemical, electrical or computer engineering background and 5 to 10 years of relevant process automation experience. The successful candidate will act as a project lead supervising, and contributing to, all aspects of controls system design, instrument specification, programming, purchasing, installation and start-up. You will work closely with fellow team members to create and deliver a successful project. Ideal Candidate Will Have: • Bachelor’s Degree in chemical, electrical or computer engineering. • Minimum of 5 years of experience in process automation. • The ability to deal with challenges thrown up by complex engineering projects and have the people and time management skills to overcome them. • The practical knowledge of design and requirements engineering from a systems and process model based viewpoint; an understanding of the relation between system design and system architecture. • The ability to understand the concepts and state-of-the-art technology on a range of manufacturing techniques employed by manufacturing engineering clients across a number of sectors from Battery to life science. • Ability to work in a fast-paced environment, with multiple and changing priorities while maintaining strong attention to detail and a high level of accuracy. • Ability to interpret P&ID’s, electrical schematics, loop drawings and general equipment arrangement drawings. • Understanding of DCS/PLC physical layer and control hardware • Working knowledge of AutoCAD software. • Knowledge of Microsoft Products. (Excel, Word, Access, Project Required Job Tasks: • Project lead with oversight of all Controls and Instrumentation components. • Creation of overall system design based on client requirements. • Specification of control system equipment and materials. • Instrumentation specification support. • Review control panel design. • Generate scopes of work and procure vendor bids for assigned projects or proposals. • Review vendor submittals for compliance with project requirements and specifications. • Lead and/or execute pre-FAT/FAT on OEM or customer supplied equipment. • Lead and/or execute site startup activities (loop checks/commissioning). • Generate and manage loop check/commissioning documentation. • Generate and manage project punch lists to completion. • Troubleshoot traditional analog and discrete signals as well as other communication types (HART,, Profibus, DeviceNet, AS-I, Ethernet I/P, Modbus). • Use a multimeter to support control loop testing and/or troubleshooting of wiring and connectivity issues. • Utilize DCS/PLC platform software to support troubleshooting • Enforce quality control.