What are the responsibilities and job description for the Sr. Instrumentation & Controls Engineer position at Berkner Group?
Position Title : Sr. Instrumentation & Controls Engineer
Location : Menlo Park, CA
Employment Type : Full-time, On-site
About the Company
Our client is a plastic circularity startup operating at the intersection of chemistry, material science, and engineering. We are seeking a seasoned and highly competent Instrumentation and Process Controls Engineer to support both lab / pilot and commercial-scale activities. The ideal candidate will have extensive hands-on experience building, operating, and testing scale-down systems, using LOPA to select appropriate process control schemes, working with EPC firms, and contributing to front-end engineering and design (FEED) deliverables.
Key Responsibilities
Instrumentation & Controls :
- Design, implement, and validate instrumented process control schemes to ensure efficiency, reliability, and safety at lab, pilot, and commercial scales.
- Specify, select, and size instrumentation and equipment (e.g., pressure, temperature, flow, and level instruments), control valves, on / off valves, in compliance with industry codes and standards
- Prepare and maintain P&IDs, instrumentation data sheets, I / O lists, loop diagrams, functional design specifications (FDS), Alarm objective analysis, and logic diagrams.
- Integrate control systems (DCS / PLC / SIS) and design instrumented safeguards in accordance with SIL standards.
- Implement pilot and lab-scale control schemes to test and refine proposed control designs prior to full-scale deployment.
- Work with EPC firms and third-party vendors to troubleshoot control-related issues, enhance system performance, and ensure seamless scale-up from pilot to demonstration and commercial operations.
FEED and Scale-up Support :
Other Responsibilities :
Qualifications
Required :
Preferred
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