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Controls Engineer/ Instrument Technician

Collabera, Austin

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Controls Engineer/ Instrument Technician
Contract: Austin, Texas, US
Salary Range: 60.00 - 68.00 | Per Hour
Job Code: 364301
End Date: 2025-09-05
Days Left: 28 days, 3 hours left
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Job Details:
Client: Technology
Role: Instrumentation and Controls Engineer
Location: Austin, TX 78725 (onsite 5 days/week)
Engagement: 6 months C2H (contract-to-hire)
Pay Range: $60/hr. - $68/hr.
The Company offers the following benefits for this position, subject to applicable eligibility requirements: medical insurance, dental insurance, vision insurance, 401(k) retirement plan, life insurance, long-term disability insurance, short-term disability insurance, paid parking/public transportation, (paid time , paid sick and safe time , hours of paid vacation time, weeks of paid parental leave, paid holidays annually - AS Applicable)
Duties:
  • Work on instrumentation and control systems for the manufacturing processes (especially utilities like HVAC, Chilled Water, Compressed Air).
  • Choose and size sensors, hardware, and controls needed for these systems.
  • Review P&IDs (Process and Instrumentation Diagrams) and system drawings.
  • Collaborate with programmers and HMI developers to improve usability.
  • Support construction teams, troubleshoot issues, and help with system designs and documentation.
Required Experience:
  • The candidate should have 3-5+ years of experience in each of the following:
  • As a Controls or Instrumentation Engineer in an industrial setting
  • Sizing/selecting sensors and hardware, reading wiring diagrams, P&IDs, etc.
  • Working with HVAC, Chilled Water, Compressed Air systems
  • Selecting circuit protection devices, PLC hardware, VFDs, sensors, etc.
  • Using AutoCAD, Revit, and ideally 3D tools like Navisworks
  • Using SPI (InTools) or equivalent tools for managing instrumentation data
Preferred Skills:
  • Experience taking designs from concept to production
  • Knowledge of Siemens, Allen-Bradley, or Beckhoff PLCs
  • Programming experience in Python, Java, C, or VB
  • Database skills in MSSQL, MySQL, or Access
  • Bachelor's or Master's in Engineering (Electrical, Mechanical with controls focus, etc.)
How to Proceed:
  • Look for candidates with strong instrumentation + control engineering experience in industrial environments.
  • Focus on utilities-related systems like HVAC, chilled water, compressed air.
  • Look for AutoCAD + SPI + hardware sizing skills.
  • Programming is a minor part (only 5% of role) - so it's not mandatory but a plus.
Job Requirement
  • HVAC
  • Chilled Water
  • Instrument Engineer
  • Controls Engineer
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