CareerPlan

Senior Instrumentation & Controls Engineer

Perth, Western AustraliaFull-time2026-10-12 → 2026-10-22

Core

Provide technical leadership for instrumentation, control systems, and communications engineering across major industrial, process plant, and energy projects.

Role type

Senior Instrumentation & Controls Engineer (Technical Lead)

Builds

Process plants, utilities, infrastructure, and energy-related projects

Domain

Mining, minerals processing, industrial processing, energy, utilities, heavy industry

Required skills

Instrumentation and control system design, Control system architecture, Engineering studies and feasibility, Technical documentation, P&ID development, Functional safety management, Industrial cybersecurity design, Multidisciplinary coordination, Vendor management, Project cost estimation

Preferred skills

Functional Safety (IEC 61508/61511), TÜV or Exida certification, IEC 62443 cybersecurity, Brownfield upgrade experience, Project lead experience, Engineering mentorship

Technologies

IEC 61508, IEC 61511, IEC 62443, P&IDs, Logic diagrams, Cause and effect matrices

Responsibilities

Lead engineering studies for process plants and utilities, Develop control philosophies and logic diagrams, Review contractor designs for compliance, Manage functional safety activities, Support industrial cybersecurity design reviews, Mentor junior engineers

Seniority

Senior, hands-on IC with leadership responsibilities