Crusoe
Senior Staff Instrumentation and Controls Engineer
$190K–$215K
Denver, CO - US · On-site · Senior Staff · Full-time · Posted Sep 16, 2026
- Experience
- 20+ years; no alternatives stated.
- Education
- Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Controls/Automation Engineering, or a related field; no equivalent-experience alternative stated.
About the job
Leads owner’s-engineer oversight of instrumentation and controls vendors across complex power-generation programs, from design and installation through testing, commissioning, and operational handoff.
What you'll do
- Oversee vendor designs, system integration, installation, FAT/SAT, commissioning, and initial operations support.
- Resolve cross-vendor technical conflicts and enforce I&C standards, safety, redundancy, and quality requirements.
- Develop engineering standards and mentor junior I&C engineers.
What they ask for
- Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Controls/Automation Engineering, or a related field.
- 20+ years of experience in control systems, electrical power management systems, controls engineering, or a closely related field.
- Professional experience in a power systems environment and experience with Power Plant DCS or PLC-based Control Systems.
- Strong understanding of mechanical systems, electrical systems, PLCs, and industrial control systems.
Nice to have
- Professional Engineer (PE) or Certified Automation Professional (CAP) certification.
- Experience with SEL PowerMax, SEL RTAC, Ignition SCADA, Canary Historian, GE Mark VIE Turbine Control Systems, Solar Rockwell PLC, AllenBradley PLC’s, ComAp, or ESM 2 Waukesha.
Pay
up to $190,000 -$215,000 + Bonus (base salary amount; bonus amount unspecified)
Tools
Power Plant DCS, PLC, SEL PowerMax, SEL RTAC, Ignition SCADA, Canary Historian, GE Mark VIE Turbine Control Systems, ISA-5.1
AI focus
Champions AI-enabled tools and drives their adoption across engineering workflows to improve efficiency and design quality.
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