
Instrumentation and Controls Engineer (44587)
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Jacobs seeks a Career-level Instrumentation and Controls Engineer for site-based industrial and commercial facilities projects in Corvallis, Oregon. The role develops and implements instrumentation controls for manufacturing equipment and safety and automation systems, supports controls in manufacturing environments, and designs facility control systems and SCADA projects. The engineer also works with client owners and project teams on proposals, schedules, system integration, and programming.
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Location: Corvallis, OR | Hybrid
We’re seeking a Career level Instrumentation and Controls Engineer who is excited about working on advanced facilities site based projects that enable the heart of our client’s business. Join us and you’ll have the chance to work on projects including state of the art industrial and commercial facilities. You and the other team members will work closely with the well-established client owners in a fast paced, dynamic environment to maintain schedule, design requirements, system integration and programming tasks.
Your role keeps our company connected and we’ll support you with what you need to be successful. Bring your curiosity, talent for multi-tasking and collaboration, and extreme organizational skills and we’ll help you grow, pursue and fulfill what drives you - so we can make big impacts on the world, together.
Here’s what you’ll perform:
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Participate in the development of proposals, budgets and schedules for process specific work.
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Responsible for the development and implementation of instrumentation control for manufacturing process equipment and associated safety and automation systems.
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Provide in process support of controls in a manufacturing environment.
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Design of facility control systems and SCADA projects.
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Design of P&ID's, loop drawings, control panels, and detailed wiring diagrams.
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Sequence of Operation (SOO) development.
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Perform technical and business presentations with clients and employees.
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Bachelor's degree in Electrical, Mechanical, or Chemical Engineering from an ABET accredited institution.
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At least 6 Years of experience working with Instrumentation and Control.
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Strong communication skills both verbal and written.
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Professional Engineer (PE) licensure.
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Understanding of NFPA and UL508A standards and requirements.
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Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
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Forward thinking, eager to learn best practices, and contribute with innovative ideas.
Ideally, you’ll also have:
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Ability to lead small design team.
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Basic understanding of industrial cybersecurity principles and best practices.
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Knowledge of gas and life safety systems and standards.
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Development and programming ability for PLC, SCADA, and HMI devices.
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Ability to collaborate and work effectively in a variety of teams, including multi-disciplinary teams.
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Industrial design experience including pharmaceutical manufacturing, semiconductor facilities, data center, or similar.
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Familiarity with AutoCAD, Revit and/or Navisworks.
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Passionate about buildings, construction, and control systems.
Additional Details:
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Preference given to local candidates near Corvallis OR.,
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Relocation may be provided to well qualified candidates.
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Field work includes active sustaining construction environments.
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Must be authorized to work in the U.S. (no sponsorship).
At Jacobs, we’re committed to improving the lives and communities through innovative, sustainable solutions. We’re driven by collaboration, technical excellence, and a passion for solving some of the world’s most complex challenges -- together.
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Jacobs is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, religion, creed, color, national origin, ancestry, sex (including pregnancy, childbirth, breastfeeding, or medical conditions related to pregnancy, childbirth, or breastfeeding), age, medical condition, marital or domestic partner status, sexual orientation, gender, gender identity, gender expression and transgender status, mental disability or physical disability, genetic information, military or veteran status, citizenship, low-income status or any other status or characteristic protected by applicable law. Learn more about your rights under Federal EEO laws and supplemental language.
How this job compares
Set against the 491 open Instrumentation Engineer jobs on Olive Jobs, counted October 27, 2026.
- Pay
- This postingNot listed
- US median$91–153K/yr209 salary ranges
- US median$40–47/hr22 hourly ranges
- Openings
- Olive Jobs lists 12 open Instrumentation Engineer jobs in Washington and 491 across the US. 2% of them nationwide are listed as remote or flexible.
- Hiring the most across the US
- Jacobs (this employer)114 open
- Sargent & Lundy50 open
- CDM Smith38 open
- Experience
- This posting asks for at least 6 years of experience; Instrumentation Engineer postings that state a minimum ask for 5 years at the median (438 postings).
- Education
- This posting asks for a bachelor's degree; 390 of the 491 open Instrumentation Engineer jobs (79%) ask for a bachelor's degree or higher.
Counted across the open, public US postings on Olive Jobs on October 27, 2026. Pay medians are the middle values of the low ends and of the high ends of postings that list both ends of a range in the same cadence (a yearly salary or an hourly rate); a range's midpoint is halfway between its ends. Pay and experience figures resting on fewer than 20 postings are left out.
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