
Senior Instrumentation and Controls Engineer - (LSNA-CA)
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Jacobs is seeking a Senior Instrumentation and Controls Engineer to lead I&C engineering and design activities for assigned projects in the San Francisco or Los Angeles area. The role oversees project execution, technical quality, staffing, and deliverable reviews, while contributing to process control and automation design. It also involves mentoring teams, coordinating domestic and international contributors, and traveling to client facilities for presentations, surveys, and field assignments.
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At Jacobs, we don’t settle - always looking beyond to raise the bar and deliver with excellence. We apply our expertise and knowledge as we look into the future with great optimism and focus. We don’t settle until we give our best and know that we’re making a difference.
We're looking for a Senior Instrumentation and Controls Engineer in San Francisco or Los Angeles, California Area who is excited about working on projects that enable the heart of our clients’ business. Join us and you’ll have the chance to work on projects including state of the art industrial and commercial facilities. You will be responsible for managing the schedule and ensuring the technical quality of complex engineering tasks as you develop an understanding of client expectations, scope, budget, and timeline. You will also support on-site startup activities, coordinate work with team members, and collaborate closely with the discipline lead. In addition, you may lead small teams, guiding task execution and ensuring alignment with project goals.
Working within a highly interactive, multi-disciplinary team, you will contribute to designing electrical circuits and control panels, developing control systems for a range of processes, and identifying optimization opportunities across process control, instrumentation, and automation. Additionally, you will leverage your expertise to mentor others - helping team members grow, discover their strengths, and advance in their careers.
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.
Summary:
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Reporting to the I&C Department Manager, the candidate will serve as the I&C Lead Engineer, overseeing all I&C engineering and design activities for assigned projects.
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The candidate will have experience working with and managing both domestic and international teams, providing mentorship and training to support successful project delivery.
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The I&C Lead Engineer will ensure compliance with client requirements, Jacobs standards, and applicable industry regulations on assigned projects.
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The candidate will develop project scopes of work, prepare manhour estimates, create I&C Execution Plans, and define the resources required for successful project execution. They will function as the I&C lead throughout all project phases, as needed.
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The Lead I&C Engineer will identify staffing needs and coordinate with the Department Manager to secure appropriate resources.
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Perform tiered reviews of project deliverables to ensure accuracy, adherence to codes, specifications, design criteria, and sound engineering practices.
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Demonstrate strong communication skills, with the ability to train, drive change, and implement improvements.
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Proficiency with Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, Access, PowerPoint, Visio) and familiarity with SmartPlant, Revit, AutoCAD, and Bluebeam Revu is required.
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Bachelor’s in Electrical, Mechanical or Chemical Engineering
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Minimum 15 years’ experience as Control Systems Engineer
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Experience in Bio Pharma, Pharmaceutical & Lab process Instrumentation and controls
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Knowledge of International codes like ASME BPE, Dairy, Hygienic systems (Process, water system, Clean steam etc)
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Knowledgeable of Life Science Industry Automation, DCS and PLC control systems, and development of P&ID’s, control system architectures and associated design deliverables and field instrumentation
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Must be able to travel to client’s facilities for presentations, site surveys and field assignments
Ideally, you’ll also have:
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PE Registration preferred
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Masters in Electrical, Mechanical or Chemical Engineering, but not required
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Excellent communication skills both verbal and written and an ability work in a collaborative environment.
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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
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Displayed ability to learn quickly and driven to broaden knowledge base
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Ability to collaborate and work effectively in a variety of teams, including multi-disciplinary teams
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Ability to collaborate with and lead international teams
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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 329 open Control Systems Engineer jobs on Olive Jobs, counted October 27, 2026.
- Pay
- This postingNot listed
- California median$125–185K/yr29 salary ranges
- Openings
- Olive Jobs lists 41 open Control Systems Engineer jobs in California and 329 across the US. 1% of them nationwide are listed as remote or flexible.
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- Experience
- This posting asks for at least 15 years of experience — more than three in four Control Systems Engineer postings that state a minimum ask for (median 5 years, across 282 postings).
- Education
- This posting asks for a bachelor's degree; 247 of the 329 open Control Systems Engineer jobs (75%) 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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