Senior Engineer, Instrumentation & Controls Test

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• Develop and review electrical schematics, wiring diagrams, and one-line drawings to guide system integration and troubleshooting.
• Specify and validate system components such as sensors, signal conditioners, data acquisition hardware, and control interfaces, ensuring alignment with test and system-level requirements.
• Oversee and support the installation, commissioning, and troubleshooting of I&C systems, collaborating with technicians, engineers, and cross-functional teams.
• Provide technical leadership for multidisciplinary instrumentation efforts, bridging mechanical, electrical, and controls engineering.
• Mentor early career engineers and technicians, developing best practices for panel wiring, instrumentation setup, and data integrity.
• Subject Matter Expert (SME) for I&C scope on major test campaigns, ensuring system readiness and test execution quality.
• Identify and resolve technical challenges involving electromechanical systems, instrumentation reliability, and control stability.
• Collaborate across departments to align test platforms with evolving design, safety, and control architecture requirements.
• Promote a culture of safety, quality, and innovation, incorporating lessons learned into future system designs and test planning.
• Other duties as assigned

Qualifications: Required:

• BS in Electrical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, or related discipline with 10+ years of relevant engineering experience, or MS with 8+ years.
• Proven track record delivering I&C solutions in complex test, R&D, or high-reliability industries (e.g., nuclear, aerospace, automotive).
• Extensive experience in controls system design, sensor integration, DAQ systems, and industrial instrumentation.
• Demonstrated ability to operate independently and lead without close supervision.
• Experience mentoring engineers and driving technical collaboration across teams.
• Proficiency with electrical schematic creation and control panel design.
• Strong troubleshooting skills for electromechanical and automation systems.
• Makes strategic technical decisions and leads trade-off evaluations across cross-functional test, control, and instrumentation requirements.
• Expert understanding of sensor technologies, signal conditioning, and system integration for transient, real-time, and safety-critical environments.
• Applies cross-disciplinary knowledge to bridge electrical, controls, and mechanical systems in support of system-level performance and test fidelity.
• Leads collaboration across departments, mentors junior team members, and aligns teams on test strategy and execution.
• Solves complex, ambiguous technical problems involving multi-system interactions, control dynamics, and instrumentation constraints.
• Promotes structured knowledge sharing, documents modeling/test strategies, and codifies lessons learned to inform future system development.
• Leads safety-first design reviews, proactively identifies system risks, and ensures instrumentation and controls comply with safety and operational standards.
• Ability to work with highly collaborative team.
• Ability to problem solve quickly and efficiently.
• Ability to proactively collect, manage and transfer knowledge.
• Ability to seek different and novel ways to create efficiencies when working on problems, challenges and issues.
• Prioritizes and ensures safety of oneself and others.

Preferred:

• Experience using Simulink, MATLAB, or similar tools for control modeling and test planning is a plus
• Experience with LabVIEW
• Familiarity with SolidWorks Electrical or CAD tools is a plus.
• PE license in CA (Electrical) is a plus.
• Ability to develop and apply modeling and testing methods, leveraging tools like Simulink to optimize test architecture is preferred.
• Develops and applies innovative modeling and testing methods, leveraging Simulink and system-level insight to optimize test architecture.

Company: Kairos Power is an ancient Greek word that relates the importance of timeliness and a call to action. Founded in 2016, the company is headquartered in Alameda, California, USA, with a team of 201-500 employees. The company is currently Growth Stage. Kairos Power has a track record of offering H1B sponsorships. Seniority level Seniority level Mid-Senior level Employment type Employment type Full-time Job function Job function Project Management Industries Software Development Referrals increase your chances of interviewing at Jobright.ai by 2x Inferred from the description for this job Medical insurance Vision insurance 401(k) Get notified when a new job is posted. Sign in to set job alerts for “Instrumentation and Control Engineer” roles. Alameda, CA $130,000.00-$165,000.00 2 months ago Pleasanton, CA $100,000.00-$150,000.00 2 weeks ago Facilities Instrumentation & Controls Engineer, Cell Manufacturing Alameda, CA $140,600.00-$165,400.00 5 days ago Livermore, CA $200,000.00-$240,000.00 1 week ago Access Control Systems Support Engineer : 25-05967 Livermore, CA $140,700.00-$214,032.00 3 weeks ago Livermore, CA $140,700.00-$214,032.00 14 hours ago Pleasanton, CA $160,000.00-$180,000.00 2 months ago 2025-2026 US Operations Intern/Co-op – FALL POSTING We’re unlocking community knowledge in a new way. Experts add insights directly into each article, started with the help of AI. #J-18808-Ljbffr Jobright.ai