Instrumentation & Controls Engineer I

Instrumentation & Controls Engineer I

Albany, OR | Full-Time

If you're an early-career engineer looking for an opportunity to learn, grow, and make a meaningful impact, CPP is the place for you. As a world-class supplier of titanium castings and components for the aerospace industry, we offer hands-on experience, technical challenges, and the chance to contribute to products that help keep the aerospace industry moving forward.

Position Summary

CPP is seeking an Instrumentation & Controls Engineer I to support the reliability, maintenance, and improvement of instrumentation and control systems across our titanium casting operations.

In this role, you'll work closely with Operations, Maintenance, and Engineering teams to troubleshoot equipment, support process controls, and contribute to projects involving furnaces, autoclaves, heat treat systems, utility equipment, and other critical manufacturing processes.

This is an excellent opportunity for a recent graduate or early-career engineer interested in process controls, instrumentation, industrial electrical systems, and manufacturing operations.

Key Responsibilities

• Support troubleshooting and maintenance of PLC-controlled manufacturing and facility equipment.
• Assist with calibration, installation, and repair of instrumentation including temperature, pressure, flow, and level devices.
• Support control systems, PLCs, HMIs, and process monitoring systems.
• Analyze equipment failures and assist with root cause investigations.
• Help improve equipment reliability, process performance, and system uptime.
• Assist with commissioning, startup, and testing of new or upgraded equipment.
• Develop and maintain electrical drawings, loop diagrams, calibration records, and technical documentation.
• Work with maintenance personnel, contractors, and vendors on equipment installations and improvement projects.
• Support plant safety initiatives and compliance with applicable electrical and safety standards.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering, Electrical Engineering Technology, Mechatronics, or a related field.
• 1-3 years of professional engineering experience, including internships, co-ops, or other relevant hands-on experience.
• Understanding of industrial instrumentation, process controls, and electrical systems.
• Familiarity with PLCs, HMIs, and industrial control systems.
• Ability to read and interpret electrical schematics, loop diagrams, and P&IDs.
• Strong troubleshooting, analytical, and communication skills.

Preferred Qualifications

• Internship, co-op, or project experience in manufacturing, controls, or instrumentation.
• Exposure to Allen-Bradley PLCs, FactoryTalk, Ignition, or similar control platforms.
• Experience with AutoCAD Electrical or other drafting software.
• Knowledge of industrial networks and process control systems.
• Oregon LME license or ability to obtain is a plus.

Working Environment

• Combination of office and hands-on work in an active manufacturing environment.
• Exposure to industrial equipment, heat, noise, and production processes.
• Frequent collaboration with production, maintenance, quality, and engineering teams.

Why Join CPP?

This role provides a direct path into a career in Instrumentation & Controls Engineering. You'll gain practical experience with industrial process equipment, instrumentation, PLC-based control systems, reliability improvement, and capital projects while supporting some of the most advanced titanium casting operations in the aerospace industry.

Build your engineering career while helping create the critical components that power the aerospace industry.

Consolidated Precision Products (CPP) is an industry-leading manufacturer of highly-engineered
components and sub-assemblies, supplying the commercial aerospace, military and industrial markets with small-to-large “function critical” products. CPP provides its customers with a “total solution” source, taking them from concept to finished product with one of the broadest and most diverse product offerings in the industry. More information about our company can be found at:

U.S. person status is required for this position in order to comply with the Arms Export Control and Export Administration Act. U.S. persons are U.S. citizens, legal permanent residents as defined by 8 U.S.C. 1101(a)(20) or protected individuals as defined by 8 U.S.C. 1324b(a)(3).

CPP Corporation is an Equal Opportunity Employer that recruits, hires, trains, and promotes employees in all job classifications without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, marital status, national origin, disability, veteran's status, or other legally protected status.

This is a full time position
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