# Instrumentation & Controls Engineer – New Generation Projects

**Company**: Southern Company
**Location**: Atlanta, GA
**Work arrangement**: hybrid
**Experience**: mid
**Job type**: full-time
**Category**: Engineering
**Industry**: Energy

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## Description

We are seeking an experienced Instrumentation & Controls Engineer to lead or support I&C activities for New Generation and Combined Cycle projects.

This position will be based out of either Birmingham, AL or Atlanta, GA, with a flexible work schedule that includes four days in-office and one day telecommute.

**Key Responsibilities:**

- Lead and support DCS and Simulator activities, including issuing technical specifications, developing system layouts, and reviewing control logic and graphics.

- Serve as the point of contact for all I&C-related project matters with other engineering disciplines and project representatives.

- Represent the I&C team in project-related engineering meetings and provide on-site field support during construction and startup project phases.

- Develop, evaluate, and implement operational enhancements to increase unit reliability, flexibility, and operability.

**Job Qualifications:**

- B.S. in Engineering is required; P.E. License is a plus.

- Experience with industrial process or power generation systems is required; Combined Cycle or other power plant experience is a plus.

- Experience with Distributed Control Systems and/or PLCs; experience in Emerson Ovation is a plus.

- Working knowledge of networking design, troubleshooting, and instrumentation design is preferred.

**Travel Requirements:**

- This position requires travel (approximately 25%, sometimes up to 50%) outside the normal office location, generally concentrated during construction and startup periods.

**Benefits:**

- Comprehensive benefits package available; for more information, please review [this link](link to benefits).

## Skills

### Required
- Distributed Control Systems
- PLCs
- Emerson Ovation
- industrial process systems
- power generation systems
- instrumentation design
- networking design
- troubleshooting

### Nice to have
- Combined Cycle experience
- P.E. License
- Experience with protocols such as Modbus TCP/IP, Modbus Serial, DNP3, OPC

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