Instrumentation Engineer
Arbor Energy
Software Engineering
El Segundo, CA, USA
Posted on May 31, 2025
At Arbor, we’re creating technology to power our lives while protecting the planet that sustains them. Our advanced power systems deliver clean, reliable baseload electricity with zero operating emissions—modular, fuel-flexible, and engineered for the realities of today’s energy demand. At the core is a supercritical CO₂ turbine with integrated carbon capture, designed to bring carbon-neutral power online quickly at meaningful scale.
Our team includes aerospace engineers, combustion experts, and systems thinkers with a shared goal: to build technology worthy of the world we want to live in. While many of us began our journeys looking to the stars, we’re applying that expertise here at home to deliver dependable, emission-free baseload power and a future of lasting abundance.
If you’re drawn to rigorous work with lasting impact, we’d love to hear from you. Come build what the future will run on.
We are seeking an Instrumentation Engineer to design, develop, and maintain instrumentation and control systems. Responsibilities include creating wiring and instrumentation drawings, maintaining instrumentation lists, managing instrumentation selection, configuring data and control systems, and supporting instrumentation/controls commissioning and troubleshooting. Ideal candidates have experience with industrial controls such as PLCs and high performance and industrial data acquisition. Experience with low and medium voltage electrical system design and specification is a plus. Systems should be designed and constructed in compliance with industry standards for reliable system performance. This position requires hands-on work in a fast-paced environment with up to 20% travel to our test site in San Bernardino, CA.
Responsibilities
- Develop frameworks and internal standards for instrumentation wiring and harness diagrams.
- Work with system engineers to specify appropriate instrumentation.
- Procure and manage instrumentation inventory.
- Collaborate with the systems team to configure data and control systems.
- Assist in P&ID development and Process Hazard Analysis.
- Oversee I/O lists, control panel designs, cable schedules, location plans, and procurement specifications for instrumentation and control equipment.
- Support control system loop checks and troubleshoot field issues during commissioning and startup.
- Develop preventive maintenance and testing procedures to ensure system reliability.
- Select instrumentation for systems requiring SIL3 certification.
Requirements
- Bachelor or Master's degree in Electrical Engineering or STEM field
- 3+ years of Instrumentation Engineering experience
- Strong knowledge of common instrumentation (thermocouples, RTDs, pressure transducers, valve positioners, etc.).
- Experience in PCB/circuit design for protecting analog instrumentation and DAQ hardware.
- Proven ability to develop wiring diagrams and harnesses for field deployment.
- Familiarity with ISA and IEEE standards, methods, and best practices.
- Experience working with instrumentation used in the process and power generation industries.
- Skilled in troubleshooting and resolving instrumentation issues in the field.
Preferred Qualifications
- Proficiency in Python, C++, or Golang development.
- Knowledge of NEC & IEC standards and best practices.
- Experience working with UEIDAQ data acquisition equipment.
- Familiarity with PLCs/PACs, specifically Opto22.
- Previous experience in a startup environment.
- Expertise in low and medium voltage power system design
- Electrical/I&C design documents (single-line diagrams, panel schedules, wiring diagrams, raceway drawings, etc.).
- Vendor protective relay equipment (SEL, ABB, GE, Areva, Basler).
- Specification of electrical equipment (transformers, switchgear, MCCs, UPS/DC).
Benefits
- Stock options
- Medical, dental, and vision insurance (Arbor covers 90% for employees)
- Basic life insurance fully covered
- Health savings account (HSA) with matching
- Flexible savings account (FSA)
- Unlimited PTO
- 12+ company holidays, including Earth Day!
- 401(k)
- Commuter benefits
- Annual learning and development stipend
- And more!
Arbor is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. We evaluate qualified applicants without regard to race, religion, national origin, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, age, marital or veteran status, disability, or any other protected characteristic under applicable law. Solving global energy challenges requires a wide range of perspectives and experiences, and we are committed to building a team that reflects the world we serve.