Job Description

RCS Staffing has an immediate need for a Principal I&C Engineer in Austin, TX / Denver, CO / Muscatine, IA / Chicago, IL (or US-based). This is a full-time contract-to-hire Remote/Hybrid assignment with our client (with opportunity to extend on contract or convert to full-time). This position offers a competitive package including benefits, vacation and holidays.

Overview of YOUR role as a Principal I&C Engineer

As a Principal I&C Engineer, you will provide technical leadership in the design and implementation of instrumentation and control systems for gas turbine and combustion turbine projects. You will serve as a primary client-facing technical consultant and project leader, guiding teams through design, commissioning, and startup phases. This role requires 7-10+ years of OEM experience with demonstrated expertise in driving I&C system solutions and mentoring technical teams.

As a Principal I&C Engineer YOU will:

· Lead design and specification of instrumentation and control systems for gas and combustion turbine projects
· Develop control architectures, P&IDs, I/O lists, and system specifications
· Serve as primary client-facing technical consultant for design solutions and issue resolution
· Oversee vendor selection, DCS/PLC configuration, and system commissioning and startup activities
· Mentor junior engineers and provide technical guidance to design teams
· Coordinate with multidisciplinary teams on system integration and performance optimization
· Support field activities and remote technical support with approximately 15% travel

YOU are the ideal Principal I&C Engineer candidate if you have:

· 7-10+ years of instrumentation and control experience with OEMs in gas turbine or power generation (required)
· Principal or senior-level I&C engineering experience (required)
· Gas Turbine control system design and implementation expertise (required)
· Combustion turbine I&C experience (preferred)
· Strong expertise in DCS and/or PLC systems
· Client-facing technical consulting and project leadership experience
· Knowledge of power generation industry standards and commissioning practices
· Excellent communication and presentation skills
· Willingness to travel approximately 15% for client support

It's a BONUS if you have:

· Experience with specific DCS platforms (Emerson, Siemens, Woodward, etc.)
· Turbine control systems and protective logic knowledge
· SCADA system design and implementation experience
· Safety-critical systems or SIL experience
· Advanced commissioning and troubleshooting expertise
· Project management or engineering leadership certifications
· Cybersecurity awareness in industrial control systems

About Our CLIENT

Our client is an engineering consulting firm with over a century of success in the Water Market. Our data driven “smart water” future builds on our heritage and the skill and enthusiasm of the next generation of water professionals. Join a team where your ingenuity, creative thinking, and passion for the water industry will be collaboratively paired with seasoned engineers to address increasing client needs as they respond to megatrends like aging infrastructure, funding constraints, and the impacts of an increasingly variable climate.

Who WE Are

RCS Staffing is a certified Women-Owned Small Business (WOSB) specializing in the recruitment of professionals for best-of-class companies throughout the United States. Since 1994, RCS recruits top talent for direct hire, temp-to-perm and contract staffing positions and provides customized payroll services. Our Recruiting Specialties consist of all Engineering Disciplines, Project Management, Project Controls, Information Technology, Energy Efficiency and Business Professionals.

RCS is an equal opportunity employer that prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type. RCS recruits, hires, and promotes for all positions without regard to race, color, religion, creed, national origin, citizenship status, disability, military status, veteran status, marital status, sexual orientation, gender identity, sex, genetic information or age. All terms and conditions of employment such as compensation, benefits, work assignment, availability of facilities and privileges of employment are administered on the same basis of equality.