Instrument Engineer Salary in Irvine, CA

Woodard & Curran is a national engineering, science, and operations firm with a simple vision for clean water, a safe environment, healthy communities, and happy people. As an employee-owned company, we strive to cultivate diverse teams and encourage collaboration in an equitable and inclusive culture. We seek talented individuals from all backgrounds to help us address a broad range of water and environmental issues. We prioritize our people, offering opportunities for professional growth, ownership, and flexibility. That's how we make a difference to our clients, people, and the planet.Overview:Use your skills and expertise to manage automation and control projects from planning through closure. You will have a team of technical managers, engineers, and operations staff to support you in delivering high-quality projects within scope, schedule, and budget parameters. In addition to working with an internal team, you will regularly interface with clients to keep them informed on the status of projects and act as their trusted advisor to identify and plan for new projects that will benefit their operations. The successful candidate will regularly travel to job sites (typically within driving distance) to oversee startups, lead preconstruction, and kickoff meetings, and meet with clients to discuss existing project status and new projects.Who are we looking for:The successful candidate will join a strong team of motivated individuals to execute industrial control system projects for our municipal and industrial water and wastewater clients. The candidate will serve as the lead for medium to large implementation projects that may be standalone or multidisciplinary SCADA projects. It is critical for the candidate to understand and meet project requirements while working within the project's scope, schedule, and budget constraints. Because the candidate will interface with a wide array of internal and external stakeholders, the candidate must have exceptional communication skills. Additionally, the successful candidate will mentor junior staff and contribute to initiatives aligned with improved performance and efficiency.Location: Southern CaliforniaTravel: 50% travel in northern California and nationwide. Travel will predominantly consist of day trips with occasional air travel and overnight stays. \nWhat You Will Be Doing at Woodard & Curran:Perform site investigations to gather information about the client's systems, equipment, and instruments to develop SCADA system architecture options and define the upgrade migration path for each option with associated cost estimates; Support Project Manager in writing proposals and client communications Mentors and trains junior staff; Foster and maintain relationships with key clients; Coordinate and provide technical oversight of subcontractors and vendors Develop process logic for programmable logic controllers (PLCs) used to monitor and control water and wastewater treatment systems; Design graphical screens that represent process equipment and instrumentation in the human-machine interface (HMI) software packages used by our clients; Design graphical screens for the operator interface terminals (OITs) utilized in our SCADA systems; Use specialized software to create automated reports containing process information that is incorporated into regulatory reports and used by clients to monitor and evaluate operations; Oversee and guide contractors in terminating wires, checkout and modify equipment and instrument wiring connected to the SCADA system; Collaborate with Project Managers and Senior Engineers to prepare documents and presentations with minimal guidance and oversight; Configure and calibrate instruments, including level, pressure, flow, temperature, process analyzers, and more, and connections to the SCADA system; Configure and commission SCADA computers industrial networking hardware, including Ethernet switches, wireless access points, and licensed frequency radios; Participate in the testing and startup of the process equipment, instruments, and SCADA system to ensure the SCADA system monitors and controls the equipment as intended; Train operations personnel on the use, maintenance, and troubleshooting of the SCADA system hardware, software and installation; Perform QA/QC for deliverables produced by the design team and the code developed by the controls team. Understands that safety is paramount and adheres to safety protocol; Works independently but also collaborates with disparate teams; Embraces continuous improvement (self-improvement and team improvement); Applies sound and diversified knowledge of engineering principles and practices; Has strong communication skills (oral and written); Possess strong organizational skills; Is analytical and has a strong attention to detail; Self-motivated and self-starting; Not afraid to ask questions. What You Will Need To Succeed:BS in Electrical Engineering, Computer Systems Engineering, Industrial Engineering, Electrical Engineering or associated field; PE License is a bonus; 5+ years' experience in control system integration; Extensive experience with Allen-Bradley and/or Modicon PLC hardware and software (other PLC experience is a bonus); Extensive experience with Allen-Bradley FactoryTalk, Schneider Wonderware, Ignition, GE Proficy iFix HMI software (other HMI package experience is a bonus); Experience configuring and developing graphics for OITs such as Allen-Bradley PanelView and Automation Direct C-More; Experience with automated reporting software (such as SyTech's XLReporter); Hands-on experience configuring, interfacing with, and troubleshooting instrumentation found in the water and wastewater industry; Strong electrical and mechanical aptitude; Experience with Microsoft Office suite (Teams, Word, Excel, PowerPoint; Access experience is a bonus); Computer networking experience (hardware and configuration) is a bonus; Experience in higher programming languages (VB, C++, Java) is a bonus; Water/wastewater industry experience is a bonus. \n$110,000 - $130,000 a yearThis position's anticipated pay range is provided below; final exempt salary or non-exempt hourly pay will be dependent on experience level as well as considering a % based geographic differential based on where the final candidate will be working. Geographic differentials are used to recognize and reflect cost of labor differences between geographic markets. \n Benefits & Wellbeing Retirement Savings: • 401(k) Pre-tax or Roth Contributions: Company will match equal to 100% of the first 3% of salary contributed, All employees are eligible to participate in the 401(k) plan and are 100% vested in the value of own contributions and any employer matching contributions. Time away from work: • Vacation time is provided to full and part-time regular employees. Vacation is accrued, based on number of hours worked per week as well as prior years of experience.• Woodard & Curran offers paid sick time to eligible employees who are absent due to their own non-work related, illness, injury, or medical procedure.• Woodard & Curran provides up to 80 hours of Paid Parental Leave for child bonding in a 12-month period.• Company-paid short- and long-term disability insurance from Sun Life to assist with replacing a portion of your income in the event of non-job-related illness or injury. Eligible employees are automatically enrolled and eligible immediately. Coverage and support for your needs and wellbeing: Personal and Family health: Company offers three medical plan options based on geography; plus HSA and PSA plans are available based on eligibility, additional options include dental and vision plans.Company provides basic employee group life insurance and AD&D benefits; additional voluntary life insurance for employee and family are available through Sun Life.WayForward powered by Dario: EAP Program combined with personalized mental health and wellbeing coaching.LiveWell wellbeing program: credit incentive is available, up to $600 annually - nutrition and fitness reimbursement, and access to the Virgin Pulse wellness platform.Education: Tuition assistance offers eligible employees up to 100% reimbursement of tuition, books and fees up to $5250 per year, for courses related to the employee's job or planned career development.Equal Employment Opportunity and Affirmative Action Statement Woodard & Curran is an Affirmative Action and Equal Opportunity Employer. Individuals with Disabilities and Protected Veterans are encouraged to apply. We are committed to ensuring our employment practices are non-discriminatory and based solely on job-related factors. To read our entire Affirmative Action and Equal Employment Opportunity Policy Statement, click here . To view the Workplace Discrimination Is Illegal poster and supplement, click here .If you have a disability and need a reasonable accommodation to apply, please contact Beth Sweitzer .Diversity, Equity & Inclusion We value diversity, equity and inclusion and encourage individuals from all backgrounds to apply. Woodard & Curran believes that complex teams working together in an equitable, inclusive space provides the best opportunity for achieving our vision of clean water, a safe environment, healthy communities, and happy people. Our success is tied to a culture that embraces our differences so that everyone can bring their whole, authentic selves to work. When our people are supported to reach their full potential, we provide the most innovative, sound, and effective solutions.

Team Name:Job Title:Senior Site Reliability Engineer, Platform FoundationsRequisition ID:R022975Job Description:At Blizzard Entertainment, our Site Reliability Engineers (SREs) use systems expertise combined with software engineering patterns to help define, create, and support the architecture, build systems, orchestration, and operations of services across the business. The role is composed of dedicated engineers that are focused on evangelizing reliability-as-a-feature through monitoring, service-level objectives, automation, everything-as-code, and testing.Blizzard's games and platforms reach a global audience of passionate gamers. The scale is extensive and the challenges are very real, but wise application of technology is the answer to keep it all running effectively with minimal guidance. We are at the heart of this work, working directly with the engineering teams from idea to launch to deliver the most epic (and reliable!) experiences... ever.You may find yourself...Being part of an on-call rotation to assist finding a resolution during incidentsHosting blameless postmortems to share findings, discover gaps, embrace transparency, and improve reliability across our servicesBuilding positive and collaborative relationships across the companyEmploying your systems knowledge to triage problems and tune resource usageChampioning automation to reduce toil and increase development velocityHelping define and instrument Service-Level Objectives to ensure epic player experiencesDemonstrating Configuration Management to build and maintain consistency across servicesBuilding Terraform configs to handle infrastructure in public and private cloudsSupporting and improving build pipelines with tools like Jenkins and ArgoCDAdopting Containers and Kubernetes for new and existing servicesApplying everything-as-code methodologies across configuration, infrastructure, orchestration, and elsewhereYou may succeed in this role if you...Love to tackle novel and exciting problemsDislike solving the same problems over-and-over- so you automate or eliminate themAre inspired to make everyone's job easier by improving workflowsAre comfortable digging through metrics, logs, and whatever else is available to triage and fix an incident on any occasion.Strive to be better, more hard-working, and faster tomorrow than you are todayEnjoy trying new technologies to improve what we're doing todayAre okay using older technologies that may not be flawless, but are good enough and low maintenanceNaturally spread the philosophies and practices of DevOps to othersLike to collaborate with others, share knowledge, and provide feedbackCan self-assess the needs of a system or team, and make a case to prioritize that workRelish working with software, network, cloud, and systems engineers to address problems across all tiers of the stackHelp your peers succeed as much as you canTypes of projects you may work on...Managing services and infrastructure supporting Blizzard's incredible platforms and gamesDefining the future of running services for our platforms and games with KubernetesSupporting our extensive global data platforms across multiple cloudsPerforming and improving service migrations from one cloud/data center to anotherWorking closely with our incubation teams to contribute to shaping how future products should operateIntegrating monitoring and logging with systems to improve observability and enable Service-Level ObjectivesDesigning and completing stress tests to validate scale expectations vs realityAreas of Expertise for an SRE at BlizzardSREs at Blizzard are expected to become authorities in the technologies used by the teams they are working with. Below is a non-exhaustive list of technologies SREs may be exposed to:Service-Level Objectives (SLI, SLO, SLA, Error Budget, Burn Rate)Distributed Systems (architectures, hybrid environments, high-availability)Configuration Management (Puppet, Hiera, Terraform, Ansible)Container Computing (Docker, Kubernetes)Cloud Services and Architecture (AWS, GCP, OpenStack)Distributed Message Bus (RabbitMQ, Kafka)Proxies and Load Balancing (Nginx, HAProxy, ELB, ALB)Monitoring (Prometheus, Kibana, Grafana, Elasticsearch)Logging (Splunk, SysLog, ELK Stack, Linux Journal)Source Control (GitHub Enterprise, Perforce)CI/CD (Jenkins, Argo)Linux (bash, debugging, performance tuning)Networking (triaging, packet loss, routing)Programming (Python, Go, C++, Shell)Minimum qualifications of a Senior SRE at Blizzard:Broad familiarity with all areas of expertise and specialized expertise in four specific areas.Follows technology trends and industry standards passionatelyCapable of communicating ideas and technology to a broad audience in a clear and effective wayBuilds strong relationships with their partner teams and other SREsEager to help others achieve their goalsCo-owns operations and reliability with the partner teamDemonstrates deep understanding of the services they support and their goalsExplores new technologies with demos/experiments/labsBreaks down sophisticated work into small units of work for themselves or othersWe love hearing from anyone who is enthusiastic about changing the games industry. Not sure you meet all qualifications? Let us decide! Research shows that women and members of other under-represented groups tend to not apply to jobs when they think they may not meet every qualification, when, in fact, they often do! At Blizzard, we are committed to creating a diverse and inclusive environment and strongly encourage you to apply.This role is anticipated to be a hybrid work position, with some work on-site and some work-from-home. The potential home studio for this role is Albany, NY or Irvine, CA. However, we understand each person's circumstances may be unique and will work with you to explore other possible options, including remote work arrangementsYour PlatformBest known for iconic video game universes including Warcraft, Overwatch, Diablo, and StarCraft, Blizzard Entertainment, Inc. ( www.blizzard.com ), a division of Activision Blizzard, which was acquired by Microsoft (NASDAQ: MSFT), is a premier developer and publisher of entertainment experiences. Blizzard Entertainment has created some of the industry's most critically acclaimed and genre-defining games over the last 30 years, with a track record that includes multiple Game of the Year awards. Blizzard Entertainment engages tens of millions of players around the world with titles available on PC via Battle.net, Xbox, PlayStation, Nintendo Switch, iOS, and Android.Our WorldActivision Blizzard, Inc., is one of the world's largest and most successful interactive entertainment companies and is at the intersection of media, technology and entertainment. We are home to some of the most beloved entertainment franchises including Call of Duty, World of Warcraft, Overwatch, Diablo, Candy Crush and Bubble Witch. Our combined entertainment network delights hundreds of millions of monthly active users in 196 countries, making us the largest gaming network on the planet!Our ability to build immersive and innovative worlds is only enhanced by diverse teams working in an inclusive environment. We aspire to have a culture where everyone can thrive in order to connect and engage the world through epic entertainment. We provide a suite of benefits that promote physical, emotional and financial well-being for 'Every World' - we've got our employees covered!The videogame industry and therefore our business is fast-paced and will continue to evolve. As such, the duties and responsibilities of this role may be changed as directed by the Company at any time to promote and support our business and relationships with industry partners.We love hearing from anyone who is enthusiastic about changing the games industry. Not sure you meet all qualifications? Let us decide! Research shows that women and members of other under-represented groups tend to not apply to jobs when they think they may not meet every qualification, when, in fact, they often do! We are committed to creating a diverse and inclusive environment and strongly encourage you to apply.We are committed to working with and providing reasonable assistance to individuals with physical and mental disabilities. If you are a disabled individual requiring an accommodation to apply for an open position, please email your request to [email protected] . General employment questions cannot be accepted or processed here. Thank you for your interest.We are an equal opportunity employer and value diversity at our company. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status, among other characteristics.RewardsWe provide a suite of benefits that promote physical, emotional and financial well-being for 'Every World' - we've got our employees covered! Subject to eligibility requirements, the Company offers comprehensive benefits including:Medical, dental, vision, health savings account or health reimbursement account, healthcare spending accounts, dependent care spending accounts, life and AD&D insurance, disability insurance;401(k) with Company match, tuition reimbursement, charitable donation matching;Paid holidays and vacation, paid sick time, floating holidays, compassion and bereavement leaves, parental leave;Mental health & wellbeing programs, fitness programs, free and discounted games, and a variety of other voluntary benefit programs like supplemental life & disability, legal service, ID protection, rental insurance, and others;If the Company requires that you move geographic locations for the job, then you may also be eligible for relocation assistance.Eligibility to participate in these benefits may vary for part time and temporary full-time employees and interns with the Company. You can learn more by visiting https://www.benefitsforeveryworld.com/ .In the U.S., the standard base pay range for this role is $101,000.00 - $186,754.00 Annual. These values reflect the expected base pay range of new hires across all U.S. locations. Ultimately, your specific range and offer will be based on several factors, including relevant experience, performance, and work location. Your Talent Professional can share this role's range details for your local geography during the hiring process. In addition to a competitive base pay, employees in this role may be eligible for incentive compensation. Incentive compensation is not guaranteed.