Instrumentation & Controls Engineer
Micron · Clay, NY
- Level
- Engineer
- Team
- Controls
- Base pay
- $118k–$200k
- Degree
- Required
- Experience asked
- 5+ years
- Industry
- Industrial
- Posted
- 30+ days ago
The role in 30 seconds
An engineer-level controls role at Micron (industrial) in Clay, NY. At Micron’s Clay, New York site, you will contribute to a historic expansion that is helping shape the future of memory technology.
- They ask for
- 5+ years · degree required
- Tools it names
- PLC, AutoCAD
- Base pay
- $118k–$200k
- Day to day
- some off-shift / weekend coverage
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How this role compares
Against 18 other live controls postings in New York.
- Base pay
- About 37% above similar roles
- Experience asked
- Typical (5+ years)
Typical $97k–$135k, from 10 postings that list pay.
Similar roles usually ask 5+ years.
Skills these teams ask for most
- ✓ PLC 84%
- Automation 84%
- ✓ AutoCAD 37%
- Root cause 32%
- MES 26%
- Validation (IQ/OQ/PQ) 21%
✓ = this posting asks for it too. % = share of similar postings that mention it.
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Responsibilities
- ◆Lead and validate third-party designs for PLC, SCADA, DCS, and field instrumentation systems
- ◆Review control system architectures, loop diagrams, specifications, and design deliverables for compliance with project
requirements
and industry standards
- ✓Evaluate system performance, reliability, cybersecurity, and integration across facility infrastructure systems
- ✓Perform design quality reviews and risk assessments to address constructability, operational, and regulatory
requirements
- ✓Collaborate with design partners, contractors, and internal teams to support system integration, commissioning, and startup activities
Qualifications
- ✓Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering, Control Systems Engineering, or a related field
- ✓5+ years of instrumentation and controls engineering experience, including at least 2 years coordinating third-party designs or managing design processes
- ✓Strong knowledge of PLC, SCADA, DCS, and industrial instrumentation systems in manufacturing, industrial, or high-tech environments
- ✓Familiarity with industry standards including ISA, IEC, NFPA 70, ISA 5.1, ISA 88, and functional safety
requirements
- ✓Proficiency reviewing engineering deliverables using tools such as AutoCAD, Revit, Navisworks, or control system design software
Preferred Qualifications
- ✓Professional certifications such as PE, ISA CCST, or CFSE
- ✓Experience coordinating I&C designs for semiconductor, pharmaceutical, data center, or other advanced technology facilities
- ✓Knowledge of industrial control system cybersecurity standards, including IEC 62443, and Industry 4.0 technologies
- ✓Experience with BIM-based design coordination, clash detection, and multidisciplinary system integration
- ✓Experience working with Agentic AI tools to assist with design and verification
$118,000.00 - $200,000.00 a year
As a world leader in the semiconductor industry, Micron is dedicated to your personal wellbeing and professional growth. Micron benefits are designed to help you stay well, provide peace of mind and help you prepare for the future. We offer a choice of medical, dental and vision plans in all locations enabling team members to select the plans that best meet their family healthcare needs and budget. Micron also provides benefit programs that help protect your income if you are unable to work due to illness or injury, and paid family leave. Additionally, Micron benefits include a robust paid time-off program and paid holidays. For additional information regarding the Benefit programs available, please see the Benefits Guide posted on micron.com/careers/benefits .
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Our vision is to transform how the world uses information to enrich life for all .
Micron Technology is a world leader in innovating memory and storage solutions that accelerate the transformation of information into intelligence, inspiring the world to learn, communicate and advance faster than ever.
Our Facilities Design and Construction team enables world-class semiconductor manufacturing by designing, operating, and continuously improving the critical infrastructure that powers our sites. We collaborate across engineering disciplines to deliver safe, reliable, and innovative solutions that support some of the most advanced fabrication facilities in the United States. At Micron’s Clay, New York site, you will contribute to a historic expansion that is helping shape the future of memory technology.
As an Instrumentation and Controls (I&C) Engineer, you will lead the coordination and oversight of third-party engineering partners responsible for control system designs supporting advanced semiconductor manufacturing facilities. This role offers the opportunity to drive technical excellence, ensure system reliability and compliance, and support the successful delivery of complex construction projects. You will work closely with internal stakeholders, external design firms, contractors, and vendors to deliver high-performing control systems that enable safe and efficient operations.