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Urgent! Control & Instrumentation Engineer Position in Johannesburg - De Beers Group

Control & Instrumentation Engineer



Job description

Overview

Job title: Control & Instrumentation Engineer

Job Location: Gauteng, Johannesburg

Deadline: October 20, 2025

Job Description

You will be responsible for designing, developing, and maintaining high-quality machine control systems.

This role offers the opportunity to work on exciting projects, leverage cutting-edge technologies, and contribute to the growth and success of the company.

Key Tasks

  • Implement systems for the effective control and monitoring of Advanced Technology Automation products.

  • Understanding of configuration management and experience with Windchill or eB software will be advantageous
  • Implement and enhance control system standards for machine interoperability and external client connectivity.

  • Ensure interfacing to client control systems is implemented effectively.

    Service authority to meet clients commissioning milestones and service level agreement requirements.

  • Develop and review code.

  • Perform sub-system level tests and record the results.

  • Design, development and commissioning of Human Machine Interfaces and Supervisory Control & Data Acquisition Interfaces for Advanced Technology Automation products including the setting of standards.

  • Investigate and propose ideal instrumentation solutions for the specific environment to be used in.

    Advisory role to the Electrical, Control & Instrumentation Discipline and the Research & Development function into instrumentation selection.

  • Develop electrical systems as needed for Advanced Technology Automation products.

  • Technical design documentation, report writing, deliver presentations and hold design reviews.

  • Formulation of product data packs.

  • Strict adherence to all internal HSE policies and procedures as well as all legal regulations / requirements.

Qualifications

Formal qualifications :

  • Minimum qualification is a Bachelor’s Degree in Electronic Engineering or equivalent.

  • Specializing in control and instrumentation

Role Specific Knowledge

  • 0-5 years’ experience in design, development, commissioning and interfacing of control andinstrumentation systems.

  • Familiarity with peer review and presentation of technical work.

  • Experience with control system interfacing standards and best practices.

  • Experience with instrumentation selection and configuration.

Knowledge and Skills required for the role

  • Executing actions under the direction of a senior engineer.

  • Solving Problems, either from existing knowledge or by reading up and generating new knowledge
  • Ability to get to grips with a new body of knowledge such that can make contributions in new areas
  • Follow a structured process : Design tests, perform tests, analyse results, place results in context, propose next steps.

  • System level understanding.

  • Responsible for the C&I development of specific components or subsystems.

  • Focusses on executing tasks and projects assigned by more senior engineers.

  • Simulating, Designing, prototyping, testing, data pack completion.

  • Responsible for the technical performance of a subsystem of a product.

  • The primary focus is on individual technical contributions.

  • Requirement to become an expert in the use of existing and new technology (e.g. fieldbus standards, sensors, instruments).

  • Requirement to apply new domain-specific methods, e.g. machine learning, data science, image processing, signal processing.

  • Knowledge of C&I bus systems (e.g. ASI, IO Link, Profibus, Profinet, OPC UA)
  • Ability to learn about and apply new domain-specific methods, e.g. cloud computing, Internet of things, remote diagnostics, artificial intelligence.

  • Knowledge of control system concepts, practices and procedures.

  • Control systems programming and networking knowledge.

  • Good software debugging and troubleshooting skills.

  • Familiarity with Agile and Waterfall project development methodologies.

  • Knowledge of instrumentation operation and their selection for differing operational environments.

  • Knowledge of the applicable safety regulations to be applied to the design of safety systems.

Management

  • Making and carrying out project plans for own work.

  • Manage own time and delivery to meet project requirements.

  • Supervision or oversight of work is required.

Financial

  • Interacting with established suppliers for standard items
  • Interacting with new suppliers to assess the applicability of new items or components
  • Project budget control for small projects

Closing Date

  • 10 October, 2025

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