Facilities Instrumentation and Controls Engineer

Location: On-site in Penang, Malaysia

Company

hirify.global's Facilities Engineering team delivers engineering solutions supporting manufacturing and facilities infrastructure, with a focus on operational reliability, efficiency, and sustainability.

What you will do

• Design, develop, maintain, troubleshoot, and optimize industrial instrumentation systems for facilities operations, manufacturing, and laboratories.
• Calibrate and program analytical instrumentation, including pressure, temperature, humidity, and flow measurement systems.
• Develop and modify control systems involving Building Monitoring Systems, PLCs, control valves, and monitoring sensors.
• Conduct root cause failure analysis and implement corrective solutions to improve reliability and efficiency.
• Prepare engineering assessments, provide technical direction for construction designs, and support procurement activities.
• Manage projects within cost, schedule, health and safety, and quality constraints while collaborating with engineers, operations staff, and external contractors.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in Electrical, Electronics, Mechatronics Engineering, or a related field.
• 2–5 years of hands-on experience in instrumentation and controls.
• Experience with instrumentation measuring devices for pressure, temperature, humidity, and flow.
• Ability to interpret instrumentation installation drawings, PLC logic diagrams, and PLC/SCADA interface systems.
• Strong problem-solving, communication, reporting, and presentation skills.
• Ability to work on-site in Penang, Malaysia.

Nice to have

• Familiarity with GE Cimplicity, Rockwell Automation Logix PLC products, and SCADA systems.
• Knowledge of mechanical, electrical, and facilities process systems for troubleshooting and control integration.

Culture & Benefits

• Full-time experienced-hire position on Shift 1 in Malaysia.
• Cross-disciplinary collaboration with design engineering, operations, and external contractors.
• Work supporting hirify.global's manufacturing and facilities infrastructure.
• Hiring is conducted according to responsible business and ethical hiring practices; no recruitment or employment-related fees are charged.