Control and instrumentation engineer : Employers and vacancy sources

Control and instrumentation engineers (CI engineers) are needed in a range of engineering sectors including rail, construction, telecommunications and automotive. The most widely recognised recruiters of CI engineers, however, are the following types of organisations:

• oil and gas/power generation/energy;
• pharmaceutical;
• utilities;
• manufacturing;
• fast moving consumer goods (FMCG);
• chemical engineering.

Other sectors include aerospace, marine, materials and defence engineering. CI engineers may also be employed by companies who produce control and instrumentation equipment.

For further details, see the Institute of Measurement and Control , the Engineering Council  and the Institution of Engineering and Technology (IET) .

Sources of vacancies

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• Gradcracker  
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• Individual company websites.

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