BlueWave is hiring a Distributed Control Systems Technician for an advanced manufacturing client in Texas. As a Distributed Control Systems Technician, you will build and wire control panels, terminate field instrumentation, and troubleshoot industrial controls systems. This hands-on role requires comfort working inside electrical panels and supporting equipment installations in indoor and outdoor environments.
Responsibilities
- Build and wire PLC and control panels from engineering prints.
- Terminate transducers, resistance temperature detectors, solenoids, and other instrumentation.
- Wire motor starters, variable-frequency drives, PLCs, and control devices.
- Perform industrial electrical and equipment terminations.
- Read and interpret electrical schematics, wiring diagrams, and panel drawings.
- Label, route, and organize panel wiring.
- Diagnose and resolve wiring, instrumentation, and controls issues.
- Support panel fabrication and field equipment installation.
- Use electrical testing tools to verify signals, continuity, and proper operation.
- Perform repairs and modifications to control systems as needed.
Requirements
- At least three years of industrial controls or distributed control systems experience.
- Experience building control panels and wiring PLC systems.
- Hands-on instrumentation termination experience.
- Experience with transducers, resistance temperature detectors, solenoids, variable-frequency drives, and motor starters.
- Ability to read electrical schematics and build systems from prints.
- Understanding of 420 mA and other common industrial control signals.
- Industrial electrical termination experience.
- Ability to troubleshoot controls wiring and instrumentation.
- Ability to work effectively in both indoor and outdoor environments.
- Comfort using standard hand tools, drills, electrical testing equipment, and labeling tools.
Employment Type: Contract-to-Hire, onsite in Texas; six 12-hour shifts per week.
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