BlueWave is hiring an Instrumentation and Controls Technician for an aerospace organization based in South Texas. As an Instrumentation and Controls Technician, you will install, operate, and maintain instrumentation and control systems supporting critical facility infrastructure, utilities, and fluid systems. You will troubleshoot equipment from field devices through PLC and SCADA systems while supporting commissioning, documentation, and ongoing operations.
Responsibilities
- Install, configure, operate, and maintain instrumentation, automation, control, and SCADA systems.
- Fabricate and install piping, valves, regulators, sensors, gauges, and related fluid-system components from technical drawings.
- Connect, calibrate, verify, and troubleshoot pressure transducers, thermocouples, and other field devices.
- Assemble and wire industrial control panels and related electrical equipment in accordance with applicable codes and standards.
- Configure and commission PLC, HMI, and SCADA applications in a high-reliability industrial environment.
- Update, redline, interpret, and troubleshoot electrical and pneumatic schematics.
- Perform high-pressure liquid and pneumatic testing and resolve urgent issues identified during activation or operation.
- Support system upgrades, commissioning, testing, handoff, and operator training.
- Read and interpret drawings, data sheets, bills of materials, and engineering sketches.
- Maintain current SCADA records and as-built documentation.
- Provide engineers with practical feedback regarding system operation and maintenance.
- Prepare concise work instructions from drawings and technical requirements.
- Support contractor scopes of work and coordinate field activities.
- Train junior technicians on instrumentation and controls work.
- Plan and complete weekly assignments while minimizing disruption to operating systems.
- Travel to other facilities as business needs require.
Requirements
Required Qualifications
- High school diploma or equivalency certificate.
- At least one year of hands-on experience installing, troubleshooting, and maintaining instrumentation, automation, or control systems.
- At least one year of experience using mechanical or electronic hand tools and working from schematics involving piping, valves, sensors, or control wiring.
- Ability to perform hands-on work outdoors, in tight spaces, and at heights under varying weather conditions.
- Ability to work extended hours and weekends as operational needs require.
- Ability to remain focused in hazardous environments while wearing appropriate personal protective equipment.
- Ability to lift up to 50 pounds without assistance.
- Ability to provide on-call support for emergencies at any time.
Preferred Qualifications
- Three or more years of experience with industrial instrumentation, automation, controls, or fluid systems.
- Experience maintaining and troubleshooting complex fluid and mechanical systems.
- Experience fabricating pneumatic or hydraulic systems.
- Experience with orbital or structural welding.
- Experience using calibrated measuring instruments.
- Experience operating overhead cranes, forklifts, manlifts, or similar equipment.
- Relevant instrumentation, controls, automation, or electronics certifications.
- Experience developing HMI applications and working with industrial PLC and control devices.
- Experience deploying and troubleshooting server- and client-based SCADA applications.
- Ability to interpret electrical one-line drawings, AC/DC schematics, and bills of materials.
- Experience implementing control logic, programming industrial controllers, and configuring basic networks.
- Experience troubleshooting industrial IT and operational technology networks.
- Familiarity with common industrial communication protocols.
- Experience using electrical schematic and CAD applications.
- Experience using programming, scripting, or database tools for automation tasks.
- Strong hands-on troubleshooting, creative problem-solving, communication, and organizational skills.
- Ability to work independently and collaboratively in dynamic, deadline-driven environments.
Employment Type
Contract-to-Hire in South Texas
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