Bioscience Instrumentation Technician – Onsite Palo Alto

International Flavors & Fragrances Inc.; Palo Alto (CA); On-site; USD 66,000 - 94,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Overtime eligibility

On-site role

Shift flexibility

Job summary

International Flavors & Fragrances Inc. seeks an Instrumentation Technician (Maintenance) to sustain and optimize advanced process systems in a bioscience environment.

This on-site role in Palo Alto requires hands-on calibration, troubleshooting, and documentation in a fast-paced lab setting. You will work with PLC platforms, HMI/SCADA tools, and P&ID schematics, ensuring reliability and safety across fermentation and related pilot-scale operations.

Qualifications

• 1–3 years of experience in process instrumentation troubleshooting, repair, and calibration.
• Associate degree (AA/AS) in Electrical, Electronic, or Instrumentation Technologies, or equivalent training.
• Practical experience with process equipment and basic mechanical systems.
• Ability to read and interpret technical diagrams and schematics.

Responsibilities

• Calibrate and maintain process equipment, including sensors, transducers and load cells.
• Troubleshoot control systems, electrical and electronic instrumentation.
• Support PLC-based systems and HMI/SCADA tooling.
• Interpret P&ID diagrams and electrical schematics.
• Maintain records and follow SOPs and BOMs.

Skills

Process instrumentation

Troubleshooting

PLC platforms

HMI/SCADA

Reading schematics

Documentation

Communication

Education

AA/AS in Electrical, Electronic, or Instrumentation Technologies

Tools

Rockwell

Siemens

GE/Emerson

DVM

Oscilloscope

Current loop analyzers

Job description

International Flavors & Fragrances Inc. seeks an Instrumentation Technician (Maintenance) to sustain and optimize advanced process systems in a bioscience environment.

This on-site role in Palo Alto requires hands-on calibration, troubleshooting, and documentation in a fast-paced lab setting. You will work with PLC platforms, HMI/SCADA tools, and P&ID schematics, ensuring reliability and safety across fermentation and related pilot-scale operations.