Electrical / Instrumentation Technician I

DeKalb County Government; Decatur (GA); On-site; USD 31,000 - 50,000; Full time

Job summary

DeKalb County Government is seeking an Electronic Instrumentation Technician to install, maintain, calibrate, and repair telemetry and control equipment at water and wastewater facilities. The role involves SCADA systems, PLCs, and instrumentation across remote sites.

The ideal candidate has an Associate’s Degree in Electronics and at least one year of hands-on experience with industrial control equipment, with a valid Georgia driver’s license.

Qualifications

• Associate’s Degree in Electronics required.
• One year of experience in maintenance and repair of analog and digital industrial control equipment.
• Equivalent education/experience combinations may be considered.
• Must possess and maintain a valid Georgia driver’s license.

Responsibilities

• Programs, installs, repairs, and expands telemetry system and integrates system with other hardware and software systems.
• Calibrates, troubleshoots, repairs, installs, and integrates flow and measuring equipment and instrumentation systems (pH, conductivity, temperature, turbidity, chlorine, dissolved oxygen, flow, level, water/air pressure).
• Performs electronic equipment setup, programming, calibrating, and troubleshooting of components such as VFDs, control valves, pump controls, alarm systems, and level monitoring systems.
• Installs, maintains, and analyzes malfunctions of computerized control devices, controls and instrument loops, SCADA components; makes repairs.
• Performs programming changes and upgrades, calibration, and logic troubleshooting of PLCs.
• Researches and assists with the design of new control systems; automates old systems.

Education

Associate’s Degree in Electronics

Tools

SCADA systems

Programmable Logic Controllers (PLC)

Telemetry systems

Job description

Job Description

Salary Range: $22.33 - $35.95/Hour Salary Grade: 14 FLSA: Nonexempt

Purpose Of Classification

Purpose of this classification is to perform skilled work in the installation, maintenance, calibration, and repair of all electronic instruments and automatic process control equipment in Water, Wastewater Treatment Plant and/or Distribution System/Collection System Remote facilities.

Job Description

Salary Range: $22.33 - $35.95/Hour Salary Grade: 14 FLSA: Nonexempt

Purpose Of Classification

Purpose of this classification is to perform skilled work in the installation, maintenance, calibration, and repair of all electronic instruments and automatic process control equipment in Water, Wastewater Treatment Plant and/or Distribution System/Collection System Remote facilities.

Essential Functions

• Programs, installs, repairs, and expands telemetry system and integrates system with other hardware and software systems.
• Calibrates, troubleshoots, repairs, installs, and integrates various flow and measuring equipment and instrumentation system components which monitor parameters such as pH, conductivity, temperature, turbidity, chlorine, dissolved oxygen, flow rate, level, and water/air pressure.
• Performs electronic equipment setup, programming, calibrating, and troubleshooting of components such as variable frequency drives, control valves, pump controls, alarm systems, and level monitoring systems.
• Installs, maintains, and analyzes malfunctions of computerized control devices, controls and instrument loops, instruments for activated sludge systems, water treatment and the Supervisory Control and Data Acquisition (SCADA) system and makes needed repairs.
• Performs programming changes and upgrades, calibration, and logic troubleshooting of programmable logic controllers.
• Researches and assists with the design of new control systems; automates old systems.
• Performs manual labor tasks associated with maintenance and repair of the systems; installs equipment and components, pulls wires, removes and replaces parts, prepares the work site; and cleans up after work is completed.
• Operates a variety of machinery, equipment, and tools associated with department projects, which includes calibration test equipment, common hand tools, volt and amp meters.

Minimum Qualifications

Associate’s Degree in Electronics; one year of experience in the maintenance and repair of analog and digital industrial control equipment, industrial electronics and test equipment; or any equivalent combination of education, training, and experience which provides the requisite knowledge, skills, and abilities for this job.

Specific License or Certification Required:

Must possess and maintain a valid Georgia driver’s license.

About Us

At DeKalb County Government, we enable career success by providing opportunities to thrive! Our culture is rooted in principles of collaboration, teamwork, and achievements. We foster a diversified and inclusive workforce, embracing a shared set of core values based on character, competitive spirit, relationships, and giving back to the communities where we live and work. This foundation is how we help turn jobs into careers.