Electrical / Instrumentation Technician III

DeKalb County Government; Decatur (GA); On-site; USD 36,000 - 58,000; Full time

Job summary

DeKalb County Government in Decatur, GA is seeking a lead technician to install, program, maintain, calibrate, and repair electronic instruments, SCADA and energy management systems in water and wastewater facilities.

This safety-sensitive role requires leadership of maintenance teams, design and integration of new controls, and hands-on troubleshooting of instrumentation including PLCs, telemetry, and process measurement devices.

Qualifications

• Associate degree or equivalent with relevant control equipment experience.
• Demonstrated ability to troubleshoot analog and digital industrial controls.
• Experience with SCADA, telemetry, PLCs and related instrumentation.

Responsibilities

• Lead maintenance projects and guide junior technicians.
• Test processes and recommend SCADA system improvements.
• Design and integrate new controls and testing equipment.
• Program, install, repair, and expand telemetry systems.
• Calibrate and troubleshoot sensors (pH, conductivity, temp, etc.).
• Install and maintain variable frequency drives and pumps.
• Repair and analyze control loops and instrumentation.
• Research and assist with new control system designs.

Skills

Electronics maintenance

SCADA systems

Industrial control systems

Telemetry systems

Programmable logic controllers

Education

Associate degree in Electronics

Five years in maintenance/repair of industrial control equipment

Seven years vocational training/experience

Tools

SCADA software

Telemetry hardware

PLC hardware

Job description

Job Description

Salary Range: $26.06 - $41.96/Hour Salary Grade: 18 FLSA: Nonexempt

Purpose Of Classification

The purpose of this classification is to perform highly skilled work as a lead technician in the installation, programming, maintenance, calibration, and repair of all electronic instruments, automatic process control and protective relaying equipment, and energy management systems in Water, Wastewater Treatment Plant and/or Distribution System/Collection System Remote facilities.

This classification is safety sensitive, subject to random drug testing in accordance with the County's Drug & Alcohol Policy.

Essential Functions

• Provides guidance, training and technical assistance to less experienced technicians, maintenance personnel, and contractors; provides leadership on maintenance projects requiring multiple technicians to complete.
• Conducts tests on various processes and controls using specialized test equipment and recommends improvements and modifications to the Supervisory Control Data Acquisition (SCADA) system and related components.
• Designs, builds, and implements new controls, interfaces, and testing equipment and integrates them into existing controls.
• Programs, installs, repairs, and expands telemetry system; and integrates system with other hardware and software systems.
• Calibrates, tunes, troubleshoots, repairs, installs, and integrates various flow and measuring equipment and microprocessor based 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 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; and 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.

Minimum Qualifications

• Associate degree in Electronics or related field; five years of experience in the maintenance and repair of analog and digital industrial control equipment, industrial electronics and test equipment; vocational training and seven years of experience; 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.