Field Instrumentation & Controls Technician

Prime-Controls; Denver (CO); On-site; USD 104,000 - 117,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health, Dental, Vision

FSA

Generous PTO

ESOP

401k matching

More benefits

Job summary

Prime Controls, L.P. is seeking an experienced instrumentation/controls technician to troubleshoot, calibrate, install, and commission automation systems at customer sites across the United States.

You will diagnose functionality, calibrate to schematics, and work with engineers on PLC systems. With 4+ years of hands-on experience, you will handle diagnostics, Ethernet networking, and reading electrical drawings.

Qualifications

• 4+ years of hands-on experience as an instrumentation or controls technician.
• Solid understanding of AC and DC drives and speed feedback devices.
• Working knowledge of temperature control components and PID/control loop theory.
• Proficiency with PLC and HMI systems, including program navigation, controlled manipulation, and communications drivers.
• Strong grasp of Ethernet communications and industrial network connections.
• Ability to diagnose defective components, motors, drives, and electronic devices using diagnostic equipment.
• Comfortable reading schematics, wiring diagrams, and technical drawings.

Responsibilities

• Troubleshoot, calibrate, install, and commission instrumentation and automation systems at customer sites.
• Diagnose instrumentation functionality and I/O operation; repair using a variety of meters and calibration tools.
• Set up new instrumentation and calibrate to specifications using schematics and drawings.
• Perform preventive and corrective maintenance on test apparatus and peripheral equipment.
• Work alongside engineers to test and commission PLC systems, including program logic validation and start-up troubleshooting.
• Program PLCs and HMIs; identify parts and components for system integration projects.
• Develop and assemble project documentation and user manuals.

Skills

Instrumentation

Controls systems

PLC/HMI

Ethernet networks

Diagnostics

Schematic reading

Electrical troubleshooting

Tools

PLC

HMI

Calibration tools

Job description

Prime Controls, L.P. is seeking an experienced instrumentation/controls technician to troubleshoot, calibrate, install, and commission automation systems at customer sites across the United States.

You will diagnose functionality, calibrate to schematics, and work with engineers on PLC systems. With 4+ years of hands-on experience, you will handle diagnostics, Ethernet networking, and reading electrical drawings.