Field Service Tech: Instrumentation & Controls (Water)

United Flow Technologies (UFT); Temecula (CA); On-site; USD 60,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Tesco Controls, an Uber Technologies? Actually a UFT company, seeks a Field Service Technician to lead on-site commissioning and startup for water and wastewater control system projects. You will work hands-on with PLCs, VFDs, instrumentation, and motor controls in dynamic field environments across the SoCal territory.

Most work is on client sites with occasional days at the Temecula office. A degree is preferred, and strong communication, safety, and reporting skills are essential to ensure

Qualifications

• Must have a valid driver's license and clean driving record.
• Ability to travel through the SoCal Territory, stay overnight, and participate in 24/7 on‑call rotation.
• College degree preferred or high school with relevant experience.
• Team-oriented with strong communication skills.
• Experience with instrumentation calibration documentation.
• Ability to read technical, maintenance, and safety documentation.
• Basic report writing and customer‑facing communication skills.
• Knowledge of AC/DC voltage and current measurement.
• Proficient with digital multimeters and basic power tools.

Responsibilities

• Configures parameters for VFDs and troubleshoots control systems using ladder schematics.
• Calibrates, traces, and corrects control loops; documents startup activities.
• Verifies gauges and instrumentation accuracy; documents failures.
• Lead start-up commissioning of pump/motor controls and check field wiring.
• Inspect/commission/calibrate instrumentation and analytical sensors.
• Troubleshoot electrical/control logic and instrumentation.
• Perform wiring modifications to panels per drawings.
• Site installations of electrical devices and motor controls.

Skills

Driver’s license

Travel readiness

Communication skills

Instrumentation calibration

Reading technical docs

Multimeter proficiency

Power tools

Education

College degree preferred

High school with relevant experience

Tools

Profibus

Digital multimeters

Power tools

Job description

Tesco Controls, an Uber Technologies? Actually a UFT company, seeks a Field Service Technician to lead on-site commissioning and startup for water and wastewater control system projects. You will work hands-on with PLCs, VFDs, instrumentation, and motor controls in dynamic field environments across the SoCal territory.

Most work is on client sites with occasional days at the Temecula office. A degree is preferred, and strong communication, safety, and reporting skills are essential to ensure