Industrial Instrumentation Tech II: SCADA, PLCs & Controls

DeKalb County; Decatur (GA); On-site; USD 33,000 - 54,000; Full time

Job summary

DeKalb County is seeking a skilled technician to install, maintain, calibrate, and repair electronic instruments and energy management systems across water facilities and remote sites. You will support SCADA enhancements, PLC programming, and integration of telemetry with existing hardware and software, ensuring reliable process control.

The role requires an Associate degree in Electronics and at least three years of hands-on experience with analog/digital control equipment, plus a valid Georgia

Qualifications

• Associate's degree in Electronics; three years of experience in maintenance and repair of analog and digital industrial control equipment, industrial electronics and test equipment.

Responsibilities

• Provides guidance, training and technical assistance to technicians, maintenance personnel, and contractors.
• Conducts tests on processes and controls using specialized test equipment; recommends improvements to the SCADA system.
• Designs, builds, and implements new controls, interfaces, and testing equipment; integrates them into existing controls.
• Programs, installs, repairs, and expands telemetry systems; integrates systems with other hardware and software.
• Calibrates, tunes, troubleshoots, and repairs flow and measuring equipment and instrumentation systems.
• Performs programming changes and upgrades for programmable logic controllers; supports design of new control systems.

Skills

Guidance & training

SCADA testing

Controls design

Telemetry systems

Instrumentation calibration

Electrical troubleshooting

Education

Associate's degree in Electronics

Tools

SCADA systems

Telemetry hardware

Programmable Logic Controllers

Test equipment

Job description

DeKalb County is seeking a skilled technician to install, maintain, calibrate, and repair electronic instruments and energy management systems across water facilities and remote sites. You will support SCADA enhancements, PLC programming, and integration of telemetry with existing hardware and software, ensuring reliable process control.

The role requires an Associate degree in Electronics and at least three years of hands-on experience with analog/digital control equipment, plus a valid Georgia