Instrumentation & Controls (I/C) Technician

Airswift; Sabine Pass (TX); On-site; USD 80,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

Airswift is seeking an Instrumentation and Controls Technician to support calibration, troubleshooting, testing and repair of field instrumentation and control systems in a challenging LNG facility at Sabine Pass, TX.

The role involves DCS/PLC interfaces, safety instrumented systems, and exposure to commissioning, shutdowns, turnarounds, and reliability activities across process instrumentation and valves.

Qualifications

• Associate degree or technical diploma or apprenticeship in instrumentation and control or related field.
• Typically 3–7 years of relevant industrial instrumentation and controls experience.
• Hands-on calibration, maintenance, and troubleshooting of process instruments and smart transmitters.
• Practical experience with pneumatic/ electro-pneumatic valves and ESD devices.
• Experience with safety-related instrumentation and SIS in LNG/natural gas environments.

Responsibilities

• Calibrate, troubleshoot, test, and repair instrumentation and control systems across an industrial facility.
• Maintain and test safety instrumented systems (SIS), ESD devices, and related interlocks.
• Interpret P&IDs, loop drawings, wiring diagrams, and cause‑and‑effect charts.
• Support commissioning, turnarounds, and reliability activities in a complex LNG facility.

Skills

DCS/PLC interfaces

Instrumentation calibration

Troubleshooting

Process safety

HART communications

CMMS & maintenance records

Education

Associate/Technical diploma / Apprenticeship

Tools

Emerson DeltaV

Honeywell Experion

ABB control systems

Siemens PLCs

Job description

Schedule: 40 hours/week on a 4/10 schedule, with working hours of 5am-3pm or 6am-4pm

Location: Sabine Pass, TX

This opportunity supports instrumentation and controls maintenance within a complex LNG facility environment, with responsibility for calibration, troubleshooting, testing, and repair of critical field instrumentation and control systems. The role works across process instrumentation, control valves, DCS and PLC interfaces, and safety instrumented systems to help maintain safe and reliable plant operations. This position also offers exposure to commissioning, shutdown, turnaround, and reliability activities in a technically demanding industrial setting.

Required Education:

• Associate degree, technical diploma, apprenticeship, or equivalent qualification in Instrumentation and Control, Industrial Electronics, Electrical/Instrumentation Technology, or a related discipline

Required Experience:

• Typically 3–7 years of relevant industrial instrumentation and controls experience
• Hands‑on experience calibrating, maintaining, and troubleshooting pressure, temperature, flow, and level instruments, including smart transmitters, switches, and associated field devices
• Practical experience with pneumatic and electro‑pneumatic control valves, valve positioners, actuators, solenoid valves, ESD valves, and valve stroke or functional testing
• Experience maintaining or testing safety‑related instrumentation, emergency shutdown devices, fire and gas detectors, interlocks, and safety instrumented functions in accordance with approved procedures
• Experience in an LNG facility, natural gas processing plant, refinery, petrochemical facility, or other complex industrial process environment

Required Skills:

• Strong working knowledge of DCS and PLC interfaces, analog and digital I/O, 4–20 mA signals, HART communications, loop checks, and field instrumentation integration
• Ability to install, inspect, calibrate, maintain, troubleshoot, test, and repair instrumentation and control systems across an industrial process facility
• Experience using digital pressure calibrators, temperature calibrators, multifunction calibrators, HART communicators, and related test equipment
• Ability to troubleshoot control loops, instrument signal failures, communication issues, bad process values, and I/O channel faults
• Knowledge of SIS, ESD, fire and gas detection systems, proof testing, and functional testing of safety instrumented functions
• Ability to interpret P&IDs, loop drawings, wiring diagrams, hook‑up drawings, cable schedules, logic diagrams, and cause‑and‑effect charts
• Strong troubleshooting, analytical, problem‑solving, communication, and teamwork skills
• Working knowledge of CMMS documentation, preventive maintenance programs, calibration management, and maintenance records
• Strong understanding of process safety, permit‑to‑work requirements, lockout/tagout, hazardous‑area work practices, and safe work execution

Preferred Qualifications:

• Experience with Emerson DeltaV, Honeywell Experion, ABB control systems, Siemens PLCs, and applicable remote I/O platforms
• Previous experience in LNG, natural gas processing, pipelines, refining, petrochemicals, or a similar industrial process environment
• Manufacturer training, instrumentation certifications, control valve training, or SIS‑related training
• Experience supporting plant commissioning, startup, shutdowns, turnarounds, and major maintenance activities
• Experience working with instrumentation manufacturers such as Rosemount, Yokogawa, Endress+Hauser, ABB, Siemens, Fisher, and Emerson
• Knowledge of communication protocols including Modbus, Foundation Fieldbus, Profibus, and Ethernet‑based industrial networks, as applicable to the facility

About Airswift:

Airswift is an international workforce solutions provider within the energy, process and infrastructure industries. Airswift serves as a strategic partner to clients, offering a turnkey workforce solution to capture and deliver the top talent needed to complete successful projects by aligning with unique project needs. With over 1000 employees and 9,000 contractors operating in over 60 countries, Airswift's geographical reach and pool of talent available is unmatched in the industry.