Instrumentation & Controls Technician — Clean Energy Plant Ops

FuelCell Energy; Torrington (CT); On-site; USD 53,726 - 57,859; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical benefits

Dental benefits

Vision benefits

401(k) plan

Life/Disability insurance

Employee stock purchase plan

Paid leave

Job summary

FuelCell Energy is seeking an Instrumentation & Controls Technician in Torrington, CT. You will perform inspections, maintenance, troubleshooting, testing, installation and repairs of plant equipment and systems including PLCs, electrical systems, and networking.

The role requires an AS degree or equivalent and at least 4 years of related experience; 12‑hour rotating weekend and night shifts are involved, with on‑call responsibilities and occasional travel between Torrington and Danbury.

Qualifications

• Education: AS degree or equivalent combination of technical training and experience.
• Experience: Minimum of 4 years power plant operations/maintenance or equivalent industry experience troubleshooting instrument, electrical, mechanical issues required. Some experience in rigging, mobile equipment, and insulation is a plus.

Responsibilities

• Write new PLC logic changes as directed by the Manufacturing Engineering staff.
• Use troubleshooting skills to diagnose system, PLC, and equipment problems.
• Perform preventative and corrective maintenance on plant equipment and systems.
• Perform installation/replacement of plant equipment and systems.
• Assist in electrical troubleshooting of AC and DC electrical systems.
• Assist in the execution of the preventative maintenance program.
• Assist in maintaining and controlling the plant inventory system.
• Maintain and troubleshoot plant and workstation network communications.
• Install and maintain system terminal software.
• Maintain and troubleshoot plant control system, gas quality monitoring system and associated balance of plant instrumentation and control equipment.
• Install revisions or modifications to plant systems, update controls drawings and schematics.
• Communicate and interact with inter-departmental personnel, vendors, and customers as necessary to accomplish tasks.
• Follow all approved plant operating, maintenance and health and safety procedures.
• Participate in hazard assessments.
• Perform other duties as assigned.
• This position will be required to provide after‑hour support to emergency work, etc.

Skills

Troubleshooting

Maintenance

Teamwork

Education

AS degree or equivalent

Tools

PLCs

Ethernet networking

Control software

Job description

FuelCell Energy is seeking an Instrumentation & Controls Technician in Torrington, CT. You will perform inspections, maintenance, troubleshooting, testing, installation and repairs of plant equipment and systems including PLCs, electrical systems, and networking.

The role requires an AS degree or equivalent and at least 4 years of related experience; 12‑hour rotating weekend and night shifts are involved, with on‑call responsibilities and occasional travel between Torrington and Danbury.