I&E Technician - Austin Industrial (Houston & Spring, TX)

Austin Industries • Spring, TX • 6h ago

Description

Austin Industrial delivers premier maintenance, construction, and soft craft services to leading industrial companies across the U.S. An industry leader for more than 60 years, we offer single-source solutions to our customers in the oil, gas, chemical, food, agriculture, power, and manufacturing industries. Our team of 4,000 employee-owners, equipped with innovative technology and optimized procedures, helps owners optimize safety, productivity, profit margins, and cost efficiency.

I&E Technician

Must be able to install, test, calibrate, troubleshoot, overhaul, and repair electrical, control, indicating, and measuring instrument devices to ensure specified operating performance. This includes using hand tools, testing and calibrating instruments, and precision measuring equipment. The technician should be able to read and interpret manuals, wiring/instrumentation schematics, and test specifications. Responsibilities also include troubleshooting electric motors, installing circuit wiring, updating instrumentation and control documentation, and performing routine preventative maintenance to avoid malfunctions. Knowledge of electrical schematics and PLCs is required. Other duties may be assigned.

Specific Duties and Responsibilities:

Layout, fabricate, and install tubing and tub trays

Apply mathematical principles to instrumentation (e.g., ratios, powers of 10, conversions, pressure calculations)

Read blueprints, schematics, and loop drawings; prepare job reports

Assemble/disassemble electronic process controls, pneumatic and hydraulic systems

Calibrate equipment using standard procedures; locate and apply relevant documentation

Understand and control pH and redox levels in liquids

Work with Ohm's Law, Kirchhoff's Law, diodes, capacitors, and other components

Understand steam behavior and saturation properties

Apply chemistry and physics principles relevant to instrumentation (e.g., density, melting/boiling points)

Troubleshoot electrical, pneumatic, and hydraulic systems using proper test equipment

Understand instrumentation loops and their component functions

Familiarity with chemical plant equipment (e.g., distillation columns, heat exchangers, boilers, turbines, compressors)

Measure pressure, level, flow, temperature, weight, density, heat flux, humidity, and moisture

Maintain current electrician's license or ID card per state regulations

Other duties as assigned

Key Responsibilities

Installation and Maintenance : Install, maintain, and repair electronic and pneumatic instruments and control systems used in laboratory environment

Calibration : Calibrate instruments to ensure accuracy and reliability in data gathering and process control.

Troubleshooting : Diagnose and repair issues with instrumentation and control systems to minimize downtime and maintain operational efficiency.

Documentation : Prepare and update instrumentation and control documentation, including service reports and maintenance procedures.

Collaboration : Work closely with engineering personnel to modify systems for improved safety, quality, and efficiency.

Preventative Maintenance : Perform routine preventative maintenance tasks to avoid potential issues or malfunctions in instruments and systems.

Required Skills and Qualifications

Educational Background : A diploma, degree or certification in engineering, instrumentation technology, or a related field is preferred.

Technical Knowledge : Strong understanding of electrical and electronic principles, process control, and field instrumentation.

Experience : Proven work experience as an Instrument Technician or in a similar role is highly desirable.

Physical Demands: The role requires regular sitting, handling objects, reaching, standing, walking, climbing, balancing, stooping, kneeling, crouching, crawling, talking, hearing, and occasionally tasting or smelling. Must be able to lift/move up to 25 lbs. regularly and up to 50 lbs. frequently. Vision requirements include close, distance, peripheral, depth perception, and focus adjustment.

Qualifications:

Education : No minimum requirement

Certifications/Licenses : NCCER and a valid Driver's License

Experience : Minimum 5 years at Journeyman level

Austin Industrial is an Equal Opportunity Employer.

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No Third-Party Inquiries Please

This Company does not accept and will not consider unsolicited resumes or any other unsolicited candidate information submitted to the Company or any of its employee-owners by staffing agencies, search firms, or third-party recruiters in response to a posted vacancy. The Company will not pay any placement fee(s) without a written agreement to do so ( i.e. , payment must be required pursuant to the terms of a written agreement).

Any unsolicited resumes or candidate information submitted to this Company or any of its employee-owners becomes the property of the Company.

Accessibility Note

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Qualifications

Licenses & Certifications

Required

Valid Driver's License

NCCER-Ind Elec & Ins Cert

Experience

Required

5 years: Minimum 5 years at Journeyman level

Equal Opportunity Employer

This employer is required to notify all applicants of their rights pursuant to federal employment laws.

For further information, please review the Know Your Rights (https://www.eeoc.gov/poster) notice from the Department of Labor.

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