Instrumentation and Control Technician

About the role

Instrumentation and Control Technician positions install, adjust, modify and maintain various water and wastewater treatment process instruments and devices. They also write, modify and execute complex relay ladder logic or function block instruction sequences in the form of computer programs to monitor and control water or wastewater treatment processes. These technicians operate computer terminals, portable programming units or other complex electronic equipment to analyze and troubleshoot instrumentation and control systems. They perform mathematical computations to calibrate instruments and determine values of inputs and outputs in computer programs. They maintain records of work performed and perform other duties as assigned.

Responsibilities

• Install, adjust, modify and maintain digital and analog circuitry, microprocessor-controlled devices, programmable logic controllers, variable frequency devices, electric valve actuators, process control equipment, telemetry devices, sensors, and controllers.
• Write, modify and execute complex relay ladder logic or function block instruction sequences in the form of computer programs to monitor and control water or wastewater treatment processes.
• Operate computer terminals, portable programming units or other complex electronic equipment to analyze and troubleshoot instrumentation and control systems.
• Perform mathematical computations to calibrate instruments and determine values of inputs and outputs in computer programs.
• Maintain records of work performed.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

Requirements

• One year of full-time experience performing all phases of journey-level electronics technician work, which MUST include diagnosing, repairing, and programming logic controllers at a water or wastewater treatment plant or industrial production plant.
• Successfully complete a state-accredited four-year Electrical, Electronics, Communications, or Industrial Automation and Instrumentation Apprenticeship Program.
• Four years of full-time experience assembling, installing, maintaining, and calibrating microprocessor-based control equipment, electronic instrumentation and control equipment (e.g., distributive control systems or programmable logic controllers), security systems, video cameras, access control systems, or telemetry equipment, which MUST include two years of full-time troubleshooting and repair experience of electronic control systems and electrical equipment used in industrial process automation.

Qualifications

• A valid California Class C Driver's License is required at the time of hire.
• Knowledge of Supervisory Control and Data Acquisition (SCADA) and/or Distributed Control System (DCS) environments.
• Knowledge of water and wastewater treatment facilities and conveyance systems.
• Experience in programming and troubleshooting Programmable Logic Controllers (PLC).
• Experience in maintaining distributed control systems.
• International Society of Automation (ISA) Certified Control Systems Technician (CCST) Level 2 Certification.
• California Water Environment Association (CWEA) Electrical and Instrumentation Technologist Grade 2 Certification.

Benefits

Employees in job classifications represented by AFSME Local 127 are scheduled to receive the following general wage increases: 3.5% effective 7/1/27, 2% effective 7/1/28, and 2% effective 1/1/29. Eligible benefited employees originally hired on or after July 10, 2021, will be automatically enrolled in the San Diego City Employees Retirement System (SDCERS).

Pay

Instrumentation and Control Technician employees may be required to work overtime, including nights, weekends, and holidays. They may also be required to work on a standby basis, for which they may receive 5% additional pay. Additionally, they may be required to work in sewerage or chemical environments, at high levels, in tanks or channels, and in confined spaces.

Schedule

Instrumentation and Control Technician employees may be required to work on a standby basis, for which they may receive 5% additional pay. Additionally, they may be required to work in sewerage or chemical environments, at high levels, in tanks or channels, and in confined spaces.