Instrumentation and Flow Technician III

NECI is the leading automation solutions provider transforming manufacturing, lab operations, process development, and process control across a range of process industries in the Northeast. NECI relentlessly seeks to drive outcomes that “change the game” for its clients and is seeking team members to join its mission.

Benefits

• Highly competitive medical, dental, and vision insurance
• Flexible Spending or Health Savings Accounts
• Unlimited vacation time
• 10 paid holidays
• 12 paid weeks birthing parent leave
• Pet insurance
• Retirement savings: 401(k) and Employee Stock Ownership Plan
• Employee referral bonus
• Professional development reimbursement
• Company‑paid short‑term disability, long‑term disability, and life insurance

Position Summary

NECI’s Asset Reliability business delivers industry‑leading instrumentation, calibration, and flow measurement services to industrial sites across New England and New York. As an Instrumentation and Flow Specialist on the Asset Reliability team, you will be a hands‑on technical leader in field instrumentation and flow calibration, executing site services with precision, accuracy, and efficiency while maintaining exceptional attention to detail, disciplined reporting, and an uncompromising commitment to quality.

Principal Duties and Responsibilities

• Execute field service work independently or as part of a team, as required
• Perform advanced maintenance, troubleshooting, and repair of field instrumentation
• Calibrate, configure, and troubleshoot flow instrumentation, including Coriolis, magnetic, vortex, and ultrasonic flow meters
• Conduct in‑line and bench verification of flow measurement devices and document results to applicable standards
• Collect, compile, analyze, and accurately record data gathered during calibration
• Identify out‑of‑tolerance conditions and perform corrective action through adjustment, component replacement, correction factors, and related methods
• Produce detailed, accurate site reports, calibration reports, and certificates
• Collaborate effectively with technicians, schedulers, account managers, and customers
• Lead service technicians during customer engagements
• Support proposal development
• Mentor and train technicians in calibration and flow measurement concepts and procedures
• Manage and maintain test equipment to ensure ongoing measurement accuracy
• Provide uncompromising quality to all work processes and exercise authority to stop work if quality is compromised
• Perform other duties as assigned; responsibilities may change with or without notice
• Physical demands: lift up to 50 lb without assistance
• Travel: approximately 90 % within the New England area

Minimum Qualifications

• High school diploma or equivalent
• Minimum 10 years of instrumentation and calibration experience
• Hands‑on experience calibrating, configuring, and troubleshooting flow instrumentation across Coriolis, magnetic, vortex, and ultrasonic technologies
• Working knowledge of flow measurement principles, installation effects, and applicable calibration standards
• Experience entering information into a calibration management system
• Knowledge of or experience with ISO 17025
• Ability to perform advanced math and algebra functions
• Excellent written and oral communication skills
• Self‑starter, honest, responsible, detail‑oriented, and self‑sufficient
• Basic computer skills; proficient in MS Word and Excel
• Strong interpersonal and customer‑service skills
• Professional demeanor and appearance

Preferred Qualifications

• ISA Certification (Level 1 & 2)
• Military experience or certification in electronics
• Manufacturer training or certification on flow products (e.g., Micro Motion, Rosemount, Endress+Hauser, KROHNE)

Competencies

• Testing, troubleshooting, and repairing pressure, temperature, analytical, liquid flow, mass flow, level, multivariable, humidity, weight, and speed instruments
• Using pressure calibrators (e.g., BEAMEX multi‑calibrator, Fluke 721), multimeters, resistance simulators, conductivity solutions, pH buffers, tachometers, and temperature standards (e.g., Fluke 1523)
• Experience in pharma, power, or utilities environments (preferred)
• Viewing, programming, and adjusting instruments via HART, Foundation Fieldbus, and ProLink communication
• Working with 4‑20 mA current loops and various BUS communication protocols
• Following standard operating procedures (SOPs) for tasks
• Troubleshooting, programming, and adjusting instruments using instrument manuals
• Understanding P&ID’s and electrical drawings

Flow Calibration Services

• Calibration, configuration, and troubleshooting of Coriolis mass flow meters (zero verification, density calibration, meter health diagnostics)
• Calibration, configuration, and troubleshooting of magnetic flow meters (empty‑pipe detection, electrode diagnostics, grounding verification)
• Calibration, configuration, and troubleshooting of vortex flow meters (low‑flow cutoff, K‑factor verification, Reynolds‑number considerations)
• Calibration, configuration, and troubleshooting of ultrasonic flow meters (clamp‑on and in‑line; transducer setup, path configuration, signal‑strength verification)
• In‑situ and bench verification of flow instrumentation against reference standards, with documentation aligned to ISO 17025 expectations
• Configuration and diagnosis of flow transmitters via ProLink/HART communications, including application of correction factors based on process conditions

Compensation

This position offers a base salary range of $75,000 to $85,000, based on experience and qualifications, and is eligible for a variable compensation plan. Final compensation will be determined based on relevant experience, skills, qualifications, internal equity, and business needs. Candidates must be currently authorized to work in the United States.