Instrumentation Technician I Needed - Orange County, CA

Posted on: 05-28-2026 08:10 AM PST

Job Description:

This listing closes on 6/17/2026 at 5:00 PM Pacific Time (US & Canada); Tijuana.

At the Orange County Sanitation District our Core Values form the framework of our organization and reinforce our professional work ethic. If the following values ring true with you, we'd love to invite you to explore our career opportunities further.

Integrity, Inclusion, Honesty, and Respect
We aspire to the highest degree of integrity, inclusion, honesty, and respect in our interaction with each other, our suppliers, our customers, and our community. We strive to demonstrate these values in our actions, commitments, and service.

Leadership, Teamwork, and Problem Solving
We lead by example, acknowledging the value of our resources and using them wisely to achieve our mission. We strive to reach OC San goals through cooperative efforts and collaboration with each other and our constituencies. We work to solve problems in a creative, cost-effective, and safe manner, and we acknowledge team and individual efforts.

Customer Service, Transparency, and Accountability
We are committed to acting in a timely, accurate, accessible, and transparent manner through excellent customer service. We are committed to act in the best interest of our internal and external stakeholders.

Resiliency, Innovation, and Learning
We continuously develop ourselves, enhancing our talents, skills, and abilities. We recognize that only through personal growth and development will we progress as an agency and as individuals.

Safety
We are committed to providing a safe work environment. We will demonstrate leadership, promote individual accountability, and participate actively in the advancement of our health and safety practices.

OC San is currently looking to fill the role of an Instrumentation Technician I.

Under general supervision, maintains, calibrates, and repairs process control instrumentation and related equipment; implements additions or modifications to control systems; troubleshoots and repairs electrical, electronic, microprocessor-based, and pneumatic and mechanical process control components; and performs duties as assigned.

The Instrumentation Technician I perform a variety of assignments in the installation, maintenance, and calibration, of process control instrumentation and related equipment. The successful candidate shall have the thorough knowledge and understanding of calibration and various documents, such as piping and instrumentation diagrams (P&ID's), instrumentation loop drawings, electrical diagrams/schematics, and control program logic. The Instrumentation Technician I troubleshoots and repairs electrical, electronic, microprocessor-based, pneumatic, and mechanical process control components; identifies, isolates, and diagnoses failures using various types of test equipment. Other duties will include installing, modifying, reprogramming process control components, such as VFDs, panels, cables, PLC/DCS, and additions or modifications of control systems. All of which requires knowledge of basic principles, techniques, methods, materials, and tools used in process control instrumentation installation, troubleshooting, preventative and corrective maintenance, and repair, including engine controls, emissions, governor controls, exciter, engine/generator monitoring. This position will be responsible for helping source and install parts, equipment, piping, and wiring per design specifications; calibrating the instruments; testing the systems; correcting any failures and coordinating various work with other divisions as necessary.

Job Requirements:

High school diploma or G.E.D. supplemented by specialized training such as relevant trade school in instrumentation technology or a related field.
Two (2) years of experience maintaining, calibrating, installing, troubleshooting, and repairing electrical, pneumatic, and mechanical process control instruments.
Must possess a valid California Class C Driver’s License.

Knowledge of instrumentation and controls (I&C) systems’ calibration and maintenance with conventional/best-practice/industry-standard methods, tools, equipment, and safety procedures.
Effective and efficient troubleshooting and repair skills with experience in I&C systems related to wastewater/chemical processing, electrical power generation with internal combustion engines, generators, and emissions monitoring, PLC/SCADA/DCS, and industrial control networking systems.
Create, process, and review field data and other technical documentation to produce reports/analyses, proficiently use computer applications, such as MS Outlook, MS Excel, MS Word, and IBM Maximo/CMMS, and communicate clearly both verbally and in writing.
Familiar with Beamex Field Calibrator and Communicator.

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