Instrumentation Technician II Needed - Orange County, CA

This listing closes on 8/4/2026 at 5:00 PM Pacific Time (US & Canada); Tijuana.

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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 II.

Under general supervision, performs increasingly complex maintenance, calibration, and repair of 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 II identifies, isolates, and diagnoses equipment failures using a variety of test equipment. The position collects, organizes, and analyzes data and information; creates, reviews, and edits P&IDs, instrument loop drawings, electrical schematics and diagrams, and control program logic. Additional duties include installing, modifying, and reprogramming process control components such as variable frequency drives, control panels, cables, programmable logic controllers, distributed control systems, and related control system equipment.

This position requires knowledge of the principles, techniques, methods, materials, and tools used in the installation, troubleshooting, preventive and corrective maintenance, calibration, and repair of process control instrumentation. Areas of work may include engine controls, emissions controls, governor controls, exciters, and engine/generator monitoring systems. The Instrumentation Technician II assists with sourcing and installing parts, equipment, piping, and wiring in accordance with design specifications; calibrates instruments; tests systems; corrects equipment failures; and coordinates work and repairs with other divisions as needed.