Instrumentation Specialist

Overview & Responsibilities To remove, repair, calibrate, adjust, modify, construct, install, service and maintain all mechanical, electrical and electronic instrumentation and controls used for engineering, production and testing purposes. Including: optical, mechanical, pneumatic, hydraulic, photographic, magnetic, electrical, electronic, sonic, strain gages and their lead wire systems, telemetry and slip ring data systems, computer related data acquisition systems, communications equipment and vibration systems. Receives instructions from supervision. Calibrates instrumentation equipment and provides necessary written calibration data. Troubleshoots faulty equipment and performs necessary repairs by referring to complex wiring diagrams, drawings, specifications and books or manuals with minimum supervision. Performs necessary mechanical assembly and disassembly of any or all associated components of any instrument. Works with schematic drawings, prepares electronic and associated assemblies for instrumentation. Performs soldering, arc and spot welding and brazing as required. Performs routine maintenance on electronic and associated equipment including cleaning, lubricating, calibration and parts replacement. Helps maintain departmental files of wiring diagrams, instrumentation manuals, calibration records, charts, graphs and keeps maintenance records up to date, including instrument work order forms. Analyzes and diagnoses circuitry troubles and repairs, adjusts, modifies and services all types of instrumentation devices including control and communication systems. Calibrates temperature, pressure and voltage traceable to the National Bureau of Standards. Designs and constructs experimental circuits, solid state and tube type. Calculates voltages, currents and resistances using Ohm’s Law. Repairs furnace and oven temperature controls throughout the plant. Under test conditions, operates related equipment to perform a complete functional check of all controls to determine operation and defects. Fabricates parts, instruments, and circuits as required using machines and small hand tools. Repairs and calibrates boiler controls in power houses. Operates Cushman for transporting test equipment. Reports defective material and new spare parts requirements to supervision. Reports identifying data and time spent on jobs as required. Maintains good housekeeping in working area and protects equipment used for analytical work at all times. Observes all safety regulations. Must complete an IC&S correspondence course as required. Utilizes appropriate material handling equipment (i.e. fork truck, crane, etc.) as required. Utilizes man‑lifts as required. Qualifications High school diploma or equivalent. Must be able and willing to work 1st shift (7am–3pm), 2nd shift (3pm–11pm), and 3rd shift (11pm–7am). Shifts are not guaranteed and are subject to realignment. Must be able and willing to work overtime, weekends, and holidays. Equal Employment Opportunity Ebara Elliott Energy is an equal employment opportunity/affirmative action employer and does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, marital status, genetic information, disability, veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local laws of the United States. Applicants and employees are protected under U.S. federal law from discrimination. #J-18808-Ljbffr Elliott Company