Instrumentation & Electrical Technician

The role

You will perform installation, maintenance, troubleshooting, and repair of electrical systems, instrumentation, and control equipment. You will support the design, construction, commissioning, startup and operation of a battery material manufacturing facility.

What you will do

• Perform installation, maintenance, troubleshooting, and repair of electrical systems, instrumentation, and control equipment.
• Calibrate, test, and maintain process instruments, including pressure, temperature, flow, and analytical transmitters.
• Troubleshoot and repair PLCs, VFDs, control valves, and other automation components and equipment.
• Interpret and update electrical schematics, loop drawings, and control diagrams.
• Create and support predictive and preventive maintenance and repair programs using CMMS tools.
• Assist with instrumentation and control upgrades, system modifications, and project execution.
• Interface with operations, engineering, and reliability teams to improve system performance and uptime.
• Ensure compliance with all plant safety procedures, electrical codes, and environmental regulations.
• Complete technical job summaries and document follow ups
• Work with outside vendors to schedule onsite maintenance and repairs

Required qualifications

• High school diploma or equivalent
• Minimum 3 years of I/E maintenance experience in an industrial, chemical, or manufacturing environment
• Strong electrical and mechanical aptitude and troubleshooting skills
• Basic understanding of fundamental physics and its application to pressurized fluid systems and energized circuits
• Able to read and interpret P&IDs
• Experience installing, replacing, calibrating, and troubleshooting process instruments (pressure, temperature & flow sensors)
• Experience performing maintenance and leak checks on various types of piping construction (stainless steel tubing, flanged piping, threaded piping, welded PVC pipe)
• Able to train and develop other less experienced industrial maintenance technicians
• Experience supporting facilities equipment (HVAC, chillers, boilers, lighting, exhaust fans)
• Experience working with industry standards such as API, NFPA, NEC, IEEE, ANSI
• Working knowledge of electrical safety standards, practices, codes and regulations
• Pass a respirator fit test and be able to wear respiratory protection on a daily basis

Nice to have

• technical certification or associate degree in I/E, Electrical Technology, or a related field

Benefits

• benefits
• perks
• equity

About the company

Sila is a next-generation battery materials company. They engineer and manufacture battery materials to increase energy density for consumer devices and electric cars.