Instrumentation Technician

Wunderlich-Malec Careers•Eden Prairie, MN

2d•$35 - $45•Onsite

About The Position

Wunderlich-Malec Engineering (WM) is a 100% employee-owned ESOP and one of the largest and most well-established engineering companies in the United States. When you join WM you become part of a company that is: 100% employee-owned with 40+ years of industry history A Top 5 Systems Integrator Giant ENR top 500 firm We have an Instrumentation Technician position available in Eden Prairie, MN. The person plays a key role with customers and project deliverables and is a representative of the entire effort put forward on each project, you will be extremely important to the overall success of a project and the relationship with the customer. Travel to local customers as well as working in the control panel shop.

Requirements

Education Technical associate’s degree or training and/or equivalent experience may be substituted; Journeymen level electrician with industrial controls experience also acceptable.
Experience Ideal candidate would have over 2 years’ experience with the responsibilities as listed; instrumentation, system drawings, motor control equipment, PLC Equipment, Equipment Modifications, Telemetry Equipment, Computer & Networking Equipment
Able to work effectively and professionally with Customers and maintaining business relationships
Ability to work as part of a team professionally
Must have a valid driver’s license with the ability to travel to and from client sites as required
Must be fluent in Microsoft Office applications including Word, Excel, and Access
Must be able to have full dexterity of hands and feet at a job site.
Ladder and possible confined space access required.
Use of hand tools required.
Seeing, color perception, hearing, clear speech, dexterity in hands, driving, lifting, climbing, ability to mount and dismount equipment, pushing, pulling, warm and cold temperature conditions, sun exposure, moisture, potential exposure to hazardous materials and electrical voltages.

Responsibilities

Instrumentation - Start-up, calibration, and troubleshooting of project related instrumentation. This includes but is not limited to transmitters such as flow, pressure, temperature, position, vibration, and current. Additional instrumentation includes, but is not limited to, analyzers for dissolved oxygen, sludge blanket, ORP, turbidity, pH, chlorine, fluoride, conductivity, and particle counting
Systems Drawings – Ability to read Process and Instrumentation, Control Loop and Control Panel drawings. Responsibility for the red-line as-built mark-up of drawings to document the current state of existing PLC and DCS control systems
Motor Control Equipment - Troubleshooting motor control equipment – FVNR Motor Starters, Variable Frequncy Drives, and Soft Starts. Knowledgeable of all necessary safety requirements while working with this type of equipment
PLC Equipment - Troubleshooting PLC logic, relay logic, and other associated control equipment
Equipment modifications – Able to make necessary equipment modifications in the field, both mechanical and electrical
Computer/ Networking - Installation and start-up of computer and networking equipment
Panel Shop Support - When not in the field, build UL Certified Control Panels; Testing UL508A control panels
General administration such as paperwork, copying, printing, faxing, and using a computer